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Research

My research pedagogy involves social impact analysis, governance frameworks, and stakeholder communication. I am experienced in applying qualitative & quantitative research methods and data-driven insights to evaluate societal trends, institutional accountability, and policy impact.  I specialize in studying patterns and performance of care and acknowledgment (or lack of) in social media discourse and news coverage.

Skills

 Rhetorical Analysis    Qualitative Content Analysis     Structural Topic Modeling   Data Analytics   R Studio    Quantitative Content Analysis  Interviews   Market Research 

Research Experience

2026–present

Researcher

Plant A Insights Group

  • Analyze, integrate, and interpret extensive amounts of both qualitative and quantitative data for various industries.

  • Assist in developing and refining robust research methodologies.

  • Create executive summaries, reports, and presentations that are clear, concise, and persuasive.

2018–2025

Researcher

School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UW–Madison

  • Analyzed social movements, media accountability, news coverage, and public discourse to produce insights on governance transparency and impact.

  • Applied topic modeling to analyze social media and news datasets for evaluating societal narratives.

  • Designed and published research informing policy on social justice, digital governance, gender equity, and accountability in global media. 

Publications

Ghosh, S. and Kamath, K. (2021). "News Sourcing, Gender, and Misogyny in #MeToo India". Misogyny Across Global Media, p. 173–190.

Ghosh, S., Su, M.-H., Abhishek, A., Suk, J., Tong, C., Kamath, K., Hills, O., Correa, T., Garlough, C., Borah, P., & Shah, D. (2020). "Covering #MeToo across the News Spectrum: Political Accusation and Public Events as Drivers of Press Attention". The International Journal of Press/Politics. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161220968081

Select Conferences

With Ghosh, S., Garlough, C., Garlough-Shah, I., Dick, E, and Schultz, E. "Through the Eyes of Zootopia and Grogu: Examining Abortion Visual Content on Facebook and Instagram", National Women's Studies Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 2022.

With Ghosh, S., Garlough, C., Garlough-Shah, I., and Dick, E. "Picturing Care and Acknowledgement: Examining Abortion Visual Content on Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit", International Communication Association, Paris, France. May 2022.

“#MeToo as a Care-Based Transformative Justice Movement: An Ongoing Project", Association for Asian Studies, Honolulu, Hawai'i. March 2022.

With Ghosh, S., Garlough, C., Garlough-Shah, I., and Dick, E., “Visual Politics and Feminist Ethics of Care: Examining Rhetoric in Abortion Visual Images on Twitter”, Relations of Care Across and After Worlds Care Conference, Virtual Conference. May 2021.

With Shreenita Ghosh, “The Interplay Between News Media and Twitter Content on the Indian #MeToo Movement", Political Communication Workshop, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. March 2022.

Service

2021–2022

Graduate Student Representative 

School of Journalism and Mass Communication Inclusion Committee

2020

Planning Chair

Communication Crossroads Conference 2021

2021

Reviewer

International Communications Association Conference 2021

2016–2017

Student Representative

Department of Media & Communication, LSE

2021

Planning Chair

Communication Crossroads Conference 2021

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