Qin Li (李沁)

Welcome! I am a Preparing Future Faculty Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Communication at the University of Missouri. I got my PhD degree in Communication at the Ohio State University in 2024, where I was co-advised by Dr. Kelly Garrett and Dr. Robert Bond.

My research examines how media and communication technology contribute to misinformation susceptibility and identity-based participation. As a computational social scientist, I use large-scale data and advanced statistical and computational methods to advance theories and methods in communication research. My research has appeared in top-tier communication journals and multi-disciplinary journals including Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, and PLOS ONE. My dissertation on toward a network theory of misinformation has received Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation Award at National Communication Association’s Political Communication Division.

I am Faculty Associate of Political Communication Institute (PCI) and The Media and Diversity Center (MDC) at the University of Missouri, as well as student alumnus of Violence, Ideology, and Extremism (VIEW) Working Group and Computational and Statistical Models group (COSMOS) at The Ohio State.

To know more about me and my work, check out my research page, my CV, or my Google Scholar.

I obtained my M.A. degree in Communication at Washington State University and a B.A. degree in Journalism (with a concentration on Information Science and Technology) at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Prior to the graduate program, I interned as an investigative journalist at Jiefang Daily—the largest print media in Shanghai—and a data journalist at Caixin Media—one of the most influential financial media in China.

I spend my spare time wandering in nature, meditating at yoga studios, getting lost in books, dancing, and sketching. I believe in KINDNESS.