David Lazer Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer and Information Sciences d.lazer@northeastern.edu 617.329.1010 Expertise COVID-19, Election 2020, governance, how the patterns of institutional relations yield functional or dysfunctional systems, midterm elections, Novavax, pandemic, Political science, public health, Resiliency, social networks, technology and its use in communication, Twitter and mood of the nation, Variants David Lazer in the Press Article Buzzfeed Twitter Is Shedding Users, Most Of Them Democrats, A New Survey Shows David Lazer, professor of political science and computer science at Northeastern University and part of the consortium of academics who organized the study, told BuzzFeed News that he was surprised by the survey findings. “I would have expected Democrats to have dropped their utilization of Twitter because Musk has said some very partisan things,” he […] Article Elon Musk’s Proposed Twitter Changes Revive Debate on How to Quash Spam For now, Twitter’s check marks help users tell the difference between bogus accounts and ones operated by real individuals, according to David Lazer, professor of political science and computer and information sciences at Northeastern University. Article Why the Rise of Rapid Tests Makes COVID-19 Case Counts Hard to Trust In some respects, it’s surprising that so many people do get another test after getting a positive result at home. David Lazer, co-author of the COVID States Project survey and a professor of political and computer sciences at Northeastern University, says he was surprised by his group’s findings; he expected more than 30% of people […] Article Why counting vaccinated Americans doesn’t always add up David Lazer (@davidlazer) is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences at Northeastern University and co-director of the COVID States Project. Article Confidence in COVID-19 vaccine declining among parents of youngest kids, survey says Fifty-four percent of parents of children under 5 said they were likely or somewhat likely to get their children a COVID-19 vaccination, down from 62 percent in September and 58 percent in November, according to the survey released Friday by the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, a joint project of […] Article Newsweek Liberals, Conservatives Nearly Equally Say Violence Against Government Justifiable The COVID States Project includes Harvard Kennedy School, Northeastern University, Rutgers University and others. Its previous surveys have looked at the use of at-home COVID tests, mask use, vaccines, as well as contentious school board elections and the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Article Portland Press Herald Experts urge universal mask-wearing to fight omicron, but behavior varies widely “Generally we can see a decline in protective behaviors everywhere post-vaccination,” David Lazer, a researcher with The COVID States Project and Political Science Professor at Northeastern University said in an email. Mask wearing in particular has plummeted, Lazer said. Article The Winter Twindemic: Flu And COVID Now, with omicron spreading, many people still unvaccinated, the situation is changing yet again. But this just doesn’t seem to be resonating with people yet. I spoke to David Lazer of Northeastern University. He’s a co-director of the COVID States Project. Article Survey: 50% of Students Attend Colleges With Vaccine Mandate Almost three-quarters (74 percent) of college and university students have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and about half of all students attend colleges with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to a new national survey conducted by researchers at Harvard, Northeastern, Northwestern and Rutgers Universities as part of the COVID States Project: A 50-State COVID-19 […] Article A Texas hospital suspends a doctor’s privileges for spreading ‘misinformation’ about Covid-19 “These doctors are taking advantage of the trust in them,” said David Lazer, a political science and computer sciences professor at Northeastern University. “They are using the prestige of that term ‘doctor’ to convey misinformation.” David Lazer for Northeastern Global News Many Republicans don’t believe the election results, a new survey says Many Republicans don’t believe the election results, a new survey says Most Democrats believe Joe Biden won the election fairly while skeptical Republican voters say otherwise, a new survey says. Trust in COVID-19 vaccines aligns with political parties, new national study finds Trust in COVID-19 vaccines aligns with political parties, new national study finds Supporters of Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci were significantly more likely to get vaccinated than backers of President Donald Trump. Trump’s pandemic approval ratings rise for the first time, new national study finds Trump’s pandemic approval ratings rise for the first time, new national study finds Most US residents don’t think it’s safe for K-12 schools to reopen for in-person learning, new national survey finds Most US residents don’t think it’s safe for K-12 schools to reopen for in-person