Kelechi Amakoh is a PhD candidate in Political Science at Michigan State University with a background in communication. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication (First Class) from the University of Lagos, an Erasmus Mundus master’s in journalism, Media, and Globalization from the University of Amsterdam, Aarhus University, and the Danish School of Media and Journalism, and an MA in Political Science from Michigan State University. Kelechi’s research focuses on the impact of influential figures’ messages on people’s beliefs, particularly examining negative campaign messages, media interactions, voter perceptions, group dynamics, and trust in democratic institutions in multiethnic societies. Currently, he is a non-residential contributing fellow (2025–2026) at Good Authority, formerly known as The Monkey Cage, a publication featured in The Washington Post.
