Research / CV

Education

• PhD in Communication (2007)  from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Dissertation:  The Psychology of Satire:  Political humor and the construction of political candidates and issues (Advisor: J. N. Cappella)

• MA in Communication (2001) Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania

• BA in Political Science and French (1998) University of New Hampshire. Summa Cum Laude.

Areas of academic research

• How political psychology shapes information processing motivations and resulting attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge.

• The role of social identity and epistemic motivations in shaping misinformation beliefs. 

• The intersection of entertainment and information, particularly the psychology of political satire and its role in the political world.

Books

Young, D. G. (2023).  Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation.  Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Young, D. G. (2020). Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the U.S. New York: Oxford University Press.

Edited Volumes

Boatright, R., Young, D. G., Sobieraj, S., & Shaffer, T. (Forthcoming). A Crisis of Civility: Political Discourse and its Discontents. Routledge.

Young, D. G. & Gray, J. (2013). Breaking Boundaries: In Political Entertainment. Los Angeles:  USC Annenberg Press.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Young, D. G., Molokach, B., & Oittinen, E. (2024). Lay Epistemology and the Populist’s Playbook: The roles of epistemological identity and expressive epistemology. 56, Current Opinion in Psychology. 

Bleakley A, Maloney E, Young D, Hennessy M, Crowley JP, Silk K, Langbaum J. (2024). Spillover Effects of COVID-19 News Coverage on Willingness to Participate in Medical Research in a Diverse Sample of US Older Adults. Communication Research (https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502231210).

Boydstun, A., Wallach, H., Young, D. G., & Allen, J. A. (2023). The Role of Humor in Work Group Dynamics in Times of Crisis.  54(6), Small Group Research. 

Young, D. G., & Miller, J. (2023). Political Communication: Form and Consequence of the Information Environment. In Huddy, L., Sears, D. Levy, J., & Jerit, J.(Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology. Oxford University Press.

Young, D. G., Rasheed, H., Bleakley, A., & Langbaum, J. B. (2022). The politics of mask-wearing: Political preferences, reactance, and conflict aversion during COVID. Social Science & Medicine, 114836. 

Young, D. G., Maloney, E., Bleakley, A., & Langbaum, J. B. (2022). " I feel it in my gut": Epistemic Motivations, Political Beliefs, and Misperceptions of COVID-19 and the 2020 US Presidential Election. Journal of Social and Political Psychology.

Boehm, M., White, A., Bleakley, A., & Young, D. G. (2022). How Stay-at-Home Orders Interact with COVID-19 Misperceptions and Individuals’ Social Distancing Intentions. Journal of Prevention, 1-16.

Maloney, E. K., Bleakley, A., Young, D. G., Silk, K. J., Crowley, J. P., & Lambe, J. L. (2022). Television News Media Consumption and Misperceptions about COVID-19 among US Populations at High Risk for Severe Health Outcomes Early in the Pandemic. Health Communication, 1-10. 

Bleakley, A., Hennesey, M., Maloney, E., Young, D. G., Crowley, J., Silk, K., Langbaum, J., (2021) Psychosocial determinants of COVID-19 vaccination intention among White, Black, and Hispanic adults in the United States. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Lambe, J., Young, D., Bleakley, A., Crowley, J. P., & Silk, K. (2021). Predictors of Anti-Asian Xenophobia During Covid-19: Towards Developing Targeted Intervention Campaigns. Journal of Hate Studies, 17(1). 

Crowley, J., Bleakley, A., Silk, K., Young, D., Lambe, J. (2021). Uncertainty Management and Curve Flattening Behaviors in the  Wake of COVID-19's First Wave. Health Communication 

Young, D. G. (2020). The Lincoln Project and the Conservative Aesthetic. Society: Election Symposium Issue 57, 562–568.

Young, D. G., & Bleakley, A. (2020). Ideological Health Spirals: An Integrated Political and Health Communication Approach to COVID Interventions. International Journal of Communication, 14, 17.

Baum, M. & Young, D. G. (2019). The “Daily Them:” Hybridity, Political Polarization and Presidential Leadership in a Digital Media Age. In A. Berinsky (Ed.) New Directions in Public Opinion. (pp. 261 – 281). Routledge Press.

