Sean Ewing
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Florida Gulf Coast University
Hello! I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Florida Gulf Coast University. I completed my Ph.D. in Political Science at UCLA in June of 2025 with concentrations in American politics and research methods. My research examines political communication and the ways the evolving news environment has impacted political polarization, representation, participation, and local journalism. I combine large-scale original data collection, advanced causal inference methods, and survey experiments to examine how changes in political media influence Americans’ attitudes and behavior.
My dissertation examined how local news is changing and what those changes mean for local politics. In particular, I studied how changes in newspaper ownership, publication frequency, and political coverage influence Americans’ access to local political information and their engagement with local government and elections. My current research extends this work by examining how political language, media framing, and journalistic narratives affect public opinion and political behavior.
My work has been supported by the American Political Science Association, the Rapaport Family Foundation, and internal grants at UCLA and FGCU. My work has been published in The Forum and Political Communication, and I frequently present research at conferences such as APSA, MPSA, SPSA, WPSA, and the Local Journalism Researchers Workshop. If you are interested in my work or just want to chat, feel free to reach out! My email is sewing@fgcu.edu.
Interests
- Political Communication
- Local News
- Political Behavior
- Political Polarization
- Research Methods
Education
🎓Ph.D. in Political Science
University of California, Los Angeles
🎓M.A. in Political Science
University of California, Los Angeles
🎓B.A. in Political Science
University of San Diego