My Research
Focuses On
Communities:
how they organize — and are organized by — politics, morality, and social identity.
I apply advanced empirical methods, including inferential network analysis and computational linguistics, and my broad interdisciplinary experience to the challenge of understanding the evolutionary, social, and cultural forces that shape political communities.
This research program complements a love of teaching to serve my central mission:
Academic work
that has real
impact.
Eveland, W. P., Jr., & Gee, W. (2024).
Independent Political Networks: Comparing Partisans, Learners, and Independents' Discussion Network Size and Composition. Political Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-02409985-z
Gee, W. (presenter) (2025).
Bloomers and Rooters: Social Strategies and Network Formation in Political Discussion. Political Networks Conference (PolNet), Harvard University.
Li, Y., Gee, W., Jin, K., & Bond, R. (2023).
Examining Homophily, Language Coordination, and Analytical Thinking in Online Conversations about Vaccines on Reddit. Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Gee, W. (presenter) , Cranmer, S., Luttrell, A., & Stillwell, P. (2024).
The Power of Perception of Other People’s Politics in Social Networks. Political Networks Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Gee, W. (presenter) (2024).
Group Threat and Moral Language among Bespoke Political Communities on Reddit. National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Martin, R., Colon-Amill, D., & Gee, W. (presenter) (2023).
Corruption, Media Use, and Political Efficacy in Europe. International Communication Association, Toronto, Canada.