Young, D. G., Hoffman, L. & Roth,  D. (2019). “Showdowns,” “Duels,” and “Nail-biters:” How aggressive strategic game frames in campaign coverage fuel public perceptions of incivility. In R. Boatright, T. Schafer, S. Sobieraj, and  D. Young (Eds). Civility in Political Discourse.  (pp. 84 – 94). Routledge Press.

Young, D. G., Baum, M., & Prettyman, D. (2019). vMOBilize: Gamifying Civic Learning and Engagement in a Classroom Context. Journal of  Political Science Education, forthcoming. DOI: 10.1080/15512169.2019.1609486

Jones, P., Brewer, P., Young, D. G., Lambe, J. & Hoffman, L. (2018). Explaining Public Opinion Towards Transgender People, Rights, and Candidates, Public Opinion Quarterly, 82 (2) 252 – 278. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfy009

Brewer, P. B., Young, D. G., Lambe, J. L., Hoffman, L. H., & Collier, J. (2018). "Seize Your Moment, My Lovely Trolls": News, Satire, and Public Opinion about Net Neutrality,  International Journal of Communication, 12, 1408 – 1430. http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8081

Young, D. G., Jamieson, K. H., Poulsen, S., & Goldring, A. (2019). Fact-Checking Effectiveness as a Function of Format and Tone: Evaluating FactCheck. org and FlackCheck. org. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 95(1) 49 – 75. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699017710453. 

Young, D. G., Bagozzi, B. E, Goldring, A., Poulsen, S., & Drouin, E. (2018). Psychology, Political Ideology, and Humor Appreciation: Why is Satire so Liberal? Psychology of Popular Media Culture, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000157 

Young, D. G. (2018). Can satire and irony constitute misinformation? In B. Southwell and E. Thorson (Eds.)Misinformation and Mass Audiences. (pp. 124 - 139). University of Texas Press.

Poulsen, S. & Young, D. G. ( 2018). A history of Fact-checking in the U.S. political and election contexts. In B. Southwell and E. Thorson (Eds.) Misinformation and Mass Audiences. (pp. 232 - 248). University of Texas Press.

Young, D. G. & Lukk, J. M. (2017). Humor use and Policy Mentions in Candidate Interviews across Talk Show Sub-genres in the 2016 Presidential Election. In D. Schill and J. Hendricks (Eds.) Media and the 2016 Election: Discourse, Disruption, and Digital Democracy. Routledge Press.

Young, D. G. & Anderson, K. (2017). Media Diet Homogeneity in a Fragmented Media Landscape. Atlantic Journal of Communication. 25 (1), 33 - 47.

Jones, P. E., Brewer, P. R., & Young, D. G. (2016). The effects of traditional news, partisan talk, and political satire programs on perceptions of presidential candidate viability and electability. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 24(3), 172-184.

Young, D. G. (2015).  Political Humor and Satire in G. Mazzoleni (Ed.). The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons.

LaMarre, H. L, Landreville, K. D., & Young, D. G.  (2014). Humor Works in Funny Ways: Examining Satirical Tone as a Key Determinant in Political Humor Message Processing.  Mass Communication & Society, 17, 400 - 423.

Young, D. G. (2014). Theories and Effects of Political Humor:  Discounting Cues, Gateways, and the Impact of Incongruities. In K. Kenski and K. H. Jamieson (Eds.), Handbook of Political Communication Theories.  Oxford University Press.

Brewer, P., Young, D. G., & Jones, P. E. (2013). Campaign News Genres, Audience Characteristics, and Media Perceptions: A Field Experiment. Electronic News, 7, 189 - 203.

Young, D. G., Holbert, R. L., & Jamieson, K. H. (2014).  Successful Practices for the Strategic use of Political Parody and Satire:  Lessons from the P6 Symposium and the 2012 Election Campaign. American Behavioral Scientist, Election Issue,  58, 1111 - 1130.

Brewer, P. R., Young, D. G., Morreale, M. (2013). The Impact of Real News about “Fake News”: Intertextual Processes and Political Satire. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 25, 323 - 343.

Jones, P. E., Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G.  (2013). Online emotional appeals and political participation: The effect of candidate affect on mass behavior.  New Media & Society, 5, 1132 -  1150. PDF.

Hoffman, L. H., Jones, P. E., & Young, D. G. (2013). Does My Comment Count? Perceptions of Political Participation in an Online Environment. Computers in Human Behavior. 29, 2248 - 2256. PDF.

