Eunji Kim

Eunji Kim is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, specializing in political communication and media effects. Her research examines how entertainment media, social media, and information ecosystems shape political attitudes and societal trends.

• Education: Joint Ph.D. in Political Science and Communication, M.A. in Statistics (University of Pennsylvania), B.A. (Harvard University)

Kim’s work spans media studies, political psychology, and computational social science, with recent projects analyzing reality TV’s influence on meritocracy beliefs, social media dynamics during the Gaza conflict, and censorship trends via school library book catalogs. Funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and Facebook, her research has been recognized with multiple awards, including the APSA Best Dissertation in Political Psychology and ICA Kaid-Sanders Best Political Communication Article Awards.