CV

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Education

• Ph.D. in Communication (Computational Social Science), University of Pennsylvania, 2025/2026 (expected)
• Master’s in Statistics and Data Science, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2023
• Master’s in Communication Science, University of Amsterdam, 2021
• Bachelor’s in Political Science and Psychology, University of California Santa Barbara, 2014

Publications

Model-Dependent Moderation: Inconsistencies in Hate Speech Detection Across LLM-based Systems

Fasching, N. & Lelkes, Y. (2025). "Model-Dependent Moderation: Inconsistencies in Hate Speech Detection Across LLM-based Systems." Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics. pages 22271–22285.

Persistent polarization: The unexpected durability of political animosity around US elections

Fasching, N., Iyengar, S., Lelkes, Y., & Westwood, S. J. (2024). "Persistent polarization: The unexpected durability of political animosity around US elections." Science Advances. 10(36), eadm9198.

A critical evaluation and research agenda for the study of psychological dispositions and political attitudes

Arceneaux, K., Bakker, B. N., Fasching, N., & Lelkes, Y. (2024). "A critical evaluation and research agenda for the study of psychological dispositions and political attitudes." Political Psychology. doi:10.1111/pops.12958.

Inconsistent and very weak evidence for a direct association between childhood personality and adult ideology

Fasching, N., Arceneaux, K., & Bakker, B. N. (2024). "Inconsistent and very weak evidence for a direct association between childhood personality and adult ideology." Journal of Personality. doi:10.1111/jopy.12874.

Establishing the validity and robustness of facial electromyography measures for political science

Schumacher, G., Homan, M. D., Rebasso, I., Fasching, N., Bakker, B. N., & Rooduijn, M. (2024). "Establishing the validity and robustness of facial electromyography measures for political science." Politics and the Life Sciences. 43(2), 198–215. doi:10.1017/pls.2023.26

Ancestral Kinship and the Origins of Ideology

Fasching, N. & Lelkes, Y. (2023). "Ancestral Kinship and the Origins of Ideology." British Journal of Political Science. doi:10.1017/S0007123422000709.

Automated annotation with generative AI requires validation

Pangakis, N., Wolken, S., & Fasching, N. (2023). "Automated annotation with generative AI requires validation." arXiv. arXiv:2306.00176.

Questionable and open research practices: Attitudes and perceptions among quantitative communication researchers

Bakker, B. N., Jaidka, K., Dörr, T., Fasching, N., & Lelkes, Y. (2021). "Questionable and open research practices: Attitudes and perceptions among quantitative communication researchers." Journal of Communication. doi: 10.1093/joc/jqab031.

Work experience

• Co-Teacher for Statistics and Data Science Course (Modern Data Mining)
  • Jul 2022 - Present
  • The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
• Computational Research Fellow
  • Sep 2021 - Present
  • The University of Pennsylvania

Non-academic interests

• Avid rock climber
• Musician (guitar, synthesizer, flute)