Our faculty span a range of expertise and benefit from access to a wide array of resources, including research support, the University Grants Academy, collaborative spaces, professional development opportunities through faculty learning communities, and channels for research collaboration with students such as our very own COMM+ Lab and the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Areas of specialization may include, but are not limited to, AI and political communication, misinformation and disinformation, political polarization, platform governance, digital campaigning, civic engagement, algorithmic publics, public advocacy, political rhetoric, public opinion, and the ethical, social, and democratic implications of emerging communication technologies.