Sarah Shugars
@shugars.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Communication @ Rutgers University. Computational social science, political communication, civic studies. First gen. They/them
Fantastic keynote from @brendannyhan.bsky.social, urging us to resist tall tales and be mindful of skewed distributions. Simple narratives about social phenomena misdiagnose the problem; we need to better study the tails where serious harms occur #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Fantastic keynote from @brendannyhan.bsky.social, urging us to resist tall tales and be mindful of skewed distributions. Simple narratives about social phenomena misdiagnose the problem; we need to better study the tails where serious harms occur #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Wrapping things up with a keynote from the inimitable @brendannyhan.bsky.social
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Wrapping things up with a keynote from the inimitable @brendannyhan.bsky.social
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
Very interesting work from @hwaight.bsky.social and @csmapnyu.org examining narrative similarity between news stories from global media sources. Methodological challenging because stories may communicate the same ideas/claims without using the same ngrams #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Very interesting work from @hwaight.bsky.social and @csmapnyu.org examining narrative similarity between news stories from global media sources. Methodological challenging because stories may communicate the same ideas/claims without using the same ngrams #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Very cool work from Erin Walk (@asc.upenn.edu) looking at politicians who are attacked as being extreme. Using a longitudinal data set (2016-2024) of Twitter posts and cable news transcripts, she examines who gets attacked and how visible those people are in the media #polnet2025 #pacss2026
August 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Very cool work from Erin Walk (@asc.upenn.edu) looking at politicians who are attacked as being extreme. Using a longitudinal data set (2016-2024) of Twitter posts and cable news transcripts, she examines who gets attacked and how visible those people are in the media #polnet2025 #pacss2026
Fascinating work from William Gee (on the job market!) looking at different social strategies (making lots of weak-tie friends v a few very strong friends) and their implications for polarizing. William is a student of @drchip97.bsky.social in communication at OSU #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Fascinating work from William Gee (on the job market!) looking at different social strategies (making lots of weak-tie friends v a few very strong friends) and their implications for polarizing. William is a student of @drchip97.bsky.social in communication at OSU #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Everything from @melinamuch.bsky.social (currently at @csmapnyu.org) is always excellent!
This work examines the gender dynamics of podcasts in the context of the 2024 elections. So interesting and relevant! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
This work examines the gender dynamics of podcasts in the context of the 2024 elections. So interesting and relevant! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Everything from @melinamuch.bsky.social (currently at @csmapnyu.org) is always excellent!
This work examines the gender dynamics of podcasts in the context of the 2024 elections. So interesting and relevant! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
This work examines the gender dynamics of podcasts in the context of the 2024 elections. So interesting and relevant! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Penn State PhD candidate Nitheesha Nakka shares her excellent work examining the racial and gender dynamics of endorsements made by state legislators. Very cool work! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Penn State PhD candidate Nitheesha Nakka shares her excellent work examining the racial and gender dynamics of endorsements made by state legislators. Very cool work! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Really love this work from @nriverosm.bsky.social (on the job market!) looking at political socialization and discussion networks in Colombia. Nicolás is at @harvardeducation.bsky.social and has strong mixed-methods skills relevant to political science + communication #polnet2025 #pacss2025
August 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Really love this work from @nriverosm.bsky.social (on the job market!) looking at political socialization and discussion networks in Colombia. Nicolás is at @harvardeducation.bsky.social and has strong mixed-methods skills relevant to political science + communication #polnet2025 #pacss2025
PhD student Cassy Waldrip shared her work with @davidlazer.bsky.social looking at retweeting behavior on Twitter, with a focus on gender dynamics. Spoiler: men get retweeted more
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
PhD student Cassy Waldrip shared her work with @davidlazer.bsky.social looking at retweeting behavior on Twitter, with a focus on gender dynamics. Spoiler: men get retweeted more
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
#pacss2025 #polnet2025
Fantastic @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social student Yi Zhao shares her work looking at identity based language across ideological communities on BlueSky #polnet2025 #pacss2025
August 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Fantastic @rutgerscomminfo.bsky.social student Yi Zhao shares her work looking at identity based language across ideological communities on BlueSky #polnet2025 #pacss2025
Great work from @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social (on the job market!) using starter packs to examine joining and following patterns on BlueSky. React valuable insights for anyone looking to study this platform #polnet2025 #pacss2025
August 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Great work from @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social (on the job market!) using starter packs to examine joining and following patterns on BlueSky. React valuable insights for anyone looking to study this platform #polnet2025 #pacss2025
Very cool pilot study from @dowonkim.bsky.social using chatbots to examine how people respond to out-group agreement and in-group disagreement. Looking forward to seeing this project develop into the full study! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Very cool pilot study from @dowonkim.bsky.social using chatbots to examine how people respond to out-group agreement and in-group disagreement. Looking forward to seeing this project develop into the full study! #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Very interesting work from @tedhchen.com looking at the interplay between emotions and participating in climate change demonstrations
Optimism about the future is often negatively correlated w demonstrating, but some demonstrators may be fueled by a mix of optimism and anger #polnet2025 #pacss2025
Optimism about the future is often negatively correlated w demonstrating, but some demonstrators may be fueled by a mix of optimism and anger #polnet2025 #pacss2025
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Very interesting work from @tedhchen.com looking at the interplay between emotions and participating in climate change demonstrations
Optimism about the future is often negatively correlated w demonstrating, but some demonstrators may be fueled by a mix of optimism and anger #polnet2025 #pacss2025
Optimism about the future is often negatively correlated w demonstrating, but some demonstrators may be fueled by a mix of optimism and anger #polnet2025 #pacss2025
Very interesting work from @ethanbusby.bsky.social and colleagues looking at persuasion of *voice AI* by gender. Finding point to a complicated relationship between the topic of discussion, the gender of the human discussant, and the gender cue of the AI voice #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Very interesting work from @ethanbusby.bsky.social and colleagues looking at persuasion of *voice AI* by gender. Finding point to a complicated relationship between the topic of discussion, the gender of the human discussant, and the gender cue of the AI voice #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Exciting work coming from @pranavgoel.bsky.social looking at the effect of ChatGPT and similar tools on web browsing habits.
