CV/Bio

I am an assistant professor and Cowles Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications, as well as an affiliate faculty member at the university’s Center for the Study of Political Psychology. My research focuses on mediated communication and its impact on political and cultural change. As a former journalist, I am particularly interested in political journalism, and I have published research examining the press and public discourse in both historical and contemporary settings. Read more here.

Or see here: UMN SJMC. And see some of my publications here.

Occasionally, I do media interviews about politics and media, like this one on MSNBC:

Here are a few others (I particularly enjoyed the third one):

* Media coverage of George Zimmerman Trial, NPR All Things Considered (July 2013)

* Political analysis, South Carolina Republican Primary, MSNBC (January 2012)

* Political analysis, South Carolina Republican Primary, Il Messaggero, Rome, Italy (January 2012)

* Political analysis, Campaign messaging and news coverage. The New York Times (August 2008)

* Political analysis, campaign tactics and coverage.” Live call-in program on Minnesota Public Radio (August 2008)

* Political Analysis, fallout of scandal involving South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford,” ABC World News Tonight (June 2009)

* Political analysis, U.S. election.” BBC Radio Five (January & February 2008)