I'm a PhD candidate in Media Studies at the Western University. My research focusses on the intersection of gender, social media, and social movements. In the past, I concentrated on political speeches and the question of whether gender stereotypes impact our perceptions of verbal attacks.
I have a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Memphis, U.S., and a Magister Artium in Mass Communication from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.
Refereed Journal Articles
Hollingshead, W.; Nau, C.; Zhang, J.; Mendes, K.; and Quan-Haase, A. (2023). The Evolution of #MeToo: A Comparative Analysis of Vernacular Practices over Time and Across Languages. Social Media + Society, 9(3). https://doi-org/10.1177/2056305123119
Nau, C., Quan-Haase, A., & McLaughlin, R. (2023). Women-Focused Nonprofit Organizations and Their Use of Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Characterizing a Gendered Pandemic Through Information, Community, and Action. Social Media + Society, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221146489
Nau, C., Zhang, J., Quan-Haase, A., & Mendes, K. (2022). Vernacular Practices in Digital Feminist Activism on Twitter: Deconstructing Affect and Emotion in the #MeToo Movement. Feminist Media Studies. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2022.2027496
Quan-Haase, A., Mendes, K., Ho, D., Lake, O., Nau, C., & Pieber, D. (2020). Mapping #MeToo: A Synthesis Review of Digital Feminist Research Across Social Media Platforms. New Media and Society, 23(6), 1700–1720. https://doi-org.10.1177/1461444820984457
Nau, C., & Stewart, C. O. (2018). Effects of Gender and Verbal Aggression on Perceptions of U.S. Political Speakers. Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict, 6(1), 127–148. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlac.00006.nau
Nau, C., & Stewart, C. O. (2013). Effects of Verbal Aggression and Party Identification Bias on Perceptions of Political Speakers. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 33(5), 526–536. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X13512486
Book Chapters
Nau, C. (2023). Social Media, Gender, and Online Discrimination. In Housley, W., Edwards, A., Beneito-Montagut, R., & Fitzgerald, R. (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Digital Society. Forthcoming.
Nau, C., Quan-Haase, A., & McCay-Peet, L. (2021). Defining Social Media and Asking Social Media Research Questions: How Well Applies the Swiss Army Knife Metaphor? In Sloan, L., & Quan-Haase, A. (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods (pp. 13–26). Sage.
Nau, C. (2016). An Intergroup Approach to Political Communication. In H. Giles & A. Maass (Eds.), Advances in Intergroup Communication (pp. 209–223). Peter Lang.
Book Reviews
Nau, C. (2021). Gender Hate Online: Understanding the New Anti-Feminism, by Debbie Ging and Eugenia Siapera. Feminist Media Studies. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2021.1935040
Nau, C. (2020). Digital Feminist Activism, by K. Mendes, J. Ringrose, and J. Keller. Feminist Media Studies. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2020.1786939
