Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
As a PhD student, my research focuses on examining the interplay between social identities and online communities. I have previously contributed to a CREST project investigating the relationship between online organizing and offline collective action. While my background is primarily in psychology, I embrace interdisciplinary approaches, aiming to expand my skills in computational social science.
My current project involves examining how individuals navigate multiple identity presentation across extreme online communities. My ongoing projects extend to mapping the dissemination of conspiratorial and extreme rhetoric on Telegram, as well as efforts to enhance scheduling precision in group research methods. In addition, I am working on a project examining the potential relationship between 'Tradwife' content and extreme right-wing rhetoric.
Other responsibilities
Teaching experience:
Previous teaching experience includes a semester teaching the behavioral analytics seminar, including introductory level statistical analyses.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, Master of Science, What do we stand for? Exploring multiple identity representation in activists’ discussions of support for climate action on Twitter during the COP26 Glasgow protests., University of Bath
1 Oct 2017 → 1 Jul 2022
Award Date: 22 Jul 2022
Keywords
- Online Communities
- Social Psychology
- Social Identity
- Computational Social Science
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Examining Membership Across Multiple Online Communities in the ‘Manosphere’
Bocheva, D., Hinds, J., Brown, O. & Mayer, L., 20 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Media & Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimeet: A computational tool to enhance participant attendance in group research
Mayer, L. W., Bocheva, D., Hinds, J., Brown, O., Piwek, L. & Ellis, D. A., 31 Oct 2025, In: Behavior Research Methods. 57, 10, 289.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spreading the Word: Exploring a Network of Mobilizing Messages in a Telegram Conspiracy Group
Wischerath, D., Godwin, E., Bocheva, D., Brown, O., Roscoe, J. F. & Davidson, B. I., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. New York, U. S. A.: Association for Computing Machinery, 8 p. 300. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Prizes
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Doctoral Recognition Award
Bocheva, D. (Recipient), 1 May 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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GW4 Open Research Prize in the Research Enablers Category
Bocheva, D. (Recipient), Brown, O. (Recipient), Hinds, J. (Recipient), Piwek, L. (Recipient) & Ellis, D. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Terrorism and Social Media
Bocheva, D. (Speaker), Wischerath, D. (Speaker) & Godwin, E. (Speaker)
18 Jun 2024 → 19 Jun 2024Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance
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Book Review: ELIZABETH PEARSON. “EXTREME BRITAIN: GENDER, MASCULINITY AND RADICALISATION.”
Bocheva, D. (No value)
24 Dec 2024Activity: Media article or participation, blog › Media article or participation