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Scott Althaus is the Merriam Professor of Political Science and a Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has been on the faculty since 1996 and currently serves as the Director of the Cline Center for Advanced Social Research. Althaus’s research primarily focuses on several interrelated areas including the processes of communication that support political accountability in democratic societies, as well as the empowerment of political discontent within non-democratic contexts. His work utilizes text analytics and machine learning algorithms to extract insightful data from millions of news stories, contributing to the understanding of how traditional and new media interact. He has published extensively in top-tier journals across his fields, addressing topics such as public opinion, the effects of news coverage, and the psychological mechanisms underlying political communication. Althaus has received numerous awards for his teaching and scholarly contributions, including the Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the Political Communication Article of the Year Award.
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