Adriana Begolli (Class of 2025)
Justin Biemann (Class of 2025)
Christian Boudreau (Class of 2025)
Kate Briegel (Class of 2025)
Saul Ferholt-Kahn (Ad Coding Supervisor, Class of 2027)
Cecilia Foldessy-Stiegemeier (Class of 2026)
Maya Gray (Class of 2025)
Kevin Guardado (Class of 2027)
Akhil Joondeph (Ad Coding Supervisor, Class of 2026)
Katherine LoCascio (Class of 2026)
Odin Marin (Class of 2027)
Chelsea McCann (Class of 2025)
Chloé Naudet (Class of 2027)
Ada Nowakowska (Class of 2025)
Liam Oldham (Class of 2025)
Anna Olteanu (Class of 2027)
Avika Pande (Class of 2026)
Emmett Perry (Ad Coding Supervisor, Class of 2025)
Miles Pinsof-Berlowitz (Class of 2027)
Oliver Sheehan (Class of 2025)
Cecilia Smith (Ad Coding Supervisor, Class of 2025)
Nathan Weisbrod (Class of 2025)
Helen Xie (Class of 2027)
See the Delta Lab (computational team) information here
The Wesleyan Media Project is directed by Professors Erika Franklin Fowler (Wesleyan University), Michael M. Franz (Bowdoin College) and Travis N. Ridout (Washington State University). Breeze Floyd is Program Manager. An outstanding group of students from all three institutions support the project through ad coding, data management, and other activities.
Directors
Fowler specializes in large-scale analyses of political and health-related communication – from local media and campaign advertising in particular – in electoral and health policy settings, and her interdisciplinary work on the content and effect of messaging has been published in political science, communication, law/policy, and medical journals. She is also co-author of Political Advertising in the United States, and she has led WMP’s expansion into computational analyses of digital advertising.
At Wesleyan, Fowler teaches courses in American Politics, media and politics, campaigns and elections, public opinion, and empirical methods. Her courses typically feature research modules in the classroom, and she received Wesleyan’s Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2019.
Prior to arriving at Wesleyan University, she spent two years as a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan and five years as the Research Director of the University of Wisconsin NewsLab, one of the largest and most systematic local TV tracking projects ever conducted. In addition to her media commentary on election advertising, Fowler has extensive professional experience in conducting survey and focus group research. She also serves on the ABC News Election Night Decision Desk.
The WMP Team
Wesleyan Faculty Affiliates
Steven completed a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Michigan in 2020. He recieved a BA in Political Science from the University of South Carolina.
Key Collaborators
He received the Early Career Award in 2016 from the Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section of the American Public Health Association and the Lewis Donohew Outstanding Scholar in Health Communication Award in 2014 from the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication. He is an Associate Editor of Communication Methods and Measures and serves on the editorial boards for eight other journals.
Moreira received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of São Paulo in 2021. She also holds a Master's degree in political science and a BA in social science from the University of São Paulo. From 2017 to 2018, Moreira was a visiting student at the political science department at Texas A&M University.
Coding Team
Alumni
Associate Director | Project Coordinator | Project Coordinator | Research Coordinator |
Laura Baum | Dolly Haddad | Colleen Bogucki | Dominique Monserrat |
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. | Washington State University, Ph.D. |
2018 | 2011 |
Matthew Motta | Kathleen Searles |
Ruby Baden-Lasar(Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Julia Boland (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Milly Church (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Meg Cummings (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
David Gottlieb (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Olivia Horton (Wesleyan University, Class of 2014)
Andrew Kushnir (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Courtney Laermer (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Michael Linden (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Kate Liu (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Eliza Loomis (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Alison Mann (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Matthew Motta (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Justin Pottle (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Eleanor Raab (Wesleyan University, Class of 2021)
Husam A. Abdalla (Bowdoin College, Class of 2014)
Husam S. Abdul-kafi (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Aniya Akhtar (Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Mansoor Alam (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Adam Aldrich (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Jalen Alexander (Wesleyan University, Class of 2014)
Judah Asimov (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Megan Bauerle (Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Joel Baxter (Washington State University, Class of 2010)
Melanie Berman (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
David Bernstein (Bowdoin College, Class of 2013)
Sarah Bernstein (Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Darcie Binder (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Joe Bolton (Washington State University)
Billy Brooks (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Ceara Maria Burns (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Quinn Canova (Wesleyan University, Class of 2025)
Zulema Cabrera-Hernandez (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Josh Cardenas (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Wei-Ling Carrigan (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Taeo Carse (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Nicolas Cavallo (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Aidan Champeau(Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Chris Cherry (Washington State University, Class of 2010)
Robert Coli (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Yohely Comprés (Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Frederick Corpuz (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Lianna Culp (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Sara Dean (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Spencer Dean (Wesleyan University, Class of 2021)
Tarara Deane-Krantz (Bowdoin College, Class of 2012)
Margot Deguet Delury (Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Erica deMichiel (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Ben Diamond (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Kevin Donohoe (Wesleyan University, Class of 2012)
Riley Dougherty (Washington State University, Class of 2020)
Kaye Dyja (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Morgan Edwards (Bowdoin College, Class of 2022)
Rachel Ellman (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Thafir Elzofri (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Sonja English (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
R. Andrew Essington (Wesleyan University, Class of 2012)
Nikki Farahani (Wesleyan University,Class of 2022)
Elizabeth Farrell (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Emma Farrell (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Ben Firke (Wesleyan University, Class of 2012)
Simon Gaughan (Wesleyan University,Class of 2022)
Sophie Griffin (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Jack Gorman (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Emily Greenspan (Wesleyan University, Class of 2016)
Bayliss Hall(Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Meg Harrop (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Sophia Headley (Wesleyan University, Class of 2021)
Ned Herrington (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Nathan Hey (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Justin Hintze (Washington State University, Class of 2011)