When people use these tools do they tend to stay on the platform instead of being referred elsewhere? Could this lead to the end of the open web? #pacss2025 #polnet2025
When people use these tools do they tend to stay on the platform instead of being referred elsewhere? Could this lead to the end of the open web? #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Exciting work coming from @pranavgoel.bsky.social looking at the effect of ChatGPT and similar tools on web browsing habits.
When people use these tools do they tend to stay on the platform instead of being referred elsewhere? Could this lead to the end of the open web? #pacss2025 #polnet2025
When people use these tools do they tend to stay on the platform instead of being referred elsewhere? Could this lead to the end of the open web? #pacss2025 #polnet2025
So many interesting findings in this work from @mmosleh.bsky.social and @dgrand.bsky.social comparing news sharing and engagement by quality and partisanship across 7 platforms
Notable partisan asymmetries. Low quality news gets more engagement, driven by traditional news getting poor engagement
Notable partisan asymmetries. Low quality news gets more engagement, driven by traditional news getting poor engagement
August 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So many interesting findings in this work from @mmosleh.bsky.social and @dgrand.bsky.social comparing news sharing and engagement by quality and partisanship across 7 platforms
Notable partisan asymmetries. Low quality news gets more engagement, driven by traditional news getting poor engagement
Notable partisan asymmetries. Low quality news gets more engagement, driven by traditional news getting poor engagement
Exciting methodological development from Ben Guinadeau and @csmapnyu.org using poisson factorization to do ideal point estimation of TikTok posts #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Exciting methodological development from Ben Guinadeau and @csmapnyu.org using poisson factorization to do ideal point estimation of TikTok posts #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Important work from @dgrand.bsky.social looking at political persuasion from generative AI
Good news/bad news: it worked. “Friendliness” and use of facts seemed to be primary drivers #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Good news/bad news: it worked. “Friendliness” and use of facts seemed to be primary drivers #pacss2025 #polnet2025
August 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Important work from @dgrand.bsky.social looking at political persuasion from generative AI
Good news/bad news: it worked. “Friendliness” and use of facts seemed to be primary drivers #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Good news/bad news: it worked. “Friendliness” and use of facts seemed to be primary drivers #pacss2025 #polnet2025
Fascinating work from @jatucker.bsky.social and @csmapnyu.org looking at the effect of labeling images as AI on people’s beliefs about the provenance + veracity of that image. They also explore the implications of AI images not being labeled after seeing labeled images #PaCSS2025 #polnet2025
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Fascinating work from @jatucker.bsky.social and @csmapnyu.org looking at the effect of labeling images as AI on people’s beliefs about the provenance + veracity of that image. They also explore the implications of AI images not being labeled after seeing labeled images #PaCSS2025 #polnet2025
Kicking things off with great work from @herbertchang.bsky.social looking at how generative AI memes were used during the 2024 election and their impact on people’s views
#PaCSS2025 #PolNet2025
#PaCSS2025 #PolNet2025
August 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Kicking things off with great work from @herbertchang.bsky.social looking at how generative AI memes were used during the 2024 election and their impact on people’s views
#PaCSS2025 #PolNet2025
#PaCSS2025 #PolNet2025
Kicking off my ICPSR Network Analysis course today
If you’re in/around Ann Arbor over the next 3 weeks, please give me a shout!
If you’re in/around Ann Arbor over the next 3 weeks, please give me a shout!
June 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Kicking off my ICPSR Network Analysis course today
If you’re in/around Ann Arbor over the next 3 weeks, please give me a shout!
If you’re in/around Ann Arbor over the next 3 weeks, please give me a shout!
Huge congratulations to my brilliant Rutgers colleague Sophia Fu for receiving the #ICA25 Early Career Scholar Award!
So glad to see her important work recognized with this prestigious award!
So glad to see her important work recognized with this prestigious award!
June 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Huge congratulations to my brilliant Rutgers colleague Sophia Fu for receiving the #ICA25 Early Career Scholar Award!
So glad to see her important work recognized with this prestigious award!
So glad to see her important work recognized with this prestigious award!
Denver protest very peaceful and safe. Lots of families, local orgs tabling, minimal police presence. Here’s the schedule for any #ICA25 folks interested in joining
June 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Denver protest very peaceful and safe. Lots of families, local orgs tabling, minimal police presence. Here’s the schedule for any #ICA25 folks interested in joining
