Expertise

Dr. Habel’s work in political communication and political behavior examines the dynamics of influence and information flows among politicians, media, and the public. Recent projects apply computational social science and big data analytics to explore topics of conversation on social media, and how these topics evolve over time.

Research & Teaching Interests:

  • U.S. Government; Political Communication; Mass Media; Social Media; Public Opinion; Political Behavior; Political Psychology; Campaigns & Elections; European Politics; Latin American Politics; Computational Social Science; Research Methods


Area of Expertise:

  • European Studies, International Relations
Communities
Criminology, Political Science
Degrees
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
BA, Washington University in St. Louis, 1999