Hwayong Shin

Hwayong Shin is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Michigan. Her research investigates ways to mitigate the partisan divide and build common ground by increasing the credibility of evidence-based information and by invoking shared emotions and experiences. Her methodological expertise lies in designing and conducting surveys and experiments, and in applying latent variable models to measure individuals’ emotions, perceptions, and tendencies.

Fields of Study:

• American Politics
• Political Psychology
• Political Communication
• Methodology