Todd Graham

Responsibilities

• Programme Leader, Communication and Media (BA)

Research interests

I am an expert in the fields of political communication and journalism studies (and mass communication studies more broadly). My specific research interests include: online election campaign; politicians’ use of social media; (innovations in) digital media and journalism practice; online political participation and civic engagement; digital activism; forms of online deliberation and political talk; the intersections between popular culture and formal politics; and notions of the public sphere and deliberative democratic theory.

PhD supervision

I welcome doctoral students interested in the above or related subjects in the fields of journalism and political communication, especially in relation to European and Western democratic states.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

• PhD, Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam
• MA (with distinction), Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam
• BA (double major), University of Rhode Island
• University Teaching Qualification (University of Groningen)

Research groups and institutes

• Journalism
• Political Communication

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>