Dr. Jung’s research is in comparative party politics, political behavior, and political psychology, with an emphasis on Western democracies. She examines the types and effects of sociopolitical information that mass publics encounter—including messages from political parties, the news media, and social surroundings—alongside the psychological mechanisms underlying individual-level attitudes and behaviors. A major strand of her work has focused on understanding moral rhetoric from political parties and the moral underpinnings of public opinion and voter behavior. Overall, her research provides new ways of thinking about how individuals experience and engage with politics.

Her work has been published in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science and the American Political Science Review, as well as by Cambridge University Press. She serves as an editor of Research & Politics.