Emily Thorson

• 2025 Spring
  • SOC 499 Honors Capstone Project
  • PSC 400 Selected Topics - Designg Surveys & Experimnts
  • PSC 300 Selected Topics - Poltcal Psych & Persuasion
• 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

• Books
  • Thorson, E. A., How news coverage of misinformation shapes perceptions and trust. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
  • 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
  • Thorson, E. A., Budak, C., Nyhan, B., Rothschild, D. and Watts, D., "Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation." Nature, 2024.
  • Thorson, E. A., Trump, K., "The Effects of Wage Information on Support for Redistributive Spending." American Politics Research, 2024.
  • 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., Farris, E., "Supplementing Qualitative Work with Surveys, and Vice Versa." In Doing Good Qualitative Research. Goodman, S., Cyr, J. (eds.) Oxford University Press, 2024.
  • 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.

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

Linda Lee Kaid Award, Political Communication Interest Group Section of AEJMC (2016)