Analyzing Aeroflot’s Response to Global Flight Sanctions in the Wake of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Faculty Sponsors: Maryam Gooyabadi, Peter Rutland Elliot Miller Elliot Miller is a rising senior (25′) at Wesleyan University, majoring in economics with a minor in data analysis and history. Born in Paris, France, he grew up primarily in Boston, Massachusetts. Elliot has a strong passion for geopolitics, history, and economics, while enjoying using data as … Read more

Multimodal Political Ad Tone Detection using Audio and Text

Faculty Sponsors: Meiqing Zhang, Furkan Cakmak, Erika Franklin Fowler Iris Chen Iris is a rising junior (26′) from Shenzhen, China, double majoring in Psychology and Computer Science, and is also pursuing an Applied Data Science Certificate. She is passionate about applying interdisciplinary knowledge to explore and solve complex problems, blending insights from psychology with data … Read more

Breaking Bad: The Association between Republicans Voting to Impeach Donald Trump and Approval Rating

Faculty Sponsor: Logan Dancey Justin Weinstein Justin is a rising senior from Hoboken, New Jersey studying Government and Data Analysis. His interests include political polarization, state-level elections, and congressional policy making. At Wesleyan, he has worked as a research assistant for the Government department and had his findings acknowledged in a forthcoming academic book. He … Read more

War Narrative and Public Opinion

Faculty Sponsor: Kolby Hanson Angelina Kunitskaia Angelina is a rising sophomore from Russia. She is a prospective Government and Economics double major. She is interested in political research, specifically the intersection of media and politics. In the future, Angelina would like to conduct quantitative geopolitical research and make political knowledge available to the public. In … Read more

Public Attitudes on Supreme Court Expansion

Faculty Sponsor: Logan Dancey Julia Armeli Julia is a rising junior (‘25) from Metuchen, New Jersey. She is majoring in Government and minoring in Data Analysis. She is interested in quantitative political science research. In her freetime, she enjoys crocheting and playing guitar. Abstract: In recent years, public evaluations of the Supreme Court have become more … Read more

Exploring Partisan Attitudes of Crime Threat Perception and Federal Spending in the 2022 Midterm Election

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Fowler Aniya Akhtar Aniya is a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Government with a concentration in Comparative Politics and minoring in Data Analysis and Global Engagement. On campus she is involved in the Wesleyan Media Project and Shakti. Abstract: Using Wesleyan Media Project’s survey data of Americans before and … Read more

Analyzing Factors That Predict Interest in Critical Race Theory News Stories

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Erika Franklin-Fowler Efi Miller Efi is a rising junior from Chester Springs Pennsylvania. She is a double major in History and Government with a political theory concentration. Some of her interests include reading, politics, architecture, and music. After college Efi hopes to explore work in the Government and Data Analysis fields. Abstract: … Read more

Automatic Speech Recognition, Word Error Rate, and Candidate Characteristics

Faculty Sponsors: Erika Franklin Fowler and Markus Neumann Samuel Feuer Sam is a senior at Wesleyan studying Mathematics and Computer Science. His academic interests include network science, text analysis, and applications of computational techniques to social science, and he has done research as a part of the Wesleyan Media Project’s Delta Lab for over three … Read more

Trade Attitudes in Asia

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Lindsay Dolan Sarah Bernstein Sarah Bernstein is a rising senior (’24) from New Jersey. She is a Government and Economics double major with a minor in the College of East Asian Studies (CEAS). Her interests include going on walks and hikes, cooking, and enjoying time with friends. On campus, Sarah is also … Read more

The Effect of Media Consumption and Race on Economic Assessments

Faculty Sponsor: Professor Erika Franklin Fowler Mallika Srinivas Mallika is a rising junior from Chennai, India at Wesleyan University. She is currently pursuing majors in Government and Spanish and a minor in Data Analysis. In her free time, she enjoys painting, watching movies, and playing tennis. On campus, she is involved in Shakti, a South … Read more