Young, D. G.  (2013). Laughter, Learning, or Enlightenment? Viewing and Aviodance Motivations behind The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.  Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 57, 153 - 169.PDF.

Young, D. G. (2013). Lighten Up: How Satire will Make American Politics Relevant Again. The Columbia Journalism Review. July/Aug. URL: http://www.cjr.org/cover_story/lighten_up.php

Young, D. G. & Gray, J. (2013). Breaking Boundaries: Working Across the Methodological and Epistemological Divide in the Study of Political Entertainment. International Journal of Communication, Breaking Boundaries Special Section, 7, 552 - 555. PDF.

Young, D. G.  (2013). Political Satire and Occupy Wall Street: How Comics Co-opted Strategies of the Protest Paradigm to Legitimize a Movement. International Journal of Communication, Breaking Boundaries Special Section, 7, 371 - 393. PDF.

Holbert, R. L. & Young, D. G. (2013). Exploring relations between political entertainment media and traditional political communication information outlets: A research agenda. In E. Scharrer (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies: Media Effects / Media Psychology Volume 5. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. PDF.

Young, D. G. (2012). Entertainment, Satire, and the Big Questions or our Political World. In R. Glover and D. Tagliarina (Eds.), Teaching Politics Beyond the Book: Film, Texts, and New Media in the Classroom (pp. 179 - 198). New York: Continuum Publishers. PDF.

Young, D. G. & Hoffman, L. H. (2012). Acquisition of Current Events Knowledge from Political Satire Programming: An Experimental Approach. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 20, 290 - 304. PDF.

Esralew, S. & Young, D. G. (2012). The Influence of Parodies on Mental Models: Exploring the Tina Fey-Sarah Palin Phenomenon, Communication Quarterly, 60, 338 - 352. PDF.

Young, D. G. (2012). A Flip-Flopper and a Dumb Guy Walk into a Bar: Political humor and Priming in the 2004 Campaign, HUMOR: The International Journal of Humor Research. 25, 215-231. PDF.

Young, D. G. (2011). Political Entertainment and the Press' Construction of Sarah Feylin. Popular Communication, 9, 1-15. PDF.

Young, D. G. & Esralew, S. (2011). Jon Stewart a heretic? Surely you jest: Political Participation and Discussion  Among Viewers of Late-night Comedy Programming,  In A. Amarasinga (Ed). The Stewart/Colbert Effect:  Essays on the Real Impact of Fake News.  (pp. 99 - 116). Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co. Publishers.

Hoffman, L. H. & Young, D. G. (2011). Satire, punch lines, and the nightly news: Untangling media effects on political participation. Communication Research Reports 28(2) 159 — 168. PDF.

Young, D. G. (2011). [Review of From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News by Geoffrey Baym]. Political Communication, 28(1) 135-138. Link to article.

Young, D. G. (2010). Political Humor, The Encyclopedia of Political Science, CQ Press.

Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2010). Political communication survey research: Challenges, trends, and opportunities. In E. Bucy and L. Holbert (Eds.), The Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques. Routledge. PDF.

Young, D. G. & Caplan, S. E. (2010). Online dating and Conjugal Bereavement, Death Studies, 34, 575 - 605. Link to article online.

Polk, J. Young, D. G. & Holbert, R. L (2009). Humor Complexity and Political Influence:  An elaboration likelihood approach to the effects of humor type in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Atlantic Journal of Communication, 17(4), 202 - 219. Link to article online.

Feldman, L. & Young, D. G. (2008). Late-night comedy as a gateway to traditional news: An analysis of time trends in news attention among late-night comedy viewers during the 2004 Presidential primaries, Political Communication, 25(4), 401-422. PDF

Young, D. G. (2008). The privileged role of the late-night joke: Exploring humor’s role in disrupting argument scrutiny, Media Psychology, 11, 119 - 142. PDF

Young, D. G. (2008). The Daily Show as new journalism. In J. S. Morris & J. C. Baumgartner (Eds.), Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age. (pp. 241-259).New York: Routledge. PDF

Young, D. G. & Tisinger, R. (2006). Dispelling late-night myths:  News consumption among late-night comedy viewers and the predictors of exposure to various late-night shows, International Journal of Press/Politics, 11, 113-134. PDF.

