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Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Koo, G. H., Lukito, J., Masullo, G. M., Overgaard, C. S. B., & Orr, B. (2025). The consequences of “The Bird is Free”: A computational analysis of aversive LGBTQIA+ tweets and engagement trends before and after Elon Musk dismantled the platform’s moderation system. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251356240 (PDF)

• Overgaard, C. S. B., Lukito, J., & Soorholtz, K. (2024). The manifestation of affective polarization on social media: A cross-platform supervised machine learning approach. Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 18, 1160–1173. (PDF)

• Overgaard, C. S. B. (2024). Perceiving affective polarization in the United States: How social media shape meta-perceptions and affective polarization. Social Media + Society, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241232662 (PDF)

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Coleman, R. (2024). Seeing “Us” and “Them”: How Political Symbols Polarize Through Anger, Anxiety, and Enthusiasm. Mass Communication and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2024.2313082 (PDF)

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Collier, J. R. (2023). In different worlds: The contributions of polarization and platforms to partisan (mis)perceptions. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231176551 (PDF; accepted manuscript)

• Overgaard, C. S. B., Masullo, G. M., Duchovnay, M., & Moore, C. (2022). Theorizing Connective Democracy: A New Way to Bridge Political Divides. Mass Communication and Society, 25(6), 861–885. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2022.2119870 (PDF)

• Overgaard, C. S. B. (2021). Constructive Journalism in the Face of a Crisis: The Effects of Social Media News Updates About COVID-19. Journalism Studies, 22(14), 1875–1893. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2021.1971107 (PDF)

• Overgaard, C. S. B. (2021). Mitigating the consequences of negative news: How constructive journalism enhances self-efficacy and news credibility. Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849211062738 (PDF)

Book Chapter

• Overgaard, C. S. B., Dudo, A., Lease, M., Masullo, G. M., Stroud, N. J., Stroud, S. R., & Woolley, S. C. (2021). Building connective democracy: Interdisciplinary solutions to the problem of polarisation. In H. Tumber & S. Waisbord (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Media Misrepresentation and Populism (pp. 569–578). Routledge. (PDF)

Public Scholarship

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Collier, J. R. (2023). Do Democrats and Republicans Live in Different Worlds? https://mediaengagement.org/blogs/do-democrats-and-republicans-live-in-different-worlds/

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Woolley, S. C. (2022). How social media platforms can reduce polarization. The Brookings Institution. https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/how-social-media-platforms-can-reduce-polarization

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Stroud, N. J. (2021, May). What Americans know and don’t know about contentious issues. Center for Media Engagement. https://mediaengagement.org/research/what-americans-know-and-dont-know-about-contentious-issues

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Stroud, N. J. (2021, March). What Americans know and don’t know about Facebook and Google. Center for Media Engagement. https://mediaengagement.org/research/what-americans-know-about-facebook-and-google

• Masullo, G. M., & Overgaard, C. S. B. (2021). Connective democracy: A new way of thinking about deliberative democracy. Media Ethics, 32(2). https://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/-index.php/browse-back-issues/216-spring-2021-vol-32-no-2/3999346-connective-democracy-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-deliberative-democracy

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Masullo, G. M. (2020, August). Finding common ground: habits that may help. Center for Media Engagement. https://mediaengagement.org/research/finding-common-ground

• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Stroud, N. J. (2020, August). Coronavirus coverage: The effects of headlines and images on Facebook. Center for Media Engagement. https://mediaengagement.org/research/coronavirus-headlines-and-images