learning, new national survey finds Racial justice protests were not a major cause of COVID-19 infection surges, new national study suggests Racial justice protests were not a major cause of COVID-19 infection surges, new national study suggests Think everyone will be clamoring to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Think again, a new national study says. Think everyone will be clamoring to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Think again, a new national study says. Timely test results are necessary to slow the coronavirus. But a new study shows critical delays across the US. Timely test results are necessary to slow the coronavirus. But a new study shows critical delays across the US. New survey shows ‘systematic decline’ in domestic approval for US leaders New survey shows ‘systematic decline’ in domestic approval for US leaders A new survey shows that public approval of U.S. governors as well as President Donald Trump has dropped over the last couple of months. Pandemic takes a toll on mental health of US residents, new national survey shows Pandemic takes a toll on mental health of US residents, new national survey shows A new survey shows that over a quarter of US residents “describe symptoms in a range that would be considered moderate or severe depression." A majority in the US supports making mail-in voting easier, new study shows A majority in the US supports making mail-in voting easier, new study shows
Article Buzzfeed Twitter Is Shedding Users, Most Of Them Democrats, A New Survey Shows David Lazer, professor of political science and computer science at Northeastern University and part of the consortium of academics who organized the study, told BuzzFeed News that he was surprised by the survey findings. “I would have expected Democrats to have dropped their utilization of Twitter because Musk has said some very partisan things,” he […]
Article Elon Musk’s Proposed Twitter Changes Revive Debate on How to Quash Spam For now, Twitter’s check marks help users tell the difference between bogus accounts and ones operated by real individuals, according to David Lazer, professor of political science and computer and information sciences at Northeastern University.
Article Why the Rise of Rapid Tests Makes COVID-19 Case Counts Hard to Trust In some respects, it’s surprising that so many people do get another test after getting a positive result at home. David Lazer, co-author of the COVID States Project survey and a professor of political and computer sciences at Northeastern University, says he was surprised by his group’s findings; he expected more than 30% of people […]
Article Why counting vaccinated Americans doesn’t always add up David Lazer (@davidlazer) is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences at Northeastern University and co-director of the COVID States Project.
Article Confidence in COVID-19 vaccine declining among parents of youngest kids, survey says Fifty-four percent of parents of children under 5 said they were likely or somewhat likely to get their children a COVID-19 vaccination, down from 62 percent in September and 58 percent in November, according to the survey released Friday by the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, a joint project of […]
Article Newsweek Liberals, Conservatives Nearly Equally Say Violence Against Government Justifiable The COVID States Project includes Harvard Kennedy School, Northeastern University, Rutgers University and others. Its previous surveys have looked at the use of at-home COVID tests, mask use, vaccines, as well as contentious school board elections and the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Article Portland Press Herald Experts urge universal mask-wearing to fight omicron, but behavior varies widely “Generally we can see a decline in protective behaviors everywhere post-vaccination,” David Lazer, a researcher with The COVID States Project and Political Science Professor at Northeastern University said in an email. Mask wearing in particular has plummeted, Lazer said.
Article The Winter Twindemic: Flu And COVID Now, with omicron spreading, many people still unvaccinated, the situation is changing yet again. But this just doesn’t seem to be resonating with people yet. I spoke to David Lazer of Northeastern University. He’s a co-director of the COVID States Project.
Article Survey: 50% of Students Attend Colleges With Vaccine Mandate Almost three-quarters (74 percent) of college and university students have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and about half of all students attend colleges with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to a new national survey conducted by researchers at Harvard, Northeastern, Northwestern and Rutgers Universities as part of the COVID States Project: A 50-State COVID-19 […]
Article A Texas hospital suspends a doctor’s privileges for spreading ‘misinformation’ about Covid-19 “These doctors are taking advantage of the trust in them,” said David Lazer, a political science and computer sciences professor at Northeastern University. “They are using the prestige of that term ‘doctor’ to convey misinformation.”