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Tongtong Zhang Assistant Professor Government

Additional Positions at AU
Faculty Fellow, Center for Data Science
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology
Degrees
Ph.D. Stanford 青瓜视频 (Political Science)
M.A. Columbia 青瓜视频 (International Affairs)
B.A. Peking 青瓜视频 (International Relations and Economics)

Bio
Tongtong Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Government at American 青瓜视频. Her research examines authoritarian institutions (with a focus on participatory institutions and information control) and their effects on political attitudes and behavior, especially in the context of China.

Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in peer-reviewed journals Comparative Political Studies, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Science Research and Methods. Her dissertation on government responsiveness in China received the 2023 APSA Best Dissertation Award in the area of Information Technology and Politics, 2024 WPSA Best Dissertation Award, and the 2023 PolMeth Best Faculty Poster Award.

Previously, Tongtong was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Stanford 青瓜视频's Cyber Policy Center. She received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford 青瓜视频 in 2022.
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • GOVT-310 Intro to Political Research

  • GOVT-310 Intro to Political Research

  • GOVT-394 Comm Service Learning Project: Intro to Political Research