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Voices & Opinion
February 7, 2022 | 03:49 pm

Pro-White hiring bias for NFL head coaches, analysis finds

Writing in the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina shows the degree to which Black coaches are underrepresented in the NFL.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
Voices & Opinion
September 14, 2020 | 03:49 pm

NFL owners are now willing to support players’ protests

“[T]he National Football League’s newfound appreciation for its players’ civil rights gestures is likely to be tested by the election season and by fans’ spending power,” says political scientist Bethany Lacina.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
Voices & Opinion
February 10, 2020 | 03:13 pm

Why are ‘Oscars so white,’ not just on stage but online?

In an analysis for the Washington Post, Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina finds that, in whiter media markets, people seek out personal information about actors of color less.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Voices & Opinion
January 21, 2020 | 03:11 pm

Online trolls keep largely mum for latest Star Wars movie

With a fast-paced plot and more conservative themes, The Rise of Skywalker avoided the online trolling that greeted its predecessor, argues associate professor of political science Bethany Lacina in the Washington Post.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, film, School of Arts and Sciences,
Voices & Opinion
March 18, 2019 | 12:05 pm

Conservative audiences no less interested in Captain Marvel

“The myth that female- or minority-led films struggle at the box office has been debunked again,” writes Bethany Lacina, an associate professor of political science, in an analysis for the Washington Post.

topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
October 29, 2018 | 12:22 pm

Can Twitter ‘sockpuppets’ actually get you fired?

A Twitter spat ended up causing a science fiction writer to lose his job. Rochester political scientist Bethany Lacina used data science to show how the incident was in part fueled by bots and “sockpuppets.”

topics: Bethany Lacina, data science, Department of Political Science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences,
Society & Culture
September 27, 2018 | 03:17 pm

Fan hate takes aim at Star Wars diversity

In an analysis of thousands of tweets from Star Wars fans, associate professor of political science Bethany Lacina found that offensive language doubled and hate speech jumped by 60 percent when those tweets were directed at actress Kelly Marie Tran or her character Rose Tico, the first nonwhite female lead character in the franchise.

topics: Bethany Lacina, data science, Department of Political Science, diversity, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,