Summer Research 2021 Poster Session
Summer 2021
Live Poster Session: Thursday, July 29th 1:45pm – 2:45pm EDT Zoom link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/91719445025?pwd=NDdnL053cGc0Y3d6UFl4eXMrbXg4UT09 Abstract: Spanish Flu occurred a century ago, bringing 500 million infections and 50 million deaths worldwide. However, it has not been studied globally, and it is known as a “forgotten pandemic.” Thus, this study aimed to understand how public health policies during … Read more
Abstract: Over the last decade, the scale and influence of political digital advertising has increased dramatically. Campaigns are taking advantage of the ever-expanding audience that social media platforms have grown to offer and utilize online advertisements as an important component of their election strategy. There is an overwhelming amount of data available about these ads, … Read more
Abstract: The 2020-2021 Senate elections in Georgia proved to be an historic moment in politics, with the state electing its first pair of Democratic senators since 2005, one of whom was Georgia’s first Black senator. In the midst of a year plagued with news of police-related deaths of people like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, … Read more
Live Poster Session: Session Time: 2:45pm-3:45pm Zoom Link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/99352738945?pwd=QVlOeWR1YkVMWmRBK0VHSzB1N2Y2QT09 Abstract: This project tests the hypothesis that winners of political elections in the US can be predicted using Facebook (FB) ad impressions and their prices. FB ads are priced on the basis of real-time online bid auctions and the more relevant ads can reach a user at … Read more
Live Poster Session: Thursday, July 29th 1:45-2:45pm EDT Abstract: Although the 2020 U.S. Presidential election received significant analysis, less research focusing on the state-level elections exists. To better understand ballot roll-off, which occurs when voters do not cast votes for each race on their ballot, we explore vote share for state senate candidates in Connecticut, … Read more