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Emily Thorson

Emily Thorson

(Pronouns: She, Her)

Contact Information:

eathorso@syr.edu

315.443.3629

312 Eggers Hall

Emily Thorson

Assistant Professor, Political Science Department


Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Courses

  • 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

Highest degree earned

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2013

Areas of Expertise

American politics, misinformation and misperceptions, experimental methodology, political psychology, media and politics

Selected Publications

  • Books
  • 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

Presentations and Events

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)