My research is focused political communication and social media.  My doctoral dissertation was an examination of state-focused political blogs around the United States and an analysis of their impact in various state capitals.

Projects I’m currently working on include:

• A detailed analysis of emerging community-oriented hyperlocal media operations around the United States
• A survey of current graduate students in journalism and mass communication and their satisfaction with graduate education
• A study of media coverage of the United States Supreme Court and determinants of that coverage
• An assessment of the dynamics of issue emergence in the social media context
• A discussion about the role of social media in American politics and media coverage thereof
• A series of case studies in public diplomacy

CV available here.