Sarah Shugars
Assistant Professor at Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolSarah Shugars is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University who blends computational methods and political communication to study online dialogue, deliberation, and socio-semantic networks. With a PhD from Northeastern’s Network Science Institute and fellowship experience at NYU and GWU, they develop NLP, network analysis, and machine learning tools to trace how people reason and justify political beliefs in digital spaces. Their work bridges substantive questions about civic engagement with methodological innovation, earning awards for best paper and dissertation recognition. A first-generation college student and former communications professional, they bring both rigorous technical skill and practical outreach experience to building inclusive research communities.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Physics, Asian Studies, BA, Physics, Asian Studies at Clark UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Network Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Network Science at Northeastern UniversityMA, Integrated Marketing Communications, MA, Integrated Marketing Communications at Emerson CollegeProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sshugars/PolNet_text
Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:7 commits, 5 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year
sshugars/conversations
Mar 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:1 push in 9 months
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