Myriam Shiran is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Computational Social Science Lab at Purdue University, focusing on the application of computational and quantitative methods to study mass and elite behavior. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Houston, where her research centered on women’s political participation, with a specific interest in conservative backlash against the entrance of women into politics, and environmental justice. Her work has been published in journals such as Energy Policy and Environmental Politics. Shiran is also a student fellow for the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP).