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Dr. Bryce Dietrich
Director, CSS Lab
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Scholar, Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement (CCSE)
Dr. Dietrich uses novel quantitative, automated, and machine learning methods to analyze non-traditional data sources such as audio (or speech) data and video data. These methods are used to understand the causes and consequences of elite and mass political behavior. His work has received considerable support from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF). It has also been covered by NPR, Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.
Myriam Shiran
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Myriam Shiran is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Computational Social Science Lab at Purdue University, focusing on the application of computational and quantitative methods to study mass and elite behavior. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Houston, where her research centered on women's political participation, with a specific interest in conservative backlash against women politicians, and environmental justice. Her work has been published in journals such as Energy Policy and Environmental Politics. Myriam is also a student fellow for the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP).
Jake Truscott
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr. Truscott received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia (2023) with focuses in American Politics (Major) & Formal Theory (Minor). His research works to merge conventional studies of judicial politics with emerging computational methods. To date, his research has been published, mentioned, or featured in The Journal of Law and Courts, The Justice System Journal, The Associated Press, The Washington Post, Newsweek, ABCNews, The Washington Times, The Daily Kos, SCOTUSBlog, and Empirical SCOTUS, among others.
Jasper Neath
Graduate Student
Jasper is soon to be a Political Science Ph.D. student studying American Politics and Political Research Methodology. Prior to coming to Purdue, Jasper obtained a BA in Political Science and Earth Systems Science at Trinity University. While there he gained extensive experience in 3D modeling and has two published works using this approach to demarcate fault lines in Southern Utah. With his background in computer programming (C#, Python and R), he looks forward to exploring new questions in political science using similar techniques.
Christina Walker
Graduate Student
Christina is a Political Science Ph.D. student studying Comparative Politics and Political Research Methodology. Her research uses a combination of causal and computational methods to investigate changes in elite messaging and public opinion in Africa and the US. Her most recent work is featured in PS: Political Science & Politics and Digital War.
Noam Arie
Undergraduate Student
Delaney Behning
Undergraduate Student
Zoe Bogan
Undergraduate Student
Yunseo Ki
Undergraduate Student
Jack Lambert
Undergraduate Student
Michael Lenkeit
Undergraduate Student
Tejasvi Nallagundla
Undergraduate Student
Shivani Patel
Undergraduate Student
Harini Ravichandran
Undergraduate Student
Lynlee Rice
Undergraduate Student
Hardit Sandhu
Undergraduate Student