Natasha Goel

Natasha Goel

First Name: 
Natasha
Last Name: 
Goel
Title: 
PhD Candidate
Biography : 

Natasha is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science. She holds a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship and is a doctoral fellow in both the Policy, Elections, and Representation Lab (PEARL) at the University of Toronto and the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO) at McGill University. Natasha’s research interests lie broadly in the areas of political psychology, political communication, and political behavior.

Natasha’s dissertation examines the perseverance of false beliefs, misperceptions, and conspiracy theories. More specifically, her work considers how individual dispositions and differences shape the way people process information, form beliefs and opinions, and respond to persuasion.

Education: 
MA in Geography & Planning, University of Toronto
BA in Economics and Psychology, York University

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Research Area:

Areas of Interest: 
  • Belief perseverance
  • Public Opinion
  • American politics
  • Canadian politics
  • Affective polarization
  • Experimental survey research

Program:

Cohort:

1st Major: 
Comparative Politics
1st Minor: 
Canadian Politics
Dissertation Title: 
Thinking About Thinking: Considering the Processing of Incongruent Information
Dissertation Supervisors: 
Christopher Cochrane
Eric Merkley