Young, D. G., Tisinger, R., Kenski, K, & Romer, D. (2006) “The Power of Numbers:  Examining Subpopulations with the NAES.”  In  D. Romer, K. Kenski, C. Adasiewicz and K. H. Jamieson (Eds.) (2nd Ed.)  Capturing Campaign Dynamics.  The National Annenberg Election Survey:  Design, Method, and Data.  Oxford University Press. 

Young, D. G. (2006). Late-night comedy and the salience of the candidates’ caricatured traits in the 2000 election, Mass Communication and Society, 9, 339–366. PDF

Young, D. G. (2004). Late-night comedy in election 2000: Its influence on candidate trait ratings and the moderating effects of political knowledge and partisanship, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 48, 1-22.  PDF

Young, D. G. (2004). Sacrifice, consumption, and the American way of life: Advertising and domestic propaganda during World War II,   The Communication Review, 8, 27-52. PDF

Honors & Awards

2016 Keynote speaker for Pockrass Memorial Lectureship at Penn State University

2016 Nominated for University of Delaware's Mentoring Award

2015 Top paper award in the Political Communication Division of the National Communication Association

2014 Recipient of the University of Delaware's Excellence in Teaching Award

2010 Keynote Speaker at Tennessee Tech's Constitution Day Celebration on the topic of Political Satire and Political Humor in a Democratic Society.

2009 Recipient of Excellence in Teaching Award from Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society at the University of Delaware

2009 Nominated for University of Delaware's Excellence in Teaching Award

2008 Recipient of University of Delaware's GUR grant to fund research

2008 Nominated for University of Delaware's Excellence in Teaching Award

2007 Recipient of travel award from the University of Delaware's Center for International Studies to attend the 2007 Annual Meeting of the International Association for Mass Communication Researchers in Paris, France.

2005 Selected as a Graduate Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication.

2004 Winner of Seymour Sudman Student Paper Competition at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ, 13-16 May, 2004.

2003 Recognized by the Instructional and Developmental Division of the International Communication Association for “Excellent Teaching by a Graduate Student” at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.

2002 Second Place in Student Paper Competition of the Entertainment Studies Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, FL, 7-10 August, 2002.

1998 Caroline Gross Award for oustanding achievement in political science at the University of New Hampshire

1997 Phi Beta Kappa

Popular Press

Younker, N. (2017, Jan 23). CNN refuses to air live White House briefing opting for regular programming instead. Inquisitr.com.http://www.inquisitr.com/3911181/cnn-refuses-to-air-live-white-house-briefing-opting-for-regular-programing-instead-video/

Suen, B. (2017, Jan 22). Trump team blacklists CNN on Sunday after inauguration. Media Matters. https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/01/22/trump-team-blacklists-cnn-sunday-after-inauguration/215079

Steinberg, B. (2017, Jan 21). CNN declines to air White House press conference live. Variety.  http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/cnn-white-house-press-conference-sean-spicer-donald-trump-1201966230/

Hinckley, S. (2016, Dec 29). Why political sahtire may become even more important in the Trump Era. The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/1229/Why-political-satire-may-become-even-more-important-in-Trump-era

Wong, A. (2016, Dec 27). How Comedy Became Education’s Best Critique. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/how-comedy-became-educations-best-critque/511577/ 

Akpan, N. (2016, Dec 5). The Very Real Consequnces of Fake News  Stories andyou’re your Brain Can’t Ignore them. PBS Newshour. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/real-consequences-fake-news-stories-brain-cant-ignore/ Dec 5.

Waldman, P. (2016, Nov 30). The Plum Line: Happy Hour Roundup. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/11/30/happy-hour-roundup-999/?utm_term=.0ab9908cdc79

Steinberg, B. (2016, Nov 9). Is ‘President Trump’ Funny? Late-night Reconsiders what’s good for a laugh. Variety. http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/late-night-donald-trump-saturday-night-live-stephen-colbert-samantha-bee-1201913973/

Chowdhry, A. (2016, October 6). How late-night TV programs are Framing Trump and Clinton. The Globe and Mail. http://www.tampabay.com/features/popculture/trump-clinton-campaigns-a-gold-mine-for-comedians/2290004

Baillargeon, S. (2016, Oct 22). Les humorists, nouveaux chiens de garde de la demoratie americane? Le Devoir. http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/482888/les-humoristes-nouveaux-chiens-de-garde-de-la-democratie-americaine

Corner, R. (2016, October 20). ’16 Election: UD political satire guru talks late-night. The News Journal. http://www.delawareonline.com/story/life/2016/10/20/16-election-ud-political-satire-guru-talks-late-night/92434314/

