Robert Vidigal
Robert Vidigal is a Statistician at the LAPOP Lab, Vanderbilt University. He was previously a Research Data Scientist at NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics and a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Stony Brook University. He worked on the CSMaP independent panel project, which monitors discussion of political topics, media consumption, and the spread of disinformation, in both English and Spanish, in the lead up to the 2022 U.S. elections.
His dissertation investigates how different psychological motivations interact with the information environment to produce opinion change in democratic societies. Robert also teaches courses on Public Opinion and Ideology, Comparative Politics, and Research Methods. In addition, he has several research projects that investigate the ideological roots of political conflict in Brazil for explanations of core beliefs and voting behavior in the country.
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Related Research & News
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Journal Article
How Reliance on Spanish-Language Social Media Predicts Beliefs in False Political Narratives Amongst Latinos
PNAS Nexus, 2024
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Working Paper
Understanding Latino Political Engagement and Activity on Social Media
Working Paper, November 2024
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Analysis
Latinos Who Use Spanish-Language Social Media Get More Misinformation
That could affect their votes — and their safety from covid-19.
November 8, 2022