Data Science

Our faculty are experts in using scientific methods and computational processes to extract insights about social and political processes from structured and unstructured data.

Data Science Faculty

Laura Bakkensen

Laura Bakkensen

Associate Professor

Director of MPA & MPP Programs

  • Environmental economics
  • Natural disaster policy
  • Risk and adaptation
Social Sciences 327

Bradley Bartos

Assistant Professor

  • Criminal justice policies
  • Crime and mortality statistics
  • Time-series quasi-experiments
Social Sciences 306
Anne Boustead

Anne Boustead

Assistant Professor

  • Law and policy
  • Drug policy
  • Surveillance and privacy
Social Sciences 331
Frank Gonzalez

Frank Gonzalez

Assistant Professor

  • Political psychology
  • Race and politics
  • Biology and politics
Social Sciences 337

Adam Douglas Henry

Professor

  • Social networks
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Computational modeling
Social Sciences 319
Javier Osorio

Javier Osorio

Assistant Professor

  • Comparative politics
  • Political and criminal violence
  • Natural language processing
Social Sciences 125

Yotam Shmargad

Associate Professor

  • Online behavior
  • Political communication
  • Social networks
Social Sciences 314B
Chris Weber

Chris Weber

Professor

  • American politics
  • Political psychology
  • Methodology
Social Sciences 333
Chad Westerland

Chad Westerland

Associate Professor

  • American politics
  • Law and courts
  • Methodology
Social Sciences 321