Steinberg, B. (2016, September 13). Samantha Bee’s Full Frontal Breaks Late-night’s Rules and Shakes up the Format. Variety. http://variety.com/2016/tv/features/samantha-bee-full-frontal-late-night-1201858355/

Singal, J. (2016, Sept 7). The Personality Characteristic that Predicts Transphobia. New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/09/personality-characteristic-predicts-opposition-trans-rights.html

Kilby, A. (2016, Aug 24). Daily Mail’s Richard Littlejohn is living proof that the right doesn’t do satire. The Conversation. http://theconversation.com/daily-mails-richard-littlejohn-is-living-proof-that-the-right-doesnt-do-satire-64393

Cridlin, J. (2016, August 18). Trump, Clinton campaigns a gold mine for comedians. Tampa Bay Times. http://www.tampabay.com/features/popculture/trump-clinton-campaigns-a-gold-mine-for-comedians/2290004

Lewis, Paul ( Producer)(2016, July). Political Comedy Radio Documentary. BBC.

Steinberg, B. (2016, June 23). Before Wrestling Donald Trump, Seth Meyers Fought for his ‘Late-night’ voice. Variety. http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/seth-meyers-donald-trump-late-night-jon-stewart-1201802070/

Itkowitz, C. (2016, April 12). John Kasich has played Mr. Nice Guy. But can you eer be kind and finish first? The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/04/12/john-kasich-has-played-mr-nice-guy-but-can-you-ever-be-kind-and-finish-first/?utm_term=.4790ec346f60

Vitta, S. (2016, April 9). 5 Things Entrepreneurs can learn from stand-up comedians. Your Story. https://yourstory.com/2016/04/entrepreneurs-tips-standup-comedians/

Steinberg, B. (2016, July 27). Late-night hosts get Political in Bid to Win Votes from Viewers. Variety. http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/late-night-hosts-seth-meyers-stephen-colbert-trevornoah-convention-coverage-1201823583/

Ellingboe, Meggan (2012). Politics and Popular Culture, Midmorning Live, Minnesota Public Radio, January 20. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/20/midmorning1

Black, Debra (2012).  Daily Show Viewers are Deep, Study Says. Toronto Star, January 10. http://www.thestar.com/article/1113350

Howard, Jen (2011). FlackCheck.org: Using Comedy to Combat lies in Politics. WHYY’s Newsworks.org. Aired during NPR’s Morning Edition, November 9. http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/delaware/item/29580-flackcheckorg-using-comedy-to-combat-lies-in-politics

Moe, John (2011). FlackCheck: Separating Facts from Politicsl Malarkey. Marketplace Tech Report. December 5. http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/flackcheck-separating-facts-political-malarkey

Shiffman, Karen (Executive Producer) (2010). On Point with Tom Ashbrook. Political Humor. 28 October. Listen Here: http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/10/political-comedy-then-and-now

Research Reports 

National Annenberg Election Survey (2004), “Daily Show Viewers Knowledgeable About Presidential Campaign,” available on-line at: http://www.naes04.org,  21 September.

National Annenberg Election Survey (2004), “Young People Watch more Late-night Television,” available on-line at: www.naes04.org,  3 May

Select conference presentations

Brewer, P., Young, D. G., Lambe, J., & Hoffman, L. H. (2017). Explaining Public Familiarity with and Support for Net Neutrality. International Communication Association Annual Meeting, May 24 – 28, 2017, San Diego, CA.

Young, D. G., Courtright, J. C., & Dee, J. (2016). Adderall on campus: A Theory of Planned Behavior Approach, Health Communication Division, National Communication Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. November 10 – 13, 2016.

Lukk, J. & Young, D. G. (2016). Candidates' Strategic Use of Humor across Talk-show Sub-genres. Political Communication Division, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. September 1 – 3, 2016.

Jones, P., Brewer, P., Young, D. G., Hoffman, L., & Lambe, J. (2016). Explaining Public Opinion toward Transgender People, Rights, and Candidates. Sexuality and Politics Division, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. September 1 – 3, 2016.

