Academic Research

ORCID: 0009-0007-4987-877X 

Beacken, G. D., Trauthig, I. K., & Woolley, S. C. (2025). Buying State Power: How Elite-Led Propaganda Through Advertising Mechanisms is Connected to Democratic Weakening in Four Countries. Political Communication, 0(0), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2025.2566930

(forthcoming March 2026) Beacken, G. D., Martin, Z., Trauthig, I., & Woolley, S. (2026) “This movement is for everyone”: Proposing radical inclusivity in the U.S. anti-abortion movement after Dobbs. Mobilization, 31(1).

Martin, Z., Beacken, G. D., Trauthig, I. K., & Woolley, S. C. (2024). Embodied Political Influencers: How U.S. Anti-Abortion Actors Co-Opt Narratives of Marginalization. Social Media + Society, 10(2), 20563051241245401. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241245401

Beacken, G. (2024). Exploring political topics that connect to antisemitism on Twitter: U.S. midterm Pennsylvania gubernatorial race 2022. First Monday. https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v29i5.13376

Beacken, G.D. (2024) “It’s Not Worth It”: Digital Activism and Selective Solidarity from Lived-Feed Experiences. Contemporary Jewry 44, 1017–1041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12397-024-09594-2

Becker, M., Beacken, G., & Sabra, L. (2025, October 27). How Zohran Mamdani’s Ambiguous Words Echo in the Digital Sphere. [The Algemeiner]. Opinion. https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/10/27/how-zohran-mamdanis-ambiguous-words-echo-in-the-digital-sphere/

Beacken, G. & Becker, M. (2025, July 28). Chatbot Grok Doesn’t Glitch—It Reflects X [Tech Policy Press]. Perspective. https://www.techpolicy.press/chatbot-grok-doesnt-glitch-it-reflects-x/

Beacken, G. (2025, June 27). Identity Propaganda and Elections in Bolivia and Nigeria [Propaganda Research Lab - Center for Media Engagement]. Quick Read.

https://mediaengagement.org/research/identity-propaganda-bolivia-and-nigeria/

Beacken, G. (2025, June). Evolving Shape and Growing Strength of Political Disinformation on Social Media. [University of Pennsylvania Milton Wolf Seminar on Media and Diplomacy]. Seminar Blog. https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/milton-wolf-seminar-media-and-diplomacy-17

Beacken, G. (2025, March 19). Anti-Disinformation Laws: Democratic Backsliding & Chilling Effects in Tunisia & Turkey [Propaganda Research Lab - Center for Media Engagement]. Quick Read. https://mediaengagement.org/blogs/anti-disinformation-laws-in-tunisia-turkey/

Beacken, G., & Lim, A. (2024, April 23). Values, Politics, and Misinformation: Examining Communication within the Filipino Diaspora [Propaganda Research Lab - Center for Media Engagement]. Quick Read. https://mediaengagement.org/blogs/communication-filipino-diaspora/

Beacken, G., Trauthig, I., & Woolley, S. (2022, December 7). Platforms’ Efforts to Block Antisemitic Content Are Falling Short. [Centre for International Governance Innovation.] https://www.cigionline.org/articles/platforms-efforts-to-block-anti-semitic-content-are-falling-

short/

Beacken, G., Trauthig, I., & Woolley, S. “Buying State Power: How Elite Led Propaganda through Advertising Mechanisms Leads to Democratic Backsliding,” Presented at the International Communication Association Conference (ICA), Denver, Colorado, USA, June 12-16, 2025.

Beacken, G. Trauthig, I., & Woolley, S. “Buying State Power: State Led Propaganda through On and Offline Advertising Mechanisms Leading to Democratic Backsliding,” Presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Conference (AoIR), Sheffield, UK, Oct 30-Nov 2, 2024.

Beacken, G. Trauthig, I., & Woolley, S. “Losing the Democratic Exchange of Ideas: How Autocratic Leaders Dominate the Information Space and Control Public Opinion”, Presented at the European University Institute’s (EUI) Decrypting Digital Authoritarianism Conference, Florence, Italy, Oct 28-29, 2024.

Martin, Z., Beacken, G., Trauthig, I., & Woolley, S. “Embodied political influencers: How U.S. anti-abortion actors co-opt narratives of marginalization,” Presented at International Communication

Association Conference (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia, June 20 – 24, 2024.

Beacken, G., & Rodarte, A. “What is Media Influence in 2024?,” BlueSky Workshop Presented at International Communication Association Conference (ICA), Gold Coast, Australia, June 20 – 24, 2024.

Beacken, G., Martin, Z., & Malmer, D. “Protecting white babies: How antisemitic conspiracies inspire new narratives for the anti-abortion movement,” Presented at the Symposium on Misinformation & Marginalization hosted by the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 16, 2023.

*Beacken, G. “Exploring Political Themes that Trigger Antisemitism on Twitter: US Midterms Pennsylvania Governor Race 2022.” Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference (AEJMC) in Washington, D.C. in August 2023. *Second Place Student Paper Competition, Political Communication