Gabriel Miao Li

Dr. Gabriel Miao Li is an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at Chapman University’s School of Communication. His research bridges communication, political science, and social psychology, focusing on how beliefs, information, and heuristics shape public attitudes toward complex policies and misinformation.

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Master of Philosophy in Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Ph.D. in Communication Studies, University of Michigan

His work emphasizes computational and statistical methods to analyze news avoidance, misinformation correction, and public opinion dynamics. He investigates cross-national differences in media trust, the impact of labeling propaganda sources, and measurement challenges in healthcare policy surveys.

Recent publications examine global patterns of news avoidance, misinformation suppression on Twitter, and belief-driven biases in policy perception. His research appears in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, International Journal of Communication, and Journal of Communication.