Political and Policy Communication Archive
From ‘just jokes’ to ‘biased truth’: How politician-featured memes shape perceptions of political (mis)information
Jiyoung Yeon (Ph.D. student), Yilang Peng, Yingdan Lu, Salman Khawar, & Cuihua Shen. (2026). “From ‘just jokes’ to ‘biased truth’: How politician-featured memes shape perceptions of political (mis)information,” paper to be […]
Weaponizing Woke: Black and White Voter Responses, Intentions, and Perceived Support to a Politician’s Commentary on X
Denetra Walker and Joshua Cloudy (Accepted for presentation). “Weaponizing Woke: Black and White Voter Responses, Intentions, and Perceived Support to a Politician’s Commentary on X,” accepted for Presentation at the 76thAnnual […]
Organization-Issue Dynamics: A Conceptual Model for Strategic Communication Management of Sociopolitical Challenges
Ejae Lee and Yan Jin. (Forthcoming). “Organization-Issue Dynamics: A Conceptual Model for Strategic Communication Management of Sociopolitical Challenges”. Journal of Communication Management. Abstract: This study proposes a conceptual model of organization-issue dynamics […]
Adolescence endangered? Teen political activity, digital influencers, and PSRs
James Cochran (Ph.D. student), Joshua Cloudy, Lance Porter, Sara Epps (Ph.D. student) & Jackson Crean (M.A. student). “Adolescence endangered? Teen political activity, digital influencers, and PSRs,” paper to be presented […]
How Politicians Dodge Questions and How They Get Caught: Strategies for Political Campaigns, Journalists, and Voters
Masterclass virtual – Escuela de Comunicación, Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara (Zapopan, Jalisco), México – Sept. 20, 2021
What does it mean to have a presidential image? A multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis measuring Trump and Biden in 2020.
Abstract: U.S. presidential candidates aspire to have a “presidential image.” Political communication researchers, media pundits, political scientists, pollsters, campaign consultants, and other political marketers speculate about who is “presidential” and […]
Women in Communication: Assessing and Advancing Gender Equality
Abstract: This study addresses the persistent gender discrepancies in the communication profession. By conducting an online survey of 1,046 communication professionals in the U.S. and Canada, this study provides some […]
Top Faculty Paper
Clementson, D. E., & Xie, T. (2021, May 27-31). The power of political journalists as deception detectors and how politicians reactivate voters’ truth-default [Paper presentation]. International Communication Association 71st Annual […]
Democrat or Republican? Using Political Stereotypes as a Bias Discussion Exercise
Keith Herndon, Charlotte Norsworthy (Grady M.A. student), and Ryan Kor-Sims (Grady M.A., doctoral student at Utah). (2020) Democrat or Republican? Using Political Stereotypes as a Bias Discussion Exercise. Abstract: This […]
Deceptive Evasion in Politics: Addressing a Divide in Research and Reality
David Clementson was awarded a $9,800 grant from UGA Office of Research’s “Faculty Seed Grants in the Sciences” for my proposal entitled “Deceptive Evasion in Politics: Addressing a Divide in […]