Civic Health and Institutions Project Reports at chip50.org National AI Opinion Monitor Reports at naiom.net State of the Prompt Reports at stateoftheprompt.net COVID States Project Reports at covidstates.org
For a complete list including conference papers, talks, and reports, see my CV (PDF). An asterisk (*) marks a co-author who was a student when the research was conducted.
Journal articles
2026
- Trust as a hidden driver of epidemic-relevant behavior: Institution- and behavior-specific associations across 20 national survey waves PNAS, 123(45), 1–12.
- Knowledge and misinformation regarding autism risk factors in a survey of US adults JAMA Health Forum, 7(11), 1–14.
- Using opt-in non-probability surveys to estimate COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, 14(3), 887–910.
- Emulated trial of artificial intelligence use and subsequent depressive outcomes in a survey of US adults BMJ Mental Health, 29(1).
- Generative AI use and depressive symptoms among US adults JAMA Network Open, 9(1), 1–12.
- Antidepressant use among American adults in a 50-state survey BMJ Mental Health, 29(1), 1–8.
- Sociodemographic disparities, healthcare system trust, and social support in mental health treatment among U.S. adults with depressive or anxiety symptoms Journal of Mood & Anxiety Disorders, 13, 1–8.
2025
- Continuity and change in trust in scientists in the United States: Demographic stability and partisan polarization Public Opinion Quarterly, 89(4), 1200–1238.
- From politics to entertainment: Exploring “News Finds Me” perceptions across news topics Social Media + Society, 11(4), 1–19.
- Representation in science and trust in scientists in the United States Nature Human Behaviour, 1–16.
- Depression, populism, and presidential approval International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 37(4), 1–7.
- Conspiratorial thinking in a 50-state survey of American adults Journal of Affective Disorders, 390, 1–24.
- Information from social ties predicts conspiracy beliefs: Evidence from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump PNAS Nexus, 4(6), 1–6. PDF
- Characterizing population-level changes in human behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(37), 1–12.
- Declining information quality under new platform governance Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 6(3), 1–29.
- Derivation of a 3-item patient health questionnaire as a shortened survey to capture depressive symptoms JAMA Network Open, 8(7), 1–10.
- Digital inequalities and U.S. undergraduate outcomes over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic PLOS ONE, 20(3), 1–19. PDF
2024
- Fact-checking: Journalistic strategies and audience outcomes in diverse national contexts Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 101(2), 313–319.
- Misperceptions, depression, and voting for election deniers in the United States International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 36(2), 1–13.
- Tracking COVID-19 infections using survey data on rapid at-home tests JAMA Network Open, 7(9), 1–11.
- Trust in physicians and hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic in a 50-state survey of US adults JAMA Network Open, 7(7), 1–13.
- Prevalence and correlates of irritability among U.S. adults Neuropsychopharmacology, 49(13), 2052–2059.
- Cognitive symptoms of post–COVID-19 condition and daily functioning JAMA Network Open, 7(2), 1–13.
2023
- Users choose to engage with more partisan news than they are exposed to on Google Search Nature, 618, 342–348. Preprint
- Media use and vaccine resistance PNAS Nexus, 2(5), 1–13. PDF
- Misinformation, trust, and use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 JAMA Health Forum, 4(9), 1–13.
- Community mobility and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States JAMA Network Open, 6(9), 1–12.
- A 50-state survey study of thoughts of suicide and social isolation among older adults in the United States Journal of Affective Disorders, 334, 43–49.
- Association between long COVID symptoms and employment status JAMA Network Open, 6(2), 1–6.
2022
- Using general messages to persuade on a politicized scientific issue British Journal of Political Science, 53(2), 698–706.
- Depressive symptoms and conspiracy beliefs Applied Cognitive Psychology, 37(2), 332–359.
- Social media metrics in the digital marketplace of attention: Does journalistic capital matter for social media capital? Digital Journalism, 10(4), 579–598.
- Contagious politics: Tie strength and the spread of political knowledge Communication Research, 49(1), 116–138. Preprint
- Prevalence and correlates of long COVID symptoms among US adults JAMA Network Open, 5(10), 1–11.
- Prevalence of firearm ownership among individuals with major depressive symptoms JAMA Network Open, 5(3), 1–13.
- Association of major depressive symptoms with endorsement of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation among US adults JAMA Network Open, 5(1), 1–12.
2021
- Meaningful measures of human society in the twenty-first century Nature, 595, 189–196.
- Association between social media use and self-reported symptoms of depression in US adults JAMA Network Open, 4(11), 1–6.
- Gender-specificity of resilience in major depressive disorder Depression and Anxiety, 38(10), 1026–1033.
- Factors associated with self-reported symptoms of depression among adults with and without a previous COVID-19 diagnosis JAMA Network Open, 4(6), 1–4.