Young, D. G., Poulsen, S., Goldring, A. & Jamieson, K. H. (2015). Correcting Political Misinformation: Humor as a Vehicle to Increase Interest an Overcome Motivated Reasoning. Political Communication Division, National Communication Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. November 18 - 22, 2015.  ***Recipient of 2015 Top Paper prize in  Political Communication ***

Young, D. G., Goldring, A. & Poulsen, S. (2015). Why Satire is so Liberal:  Psychology, Ideology, and Humor Appreciation. Political Communication Division, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. September 3 – 6, 2015.

Boydstun, A. Wallach, H., & Young, D. G. (2015). Who's Laughing Now? Applying Text Analysis to Humor in Federal Reserve Meetings, Political Methodology Section, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. September 3 – 6, 2015.

Boydstun, A., Wallach, H., & Young, D. G. (2015). Who's Laughing Now? Applying Text Analysis to Humor in Federal Reserve Meetings. Paper presented to the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April.

Young, D. G. & Anderson, K. (2014). Homogeneity of Media Diet in a Fragmented Media Landscape.  Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. Aug 28-Sept 1.

Young, D. G. (2012). Laughter, Learning, or Enlightenment? Viewing and Avoidance Motivations behind The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.Paper was to be presented at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA. Aug 31-Sept 2, but was cancelled due to hurricane.

Young, D. G. & Esralew, S. (2011). The World According to Snooki:  Uniting Uses & Gratifications with Cultivation Research in the Study of Reality TV Effects.Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.

Hoffman, L. H., Jones, P. E., & Young, D. G. (2011). Engaging in Politics Online: The Significance of Citizen Perceptions in Distinguishing Among Online Political Behaviors. Paper presented to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Boston, MA, May.

Jones, P. E., Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2011). Civic Engagement 2.0: How Do Emotional Online Appeals by Candidates Shape Citizen Participation? Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, March.

Young, D. G. & Nigro, M. (2010) The Conflation of Sarah Palin & Tina Fey: The Press' Evolving 'Feylin' Narrative. Paper presentation at the Political Communication Preconference of the American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, DC: 1 September.

Jones, P. E., Hoffman, L., Young, D. G., Carrion, J., Wilson, D. (2010). Political Communication and Engagement in the 21st Century.  Paper presentation at the Political Communication Preconference of the American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, DC: 1 September.

Esralew, S., & Young, D. G (2010). The Influence of Parodies on Mental Models: Exploring the Tina Fey - Sarah Palin Phenomenon. Paper presentation at the American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, DC: 2-4 September.

Jones, P. E., Hoffman, L., Young, D. G., Carrion, J., Wilson, D. (2010). Political Communication and Civic Engagement in the 21st Century: How do Emotional Appeals by Candidates Shape Citizen Participation?  Paper presentation at the American Political Science Association Meeting, Washington, DC: 2-4 September.

Young, D. G., & Hoffman, L. (2009) “An experimental exploration of political knowledge acquisition from The Daily Show versus CNN student news” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada, 1-4 September.

Young, D. G. (2009) “Uniting political communication theory and pedagogy" Organizer and panelist on round table discussion at the Political Communication Division Preconference at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada, 1 September.

Young, D. G. (2009) “Recreatin' Sarah Palin: Tina Fey and the Construction of a Political Persona." Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Boston, MA, 5-8 August.

Hoffman, L. H., & Young, D. G. (2009). Satire, Punch Lines, and the Nightly News: Untangling Media Effects on Political Participation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL. May.

Young, D. G., Hoffman, L., Koenings, L., & Esralew, S. (2008) “"Is it Really Cynicism? The Effects of Viewing Political Comedy on Viewer Cynicism and Skepticism." Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, 28-30 August.

Young, D. G. (2008) “Studying the New Media Environment: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges and Opportunities" Invited Round table panelist at the Political Communication Division Preconference at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, 27 August.

Young, D. G. (2007) “Jon Stewart a heretic? Surely you jest. The Daily Show's Impact on Cynicism, Political Engagement and Participation." Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 15-18 November.

Young, D. G. and Caplan, S. (2007) “The use of online dating websites as sources of social support and self-expression for widows and widowers.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the International Association for Mass Communication Research, Paris, France, 23-25 July.

Young, D. G. (2006) “The Counterargument-Disruption Model of Political Humor (CADIMO): Late-night Political Humor’s Effects on Cognitive Elaboration and the Conditional Effects of Partisanship.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX, 15-19 November.

