I am Professor of Political Communication in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. My research examines how digital media environments shape democratic life, with particular attention to political incivility and intolerance online, misinformation, and the role of platforms and messaging applications in contemporary politics.
Prior to joining the UofG, I was an inaugural Derby Fellow in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool and a post-doctoral researcher in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University.
My work integrates approaches from communication and political science, using a range of quantitative, qualitative, and computational methods to study how people encounter and engage with online harms and how these experiences may influence political attitudes and behaviors, ultimately contributing to understanding democratic resilience and decay. I am especially interested in investigating how contemporary online harms challenge democratic stability.
I have conducted research in multiple national contexts, including Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States, I regularly collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and contribute to public debates on platform governance and democratic resilience.
I currently serve as Associate Editor for the Journal of Press/Politics and for the Politics Journal. Previously, I was Section Chair of the Information, Technology, and Politics (2024-2025) of the American Political Science Association (APSA), International Liaison for the Political Communication Division (2019-2022) of the Communication Association.