Dr. Qin Li defended her dissertation over the summer. It in, she proposed a new theoretical approach to understand how social network connections shape perceptions of false political claims. She argues that trust in a communication partner and network closure among communicators play pivotal roles in shaping beliefs and sharing intentions. She used an experimental paradigm derived from economic trust games to the theory. This is exciting work and I look forward to see where she takes it next.

Today, Qin is a Preparing Future Faculty for Inclusive Excellence (PFFIE) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Communication at the University of Missouri.