Dannagal Young — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Delaware, where she also directs the Center for Political Communication.
Developed the "counterargument disruption model of political humor."
Author of "Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States" (2020).
Author of "Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation" (2023).
Earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication in 2007.
Delivered a TED Talk in 2020.
Performs and owns CSz Philadelphia, an improv comedy group, since 1999.

Biography

Dannagal Young is a Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Delaware, where she also serves as Director of the university's Center for Political Communication. She earned her Ph.D.

from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication in 2007. Her academic work focuses on the content, audience, psychology, and effects of political information, including the influence of political entertainment.