Ross Dahlke
Computational social scientist studying how people encounter and are affected by information online, including AI-generated content, social media, and private messaging
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication College of Letters and Science School of Journalism and Mass Communications Work: 608-263-4898 — Home and cell phones available upon request ross.dahlke@gmail.com Home page
Topics
- Who encounters AI-generated content online, how they perceive it, and whether it changes their beliefs
- How Americans are exposed to untrustworthy news websites and misinformation during elections and to what effect
- Political communication in private messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger
- Social media's role in political expression, mobilization, and partisan behavior
- How digital technology shapes news consumption and well-being
Achievements
- Published in general interest journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and Nature Human Behaviour
- Research covered by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and the World Economic Forum
- Research Lead and Executive Board Member, Media & Democracy Data Cooperative
- Data Editor, International Journal of Press/Politics
- Knight-Hennessy Scholar and Stanford Data Science Scholar