Jenny L. Holland (Washington State University, Research Associate)
Isabella Holroyd (Washington State University)
Arla Hoxha (Wesleyan University, Class of 2025)
Levi Huang (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Laci Hubbard-Mattix (Washington State University)
Alex Hunt (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Aleena Imran (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Julia Indivero (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Isha Jha (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Ayanna Joseph (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Lili Kadets (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Claudia Kahindi (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Sarah Kang (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Helen Klass-Warch (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Zoe Klass-Warch (Wesleyan University, Class of 2021)
Margalit Katz (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Ryan Katz (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Jessica Katzen (Wesleyan University, Class of 2016)
Sabrina Khattab (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Olivia Klein (Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Daniel Kim (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Jake Kochanowsky (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Elizaveta Kravchenko (Wesleyan University, Data visualization team, Class of 2019)
Julia Kulchytska (Wesleyan University, Class of 2024)
Jenna Lacey (Wesleyan University, Class of 2021)
Alessio Larios (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Saïd Lasrifi (Wesleyan University, Grad)
Marshal Lawler (Wesleyan University, Class of 2016)
Alice Lee (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Gannon Leech (Bowdoin College, Class of 2021)
Benjamin Lefkowitz (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Lance Lepelstat (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Emma Lewis (Wesleyan University, Class of 2011)
Matthew Lichtash (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Isabella Litke (Wesleyan University, Class of 2012)
Cici Liu (Wesleyan University, Class of 2014)
Leonid Liu (Wesleyan University, Class of 2014)
Nicolas Magalhaes (Bowdoin College)
Aditi Mahesh (Wesleyan University, Class of 2021)
Bianca Marquez (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Aidan Martinez (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Ben Marvin-Vanderryn (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Eli Maskin (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Audrey Mattoon (Washington State University)
Rebecca McCord (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Sadasia McCutchen (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Tristan McCormick (Bowdoin College, Class of 2013)
Allison McGlone (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Kevin McMorrow (Data visualization team; Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Samuel Medrano (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Sofia Melian-Morse (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Liza Messinger (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Callie Monroe (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Hanna Moody (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Cassidy Morales (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Elizabeth Mullaney (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
John Murchison (Wesleyan University, Class of 2016)
Elizabeth Myers (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Saadia Naeem (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Vu Ahn Nguyen (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Hannah Norman (Wesleyan University, Class of 2016)
Charlie November (Class of 2027)
Chima Nwachukwa (Washington State University, Class of 2011)
Kayla O’Brien (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Remi Ojurongbe (Wesleyan University, Class of 2014)
Oladoyin Oladapo (Wesleyan University, Class of 2014)
Dominic Oliver (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Jesse Overholser (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Max Owen-Dunow (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Amar J. Patel (Bowdoin College, Class of 2013)
Maddy Paull (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Katelin Penner (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Ross Petchler (Wesleyan University, Class of 2012)
Paul Petrauskas (Washington State University, Class of 2014)
Elliot Polur (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Austin Pope (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Michaela Poynor-Haas (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Alexandra Prendergast (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Sam Prescott (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Olivia Ramseur (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Thea Ranelli (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Sean Regan (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Bryan Rice (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Sean Ross (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Jessi Russell (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Jasmine Sanchez (Class of 2026)
Arianna Sanf (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Samantha Savitch (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Alex Schein (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Althea Schenck (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Conner Sexton (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Lizzie Shackney (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Rabia Shahid (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Jenna Shapiro (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Taylor Shea (Washington State University)
Emma Sherman (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Janet Shin (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
David Shor (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Benjamin Sickle (Bowdoin College)
Brandon Sides (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Alexandra Sobor (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Saaria Sohail (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Sahib Sohal (Wesleyan University, Class of 2025)
Tess Solot-Kehl (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Aaron Stagoff-Belfort (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Anthony Strack (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Ben Sullivan (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Daniel Sullivan (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Ammie Tea (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Russell Thomas (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Jackie Thompson (Washington State University, Class of 2011)
Melissa Thornton (Wesleyan University, Class of 2020)
Sophie Townsend (Wesleyan University, Class of 2021)
Katie Tyner (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Rachel Unger (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Inesh Vytheswaran (Wesleyan University, Class of 2025)
James Walkup (Wesleyan University, Class of 2012)
Rachel Warren (Wesleyan University, Class of 2014)
Martha Wedner (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Justin Weinstein (Wesleyan University, Class of 2025)
Andrea Weires (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Alexa Wheeler (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Redd Whetsel (Washington State University, Class of 2020)
Timothy Wolock (Wesleyan University, Class of 2013)
Stuart Woodhams (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Grace Wong (Wesleyan University, Class of 2018)
Zach Wulderk (Wesleyan University, Class of 2015)
Sarah Yates (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Orion Yoesle (Washington State University)
Michael Yoshida (Wesleyan University, Class of 2012)
Elizabeth Young (Wesleyan University, Class of 2019)
Nolan Young (Wesleyan University, Class of 2022)
Julia Yu (Wesleyan University, Class of 2017)
Theodore Zarobell (Wesleyan University, Class of 2023)
Ethan Zornow (Wesleyan University, Class of 2016)