Emily Thorson

• 2024 Fall
  • PSC 712 Public Opinion and Communication
  • PSC 314 Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
• 2024 Spring
  • PSC 400 Selected Topics - Designg Surveys & Experimnts
  • PSC 722 Surveys and Experiments
• 2023 Fall
  • PSC 314 Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
  • PSC 700 Selected Topics - Politics and Media
• 2023 Spring
  • PSC 496 Distinction Thesis Seminar in Political Science II
  • PSC 315 Politics and Media
  • PSC 300 Selected Topics - Politicl Psycholgy/Persuasion
• 2022 Fall
  • PSC 495 Distinction Thesis Seminar in Political Science I
  • PSC 712 Public Opinion and Communication

"Feed-ing Political Attitudes: Studying the Influence of Algorithm-Based Social Media Micro-Niches on Politicized Identity:_Doctoral Dissertation Research", Sponsored by American Political Science Association.

• Books
  • Thorson, E. A., The Invented State: Policy Misperceptions in the American Public. Oxford University Press, 2024.
  • Misinformation and Mass Audiences. Southwell, B., Thorson, E. A. and Sheble, L. (eds.) University of Texas Press, 2018.
• Journal Articles
  • González-Bailón, S., Lazer, D., Barberá, P., Zhang, M., Allcott, H., Brown, T., Crespo-Tenorio, A., Freelon, D., Gentzkow, M., Guess, A. M., Iyengar, S., Kim, Y. M., Malhotra, N., Moehler, D., Nyhan, B., Pan, J., Rivera, C. V., Settle, J., Thorson, E. A., Tromble, R., Wilkins, A., Wojcieszak, M., Kiewiet de Jonge, C., Franco, A., Mason, W., Stroud, N. J. and Tucker, J. A., "Asymmetric ideological segregation in exposure to political news on Facebook." Science, 2023.
  • Guess, A. M., Malhotra, N., Pan, J., Barberá, P., Allcott, H., Brown, T., Crespo-Tenorio, A., Dimmery, D., Freelon, D., Gentzkow, M., González-Bailón, S., Kennedy, E., Kim, Y. M., Lazer, D., Moehler, D., Nyhan, B., Rivera, C. V., Settle, J., Thomas, D. R., Thorson, E. A., Tromble, R., Wilkins, A., Wojcieszak, M., Xiong, B., Kiewiet de Jonge, C., Franco, A., Mason, W., Stroud, N. J. and Tucker, J. A., "How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign?." Science, 2023.
  • Guess, A. M., Malhotra, N., Pan, J., Barberá, P., Allcott, H., Brown, T., Crespo-Tenorio, A., Dimmery, D., Freelon, D., Gentzkow, M., González-Bailón, S., Kennedy, E., Kim, Y. M., Lazer, D., Moehler, D., Nyhan, B., Rivera, C. V., Settle, J., Thomas, D. R., Thorson, E. A., Tromble, R., Wilkins, A., Wojcieszak, M., Xiong, B., Kiewiet de Jonge, C., Franco, A., Mason, W., Stroud, N. J. and Tucker, J. A., "Reshares on social media amplify political news but do not detectably affect beliefs or opinions." Science, 2023.
  • Thorson, E. A., Nyhan, B., Settle, J. and Wojcieszak, M., "Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing." Nature, 2023.
  • Coppock, A., Gross, K., Porter, E., Thorson, E. A. and Wood, T. J., "Conceptual Replication of Four Key Findings about Factual Corrections and Misinformation During the 2020 US Election: Evidence from Panel Survey Experiments." British Journal of Political Science, 2022.
  • Thorson, E. A., Abdelaaty, L. E., "Misperceptions about refugee policy." American Political Science Review, 2022.
  • Leeper, T., Thorson, E. A., "Should We Worry About Sponsorship-Induced Bias in Online Politi cal Science Surveys?." Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2020.
  • Serazio, M., Thorson, E. A., "Weaponized patriotism and racial subtext in Kaepernick’s aftermath: The anti-politics of American sports fandom." Television & New Media, 2020.
• Book Chapters
  • Thorson, E. A., Li, J., "The Effects of Corrections and Corrected Misinformation." In The Routledge Handbook of Populism and Misinformation. Waisbord, S., Tumber, H. (eds.) , 2021.
  • Thorson, E. A., "Comparing Approaches to Journalistic Fact-Checking." In Misinformation and Mass Audiences. Southwell, B., Sheble, L. and Thorson, E. A. (eds.) University of Texas Press, 2018.
• Journal Review
  • Thorson, E. A., Soroka, S. and Wlezien, C., "Information and Democracy: Public Policy and the News." Perspectives on Politics, 2022.

Second Circuit Judicial Conference, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, "Misinformation" (June 20, 2023 - June 22, 2023)

Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research, UC Berkeley, "Misinformation and Its Consequences for American Democracy" (January 20, 2023 - January 21, 2023)

lecture series (Harvard/Northeastern), United Facts of America (Politifact conference), APSA, "Combating Misinformation" (2021)

NYU Center for Media and Politics Seminar Series, National Academy of Science (2020)

MIT American Politics Conference (2019)

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (May 10, 2024)