Emily Sydnor

Emily Sydnor is a senior researcher at the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship and an associate professor of communication at the Newhouse School, based in Washington, D.C. Her research focuses on the political implications of incivility in mediated and interpersonal discourse, as well as the ways in which people’s attachments to the U.S. states shape their political behavior. An award-winning teacher, she offers classes on political communication and psychology at Newhouse’s DC campus.