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Eunji Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University’s Data Science Institute. She is a political communication scholar whose research primarily focuses on the impact of media content on mass attitudes and political behavior. Her forthcoming book, "American Mirage: Reality TV Upholds the Myth of Meritocracy," examines how Americans' consumption of entertainment media distorts beliefs about upward economic mobility and affects redistributive policy preferences. In her recent projects, she explores various topics, including the role of 'The Apprentice' in shaping Trump's electoral performance in 2016, the influence of popular cop procedural shows on public perceptions of the criminal justice system, and the effects of social media influencers on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Additionally, she is conducting research on the discourse surrounding the Gaza conflict and analyzing millions of book catalogs in school libraries to investigate censorship trends in the United States. Kim's work has been published in leading journals such as the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics, and has received several prestigious awards for her research. She holds a Joint Ph.D. in Political Science and Communication, a Master's degree in Statistics from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University.
Columbia University • New York, NY
Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)