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Jessica R. Collier

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2008
Social Media and PoliticsMisinformation and Its ImpactsElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationMedia Studies and CommunicationMedia Influence and Politics

Publications

27

Citations

584

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
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Jessica R. Collier studies how people encounter and respond to political information online, covering topics such as misinformation, media trust, partisan polarization, political memes, and news engagement behavior. Her work often uses survey and behavioral data to examine how design choices (like fonts or images), platform dynamics, and political identity shape public perceptions of news and political actors. This research is relevant to students interested in political communication, media psychology, and the study of misinformation.

Misinformation and fact-checkingMedia trust and news audiencesPolitical polarization and partisanshipPolitical communication on social mediaDesign and framing effects in political messaging

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade, rising to a peak around 2021 before settling into a more moderate but consistent pace in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
172018: 3 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 5 publications5212022: 4 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Digital Journalism×2
  • Mass Communication & Society×1
  • Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication×1
  • New Media & Society×1
  • Political Communication×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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