Selected Publications
Peacock, C., & Pederson, J. R. (2022). Love and Politics: The Influence of Politically (Dis) Similar Romantic Relationships on Political Participation and Relationship Satisfaction. Human Communication Research.
Barnidge, M., Peacock, C., Kim, B., Kim, Y., & Xenos, M. A. (2022). Networks and Selective Avoidance: How Social Media Networks Influence Unfriending and Other Avoidance Behaviors. Social Science Computer Review, 08944393211069628.
Peacock, C. & Van Duyn, E. (2021). Monitoring and correcting: Why women read and men comment online. Information, Communication, and Society.
Hoewe, J., Panek, E., Peacock, C., Sherrill, L., Wheeler, S. (2021). Using moral foundations to assess stereotype formation: Americans’ perceptions of immigrants and refugees. Politics, Groups, and Identities.
Van Duyn, E., Peacock, C., & Stroud, N.J. (2021). The gender gap in online news comment sections. Social Science Computer Review, 39(2), 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439319864876 (Published online 2019).
Peacock, C., Dugger, H., Fanelli, J.K., Harris, A.J., McLelland, J.B., Richardson, L.A. (2021). Choosing a candidate: Traits, issues, and electability. American Behavioral Scientist, 65(3), 540-557. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764220978458 (Published online 2020).
Peacock, C. (2021). Diversity, disagreement, and expression across liberal, conservative, and mixed groups. Communication Studies, 72(1), 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2020.1819843 (Published online 2020).
Peacock, C., Hoewe, J., Panek, E., Willis, G.P (2021). Hyperpartisan news use: Relationships with partisanship, general news use, and affective and cognitive involvement. Mass Communication & Society, 24(2), 210-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2020.1844902 (Published online 2020).
Peacock. C., Chen, G.M., & Stroud, N.J. (2020). What’s in a label? The effect of news labels on perceived credibility. Journalism. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1464884920971522.
Stroud, N.J., Curry, A., & Peacock, C. (2020). The effects of news site design on engagement and learning. Journalism Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2020.1836997.
Hoewe, J., Peacock, C., Kim, B., & Barnidge, M. (2020). The relationship between Fox News use and Americans’ policy preferences regarding refugees and immigrants. International Journal of Communication, 14, 2036-2056.
Stroud, N.J., Peacock, C., & Curry, A.L. (2020). The effects of mobile push notifications on news consumption and learning. Digital Journalism, 8(1) 32-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2019.1655462 (published online 2019).
Hoewe, J. & Peacock, C. (2020). The power of media in shaping political attitudes. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 34, 19-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2019.11.005
Peacock, C. (2019). (Not) Talking politics: Motivations and strategies for avoiding the expression of political opinions. Western Journal of Communication, 83(5), 581-599. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2019.1597157 (published online 2019).
Barnidge, M. & Peacock, C. (2019). A third wave of selective exposure research? The challenges posed by hyperpartisan news on social media. Media & Communication, 7(3), 4-7. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v7i3.2257
Peacock, C., Scacco, J.M., & Stroud, N.J. (2019). The deliberative influence of comment section structure. Journalism 20(6), 752-771. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884917711791 (published online 2017).
Peacock, C. & Leavitt, P. (2016). Engaging young people: Deliberative preferences in discussions about news and politics. SocialMedia + Society, 2(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305116637096
Scacco, J. M. & Peacock, C. (2014). The cross-pressured citizen in the 2012 presidential campaign: Formative factors and media choice behavior. American Behavioral Scientist, 58(9), 1214-1235. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764213506217.
Hickson, M., Self, W.R., Johnston, J., & Peacock, C. (2009). Prolific research in communication studies: Retrospective and prospective views. Communication Research Reports, 26(4), 337-346.
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Selected Conference Presentations
Barnidge, M., Kim, B., Peacock, C., Kim, Y., & Xenos, M. Dunbar’s number and the avoidance of cross-cutting political information: How social media networks shape the likelihood of unfriending (and other related behaviors). Paper presented at the International Communication Association (online), 2021.
Peacock, C. & Van Duyn, E. Monitoring and correcting: Why women read and men comment online. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (online), 2021.
Peacock, C. & Pederson, J.R. Love and Politics: The influence of politically (dis)similar romantic relationships on political participation and relational satisfaction. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Gold Coast (online), 2020.
Peacock, C. & Pederson, J.R. Sleeping with the enemy: The influence of politically cross-cutting romantic relationships on affective polarization. Presented to the National Communication Association (online), 2020.
