RESEARCH PROJECTS

My research is mainly driven by my interest in the diverse political dynamics of everyday life that are mediated by communication. Within this area, I have led or collaborated in projects examining celebrity politics, social media audiences, and the celebritization of politics.

Peer-reviewed papers

☛ A Waste of Time? Partisan Deliberative Bias as a Barrier to Political Crosstalk, with Bryan McLaughlin and Nathaniel Geiger. Political Behavior, 2025. Open access.

☛ Is the Celebrity Political? Movements of Politicisation and Depoliticisation between the Brazilian Singer Anitta and her Publics, with Paula Simões. Revista Eco-Pós, 2021. Open access.

Book Chapters

☛ “Celebrity Activism as Discursive Representation: A Case Study of the Brazilian Singer Daniela Mercury and LGBTQ rights in Brazil,” with Regiane Garcêz. Available at Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.

☛ “As políticas de Anitta” and “Celebridades em tempos de Covid-19”, free download at Selo PPGCOM UFMG Press, 2021.

Conference Papers

☛ “Política de celebridades como representação política não-eleitoral: um estudo de caso sobre Daniela Mercury e seus públicos,” with Regiane Garcêz. Presented at the Communication and Democracy division at the IX Compolítica Conference in 2021. Free download at the Compolítica Archives.

Manuscripts

☛ “As políticas de Anitta: Dinâmicas interacionais (des)politizadas entre uma celebridade e atores sociais,” Master’s thesis, 2023. Advisor: Dr. Paula Guimaraes Simoes. (Portuguese only).

☛ “Política de celebridades como representação política não eleitoral: uma investigação sobre Daniela Mercury e seus públicos,” Undergraduate thesis, 2021. Advisor: Dr. Regiane Garcez. (Portuguese only).

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