Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Government at American University. My research examines how authoritarian regimes use institutions (e.g., participatory institutions, information control) to sustain their rule over society and how attitudes and behaviors of societal actors are shaped as a result, particularly in China.
My work has been published or accepted at the Comparative Political Studies, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Science Research and Methods. My dissertation received the 2023 Best Dissertation Award in the area of Information Technology and Politics by the American Political Science Association, 2024 Best Dissertation Award by the Western Political Science Association, and the Best Faculty Poster Award at 2023 Society for Political Methodology Summer Meeting.
Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University in 2022. My contact email is ttzhang (at) american (dot) edu.
My work has been published or accepted at the Comparative Political Studies, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Science Research and Methods. My dissertation received the 2023 Best Dissertation Award in the area of Information Technology and Politics by the American Political Science Association, 2024 Best Dissertation Award by the Western Political Science Association, and the Best Faculty Poster Award at 2023 Society for Political Methodology Summer Meeting.
Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University in 2022. My contact email is ttzhang (at) american (dot) edu.