AI, Social Media, Online Reputational Harm Expert

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Sean Richey, Ph.D., is a Full Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University specializing in digital communication, online information environments, public opinion formation, and survey methodology. His research examines how narratives spread online, how individuals form beliefs, and how communication environments influence perception, reputational harm, and behavior. Dr. Richey has authored seven books and more than thirty peer-reviewed publications on political communication, online discourse, persuasion, conspiracy beliefs, civic behavior, and internet-mediated information environments. His recent work includes research on artificial intelligence systems, social media amplification, misinformation, and digital persuasion dynamics. He provides litigation consulting and expert analysis in matters involving: online defamation and reputational harm, AI-generated misinformation, social media amplification, digital narrative spread, survey methodology disputes, polling interpretation, sampling bias, public opinion analysis, and communication effects. His work frequently involves evaluating whether online amplification appears coordinated or organic, assessing how information environments shape audience perception, critiquing survey and polling methodologies, and translating complex empirical findings into language accessible to judges and juries. Dr. Richey has more than two decades of experience teaching and communicating complex statistical and behavioral research to nontechnical audiences. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from City University of New York.