Communication

Editor in Chief

Patricia Moy is a political communication scholar who focuses on communication and citizenship, specifically, how mediated and interpersonal communication can shape public opinion, citizens’ social and political trust, and political behavior. Her research addresses communication content, processes and effects across myriad issues in multiple continents. Moy’s scholarship has been published as books and articles in leading refereed journals including the Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Communication Research, Political Communication, and the International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Her book With Malice Toward All? examines the prevalence of media negativity and the process by which it shapes knowledge and attitudes about key institutions that govern society. Her edited volume Communication and Community examines communication processes and effects within geographical, online, epistemic, and a host of other communities.

Moy’s extensive contributions to the discipline include serving as president of the International Communication Association, American Association for Public Opinion Research, World Association for Public Opinion Research, and Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research. She was editor of the flagship journal Public Opinion Quarterly and sits on the editorial board of leading journals in the field, including Journal of Communication, Communication Research, Political Communication, and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Moy is a former head of the Communication Theory and Methodology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and has held leadership roles in the American Political Science Association.