Peacock, C., Dugger, H., Fanelli, J.K., Harris, A.J., McLelland, J.B., Richardson, L.A. Choosing a candidate: Traits, issues, and electability. Presented to the National Communication Association (online), 2020.
Peacock, C. Traits, issues, and electability. Presented at the American Behavioral Scientist Retrospective (online) 2020.
McLelland, L. B., Flint, M., Peacock, C., & Harris, A. J. Civic Leadership Dialogues – Teaching skills for democratic engagement. Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C., 2020.
Flint, M., Toledo, W., McLelland, L.B., Harris, A.J., & Peacock, C. Changed by what you learn: Fostering democratic engagement through a sustained dialogue course. Association for the Study of Higher Education, 2020.
Peacock. C., Chen, G.M., & Stroud, N.J. What’s in a label? The effect of news labels on perceived credibility. Presented to the National Communication Association, Baltimore, Maryland, 2019.
Peacock, C., Barnidge, M., & Kim, B. Outside the mainstream: Hyperpartisan news use, media trust, and participation. Presented to the National Communication Association, Baltimore, Maryland, 2019.
Peacock, C., Hoewe, J., Panek, E. T., Willis, G. P., International Communication Association, Hyperpartisan news use: Relationships with partisanship and cognitive and affective involvement, Washington DC, DC, United States. (May 2019).
Van Duyn, E., Peacock, C., Stroud, N.J., International Communication Association, The gender gap in online news comment sections, Washington DC, DC, United States. (May 2019).
Hoewe, J., Peacock, C, Kim, B, Barnidge, M. H., International Communication Association, The relationship between Fox News and Americans’ policy preferences regarding refugees and immigrants, Washington, DC, United States. (May 2019).
Hoewe, J., Panek, E., Peacock, C., Sherrill, L., Wheeler, S. Using moral foundations to assess stereotype formation: Americans’ perceptions of immigrants and refugees. Presented at the National Communication Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018.
Peacock, C. Diversity, disagreement, and expression across liberal, conservative, and mixed groups. Presented at the International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic, 2018.
Peacock, C. (Not) talking politics: Motivations and strategies for avoiding the expression of political opinions. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Dallas, Texas, 2017.
Peacock, C. Opinion diversity across liberal, conservative, and heterogeneous groups. Paper presented at the Discerning Diverse Voices Symposium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2017.
Peacock, C., Scacco, J.M., & Stroud, N.J. The deliberative influence of comment section structure. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2016.
Peacock, C. Political opinion diversity in conservative, liberal, and heterogeneous group discussions. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2016.
Stroud, N.J., Van Duyn, E., & Peacock, Computer silence: Gender differences in online comment sections. Paper to be presented at the American Political Science Association’s Political Communication Preconference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2016.
Peacock, C. Comment sections: Building better conversations. Paper presented at Beyond Comments, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2016.
Peacock, C. & Leavitt, P. Engaging young people: Deliberative preferences in online discussions about news and politics. Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association, Austin, Texas, 2016.
Peacock, C. Political opinion expression and avoidance: An examination of diversity, disagreement, and direct expression across groups. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2015.
Peacock, C. Just don’t bring up politics: Opinion expression and avoidance in political discussions. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2015.
Stroud, N.J., Peacock, C., & Steiner, K. Engaging News Project: Making news more democratically beneficial and commercially viable. Panel presented at the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2015.
Peacock, C. Creating connections & curbing apprehension: Improv techniques for the classroom, Part 2. Panel presented at the National Communication Association, Washington D.C., 2013.
Peacock, C. & Daniels, J. Connecting with politics: Is Facebook an appropriate forum for political expression? Paper presented at the National Communication Association, Washington D.C., 2013.
Stroud, N. J., Muddiman, A., Scacco, J., Curry, A., & Peacock, C. Deliberation in newsroom comment sections. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, Political Communication Division, Chicago, 2013.
Peacock, C. Becoming part of a political community: Participation in campus political organizations. Paper presented at the New Voices, New Perspectives Research Conference, Denton, Texas, 2013.
Peacock, C. Creating community & curbing apprehension. Panel presented at the National Communication Association, Orlando, 2012.
Peacock, C. Explicating relevance: The dimensions of relevance as it relates to agenda-setting theory. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, New Orleans, 2011.
Peacock, C. Mediating the whisper: Portrayals of Obama is a Muslim rumor on FOX News and MSNBC. Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association, Washington D.C., 2011
Peacock, C. Battleground states and civic duty. Paper presented at the National Communication Association, San Francisco, 2010.