Areas of Research
- Rhetoric and Political Discourse
Research Areas: Political communication, news engagement, partisanship & polarization, political discussion
Primary Research Interests
- Communication Research Methods
- Communication Theory
- Media Effects
- Political Communication
Dr. Cynthia Peacock teaches and researches political communication and news and social media use. Her recent work investigates the contexts in which people express and avoid expressing their political opinions, and the ways in which opinion diversity and disagreement take place in online and offline discussions. She is interested in deliberation, media use and effects, and civic engagement. She is currently researching how people form, change, and express their political opinions.
