Emily Tomasik

Emily Tomasik is a research analyst at Pew Research Center, studying Americans’ views and behaviors related to news and information. She uses a variety of research methods to understand how people encounter, engage with and share information in a rapidly changing media landscape.

Her work includes analyzing data from surveys, focus groups and social media content to identify key storylines.

Emily helps write survey questions, make charts and draft reports to share our findings. She also reviews our products to ensure accuracy, and she takes seriously the responsibility of reporting the views of the respondents who take time out of their lives to contribute to the Center’s work.

Her research interests include how people engage (or don’t) with news and other civic behaviors, the information Americans use to make everyday decisions, changes in habits and attitudes toward news on social media, and the impact of new technologies more broadly.

Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Virginia Commonwealth University and previously worked as an educator at a local history museum in Richmond.