Jennifer Allen

Assistant Professor, NYU Stern School of Business

[Tiziano Piccardi @tizianopiccardi]

Great perspective piece covering our new article and the importance of platform-independent experiments:
https://t.co/M7LfIDMuxH

Thank you, @_JenAllen & @j_a_tucker

[Michael Bernstein @msbernst]

@_JenAllen and @j_a_tucker add a fantastic Perspective piece on the importance of platform-independent experiments on social media's impact on us: https://t.co/6tmcBdTqu8

Strongly agree!

[Martin Saveski @msaveski]

New paper in Science:

In a platform-independent field experiment, we show that reranking content expressing antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity in social media feeds alters affective polarization.

🧵

[Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford]

New video! Watch Dr Mohsen Mosleh, @oiioxford sharing his insights on his new co-authored research with Jennifer Allen @NYUStern and @David_Rand_ @Cornell, analysing news-sharing trends across seven major social media platforms.  
Download the full study: https://t.co/ttBzNAeWBO

[PaleyCenter @paleycenter]

The media landscape is shifting fast. Sept 25 @ Paley: a don't-miss panel on how digital creators & independent journalists shape coverage & influence legacy media. With @emilyaustin @vitusspehar @_JenAllen @EricDKoch. Mod: @DeanLuk. Join the convo: https://t.co/kIFw0ocSyj

[Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) @BrendanNyhan]

New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College

Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!

(posting again with link below because this horrible site suppresses links)

[Jennifer Allen @_JenAllen]

It’s not that “the misinfo problem” is made up. It is just harder – and messier – than we thought. Rather than throw up our hands, we MUST adapt our paradigms to meet the moment.

Read more -> https://t.co/q3yCZB5MuW

[Jennifer Allen @_JenAllen]

New in TiCS w @DG_Rand @GordPennycook!

It’s been ~10yrs since misinfo research exploded, but our paradigms are stuck in the post-2016 “fake news” model

Time for new approaches:
o True/False → Content that misleads
o Belief → Behavior
o Eval interventions in ambiguous settings

[Jennifer Allen @_JenAllen]

2 – Study behavior - not just belief
Many ppl see falsehoods, but who acts and when? Esp harmful acts like dangerous alt medicine or mob vandalism

3 – Test interventions in fuzzy settings, not just black/white true/false content
Field exps, gray area stimuli, etc

[Dan Goldstein @dggoldst]

🚨 Predoc at Microsoft Research 🚨

Do you have strong front-end programming and statistics skills but need research experience before heading off to graduate school for a computational social science PhD? Apply now for this summer!

https://t.co/gj0ZBOFt6i

[Jennifer Allen @_JenAllen]

Big congrats to the fabulous Anushka Nair for receiving a Rhodes Scholarship!! I've had the pleasure of working with her for the last year and half and can't wait to see her thrive at Oxford next year! @itsmenush

https://t.co/GIPMWahZjL

[Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape]

So what have I learnt about #misinformation research? I tried to condense it into a list of the 5 biggest challenges the field faces.
Second story in my package of stories about misinformation research is up here (and thread to come):

https://t.co/08QKJ03Nma

[Alex Chohlas-Wood @LX_CW]

One month left to apply to our new PhD program in statistics and computational social science. Come join me and my terrific colleagues in the heart of New York City!
https://t.co/LHfOrbeLru

[Jennifer Allen @_JenAllen]

Great article from @kakape about the five biggest challenges facing misinformation researchers highlighting some of our recent work! Agree with pretty much all these.

https://t.co/JOtSi6Fk8a

[Reuters Institute @risj_oxford]

NEW on our site

Are fears about online misinformation in the US election overblown? The evidence suggests they might be, according to this piece by @mleake83 featuring @_JenAllen @Sacha_Altay @BrendanNyhan @YBenkler & research from others

Click to read
https://t.co/ULBcDtOQs8

[Vin Arceneaux @VinArceneaux]

🚨 New Publication 🚨 with @jonmladd, @KalliGiannelos, @canzengin00 & @MartialFoucault!

With the generous support of @pro_jectliberty, we incentivized voters to deactivate their Facebook account during the 2022 French Presidential Election. 🧵👇
https://t.co/Ois0wOswuT