Feldman, L. and Young, D. G. (2006) “Late-Night Comedy as a Gateway to Traditional News: An Analysis of Time Trends in News Attention among Late-Night Comedy Viewers during the 2004 Presidential Primaries.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, 1-4 September.

Young, D. G. (2005) “The Daily Show as The New Journalism: In their own words.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA, 17-20 November.

Young, D. G. (2005) “When I think Kerry I think Flip-Flopper? An experimental exploration of the effects of political jokes on issue and trait salience.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, 1-4 September.

Kenski, K. & Young, D. G. (2005) “The effects of party identification on opinion processing.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Miami, FL, 12-15 May.

Young, D. G. (2004) “The Chicken or the Egg? Tracking Themes in Late-night Jokes and Trends in Viewers’ Candidate Perceptions during the Primaries.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 11-14 November.

Young, D. G. & Tisinger, R. (2004) “Late-night comedy: Substitute or Supplement? The Predictors of Exposure to Late-night Comedy Programs and Comparative Rates of News Consumption among avid Late-night Consumers.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, 11-14 November.

Young, D. G. (2004) “The Counterargument-Disruption Model of Political Humor (CADIMO): An experimental exploration of the effects of late-night political jokes on cognitive elaboration and the conditional effects of partisanship.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, 2-5 September.

Young, D. G. & Kenski, K. (2004) “Trends in voter policy preferences and issue coverage in media content during the 2000 presidential election.” Paper presentation at the American Political Science Association pre-conference, Chicago, IL, 2-5 September.

Kenski, K. & Young, D. G. (2004) “Policy-based Evaluation or Projection?: The formation of public opinion about presidential candidates during the 2000 party nominating conventions.” Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, AZ, 13-16 May.

**Winner of AAPOR's Seymour Sudman Student Paper Competition.

Young, D. G. (2003). “Laughing at our leaders: the role of the late-night rhetoric in the average American’s candidate lexicon” Paper presentation at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL, 19-23 November.

Young, D. G. (2003). “The Counter-argument Disruption Model of Political Humor” Paper presentation at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL, 19-23 November.

Young, D. G. (2003). “The Kiss, the Coke-head and the Creator of the Internet: Late-night Comedy’s Influence on the Salience of Campaign Events, Candidate Traits and Issues in the 2000 Election” Poster session at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, 28-31 August.

Vincent Price, Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, Joseph Cappella, Anca Romantan, (2003). “Increasing Civic Engagement through On-Line Deliberation” Preconference presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, 28-31 August.

Dannagal Goldthwaite (2003) “Television, Materialism, and Civic Engagement” Presentation to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, 23-27 May.

Dannagal Goldthwaite (2003) “Media Use and the National Annenberg Election Survey” Presentation to the annual conference of the New England chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Sudbury, MA, 4 April.

Dannagal Goldthwaite (2002). “Sacrifice, Consumption, and the American way of Life: Domestic wartime propaganda in the Saturday Evening Post during World War II” Presentation to the annual conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA, 21-24 November.

Dannagal Goldthwaite (2002). “Pinocchio v. Dumbo: Priming Candidate Caricatures in Late-night Comedy Programs and the Moderating Effects of Political Knowledge” Panel Presentation at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, 29 August – 1 September.

Dannagal Goldthwaite (2002). "Persuasion Through Late-night Comedy Programs in the 2000 Presidential Election and the Moderating Effects of Political Knowledge" Presentation to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, FL, 7-10 August.

Vincent Price, Danna Goldthwaite, & Joseph N. Cappella (2002). “Online Deliberation, Civic Engagement, and Social Trust” Presentation to the annual conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea, 15-19 July.

Dannagal Goldthwaite, Vincent Price, & Joseph N. Cappella (2002). “Civic Engagement, Social Trust, and Online Deliberation” Presentation to the annual conference of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, St. Pete Beach, FL, 16-19 May.

Vincent Price, Danna Goldthwaite, & Joseph N. Cappella (2002). "Deliberation, Civic Engagement, and Social Trust" Presentation to the annual conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, 25-18 April.

Vincent Price & Danna Goldthwaite (2001). "Deliberation, Civic Engagement, and Social Trust." Paper presented at the Annenberg Syposium on Deliberation, Democracy, and the Internet, Washington, DC 10 November.

Joseph N., Vincent Price, Yariv Tsfati & Danna Goldthwaite (2000). "Theory and Research on Deliberation and its Impact" Presentation to the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA, November.