Current Scholar Bios
SHANA GADARIAN received a Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University in 2008. Her primary research interests are in American politics, political psychology, and political communication. She is currently at work on a book entitled, The Politics of Threat: Terrorism, Media, and Foreign Policy Opinion, which examines the effect of the mass media and particularly emotionally laden types of media coverage on political attitudes in the United States. Specifically, the project examines how media coverage of terrorism influences Americans’ foreign policy attitudes and addresses whether the news media can persuade the public on questions of war and peace. Additionally, she is involved in a collaborative research project that explores how anxiety over immigration and the economy affect political information processing. As an RWJF Scholar, she will explore how fear appeals about health issues influence information seeking and public opinion.
Email: sgadarian@berkeley.edu