- The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misinformation about COVID-19 Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(4), 638–657. Preprint
- Association of acute symptoms of COVID-19 and symptoms of depression in adults JAMA Network Open, 4(3), 1–4.
- Digital inequality, faculty communication, and remote learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of U.S. undergraduates PLOS ONE, 16(2), 1–16.
2010–2020
- Misinformation in action: Fake news exposure is linked to lower trust in media, higher trust in government when your side is in power Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 1(4), 1–19. Preprint
- The incidental pundit: Who talks politics with whom, and why? American Journal of Political Science, 64(1), 135–151.
- The social context of media trust: A network influence model Journal of Communication, 69(5), 544–567. Preprint
- Contextualizing connectivity: How internet connection type and parental factors influence technology use among lower-income children Information, Communication & Society, 22(3), 313–335.
- Connecting with hyperlocal news website: Cause or effect of civic participation? American Behavioral Scientist, 62(8), 1022–1041.
- Imitation in the quest to survive: Lessons from news media on the early web International Journal of Communication, 11, 1–25. PDF
- Volunteer Science: An online laboratory for experiments in social psychology Social Psychology Quarterly, 79(4), 376–396.
- Political efficacy on the Internet: A media system dependency approach Communication & Information Technologies Annual, 9, 3–27. Preprint
- Causing ripples in local power relations Journalism Studies, 18(6), 710–731.
- A multitheoretical, multilevel, multidimensional network model of the media system: Production, content, and audiences Annals of the International Communication Association, 37(1), 66–93. Preprint
- Online participation in a community context: Civic engagement and connections to local communication resources International Journal of Communication, 7, 2433–2456. PDF
- Understanding communication ecologies to bridge communication research and community action Journal of Applied Communication Research, 41(3), 325–345.
- Talking past each other: Academic and media framing of literacy Digital Culture & Education, 2(1), 44–61.
- Careful what you say: Media control in Putin’s Russia – Implications for online content International Journal of E-Politics, 1(2), 1–15. IGI Global Excellence in Research Journal Award.
Book
- Black networks matter: The role of interracial contact and social media in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests Cambridge University Press.
Book chapters
- The age of misinformation: How institutional trust and false stories shape public opinion In N. Fawzi, J. Strömbäck, & Y. Tsfati (Eds.), Mainstream news media trust: Antecedents, consequences, and remedies (pp. 1–27). Routledge.
- The future of computational social science In J. M. Box-Steffensmeier, D. P. Christenson, & V. Sinclair-Chapman (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of engaged methodological pluralism in political science (pp. 1–22). Oxford University Press. PDF
- The COVID States Project: Empowering a national response In T. Politano (Ed.), Reflections on the pandemic: COVID and social crises in the year everything changed (pp. 1–8). Rutgers University Press.
- Social network analysis In A. Ceron (Ed.), Encyclopedia of technology and politics (pp. 126–130). Edward Elgar Publishing. Preprint
- Network approaches to misinformation evaluation and correction In M. Weber & I. Yanovitzky (Eds.), Networks, knowledge brokers, and the public policymaking process (pp. 351–373). Palgrave Macmillan. Preprint
- Rebooting mass communication: Using computational and network tools to rebuild media theory In B. Foucault Welles & S. Gonzalez-Bailon (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of networked communication (pp. 21–43). Oxford University Press. Preprint
- Digital connections: Tracing the evolving role of technology in local storytelling networks In Y.-C. Kim, M. Matsaganis, H. A. Wilkin, & J. Y. Jung (Eds.), The communication ecology of 21st century urban communities (pp. 146–164). Peter Lang. Preprint
- The Alhambra Project: Using communication infrastructure theory to construct and evaluate a community news site In Y.-C. Kim, M. Matsaganis, H. A. Wilkin, & J. Y. Jung (Eds.), The communication ecology of 21st century urban communities (pp. 203–219). Peter Lang.
- Multistep flow of communication: Network effects In P. Roessler, C. Hoffner, & L. van Zoonen (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of media effects (pp. 1–10). Wiley-Blackwell. Preprint
- Researching community information needs In L. A. Friedland & M. Lloyd (Eds.), The communication crisis in America and how to fix it (pp. 31–46). Palgrave Macmillan. Preprint
- In Putin’s Russia, information has you: Media control and Internet censorship in the Russian Federation In M. Mervio (Ed.), Management and participation in the public sphere (pp. 62–79). IGI Global.
- Communication and socio-demographic forces shaping civic engagement patterns in a multiethnic city In P. Moy (Ed.), Communication and community (pp. 207–232). Hampton Press. PDF
- Team formation and performance on Nanohub: A network selection challenge in scientific communities In B. Vedres & M. Scotti (Eds.), Networks in social policy problems (pp. 80–100). Cambridge University Press.
- Media control in Putin’s Russia – Implications for online content In C. Livermore (Ed.), E-Politics and organizational implications of the internet: Power, influence and social change (pp. 61–76). IGI Global.