Yuyang Pu is a Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on information manipulation and its impacts on public opinion and political behavior. His studies explore how authoritarian governments use information manipulation to consolidate their rule domestically and win support internationally, as well as how citizens can resist it. His teaching expertise encompasses a wide range of introductory courses, including International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Research Methods. Additionally, he has taught upper-level courses such as Chinese Politics and Propaganda and Censorship. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, he taught at the University of Houston and Siena College.
COURSER TAUGHT
- Introduction to International Relations
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Chinese Politics
- Political Censorship and Propaganda
- Arguments, Data, and Politics
- Contemporary U.S. Politics
Education & Training
- PhD: University of Houston, 2022
Research Interests
- Propaganda
- Corruption and Anticorruption
- Public Opinion
- Political Participation
- Content Analysis
- Experiments
