Personal profile
Overview
Ashley is a PhD student within the Democracy and Elections research cluster at the University of Manchester. His PhD research investigates the interaction between technology and psychology within digital media environments. He primarily works on questions relating to political communication and political behaviour by analysing social media data through quantitative text analysis.
Teaching
2024 - Semester Two - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Information Processing on Social Media during Election Campaigns, The University of Manchester
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Sept 2026
Award Date: 1 Jun 2027
Master in Science, Politics - Democracy and Elections, The University of Manchester
1 Sept 2022 → 31 Aug 2023
Award Date: 1 Sept 2023
Bachelor of Arts, Politics, Leeds Beckett University
1 Sept 2019 → 31 Aug 2022
Award Date: 1 Sept 2022
Areas of expertise
- JA Political science (General)
- Political Psychology
- Political Behavior
- Elections
- Quantitative Methods
- Machine learning
- Text analysis