Assistant Professor

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Additional Positions at AU: Faculty Fellow, Center for Data Science; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology
Degrees: Ph.D. Stanford University (Political Science)
M.A. Columbia University (International Affairs)
B.A. Peking University (International Relations and Economics)
Bio: Tongtong Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Government at American University. Her research examines authoritarian institutions (with a focus on participatory institutions and information control) and their effects on political attitudes and behavior, especially in the context of China.

Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in peer-reviewed journals Comparative Political Studies, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Science Research and Methods. Her dissertation on government responsiveness in China received the 2023 APSA Best Dissertation Award in the area of Information Technology and Politics, 2024 WPSA Best Dissertation Award, and the 2023 PolMeth Best Faculty Poster Award.

Previously, Tongtong was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center. She received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University in 2022.

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