Core Faculty

- Umberto Mignozzetti
  Assistant Teaching Professor of Computational Social Science and Political Science
  umbertomig@ucsd.edu
  Comparative Political Economy, Experimental Political Science, Formal Modeling, Political Methodology, Welfare
- Will Styler
  Program Director, Computational Social Science & Associate Teaching Professor of Linguistics
  wstyler@ucsd.edu
  Computational Linguistics, Acoustic Phonetics, Speech Perception

Affiliated Faculty

Anthropology

Patrick Keolu Fox
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
pkfox@ucsd.edu
Genome Sequencing, Genome Engineering, Computational Biology, Evolutionary Genetics, Paleogenetics, Indigenizing Biomedical Research

Cognitive Science

Ben Bergen
Professor of Cognitive Science
bkbergen@ucsd.edu
Psycholinguistics, Natural Language Understanding, Computational Linguistics, Neural Language Models
Sarah Creel

Professor of Cognitive Science
screel@ucsd.edu
Language development, word recognition, eye tracking, cognitive control, music perception
Steven Dow
Associate Professor of Cognitive Science
spdow@ucsd.edu
Human-Computer Interaction, Social Computing, Design
Jason Fleischer
LPSOE
jfleischer@ucsd.edu
Machine Learning, Time-restricted Eating, Biological Age Prediction, Computational Neuroscience, Racial Disparities in Policing and Justice System
Philip Guo
Associate Professor of Cognitive Science
pjguo@ucsd.edu
Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Online Learning, Computing Education, Programmer Productivity
Jim Hollan
Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science
hollan@ucsd.edu
Cognitive Ethnography, Distributed and Embodied Cognition, Human-Computer Interaction, Multimodal Interaction
Terry L. Jernigan
Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, and Radiology
tjernigan@ucsd.edu
Human Brain and Behavioral Development, Developmental Population Neuroscience
Meenakshi Khosla
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science
mkhosla@ucsd.edu
Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Representational Similarity, Behavior, Data Science
Eran Mukamel
Associate Professor of Cognitive Science
emukamel@ucsd.edu
Neuroscience, Genomics, Bioinformatics
Douglas Nitz
Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science
nitz@cogsci.ucsd.edu
Neural Basis of Spatial Cognition and Episodic Memory, Hippocampus, Parietal Cortex, Premotor Cortex
Virginia de Sa

Professor of Cognitive Science
desa@ucsd.edu
Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Brain-Computer Interfaces
Sean Trott
Assistant Teaching Professor of Computational Social Science and Cognitive Science
sttrott@ucsd.edu
Computational Linguistics, Human Language, Neural Language Models
Bradley Voytek
Professor of Cognitive Science
bvoytek@ucsd.edu
Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, Data Science
Drew E. Walker
Assistant Teaching Professor of Cognitive Science
dehoffma@ucsd.edu
Social Cognition; Teaching and Learning
Haijun Xia
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science
haijunxia@ucsd.edu
Human-Computer Interaction, Creativity Support Tools, Augmented/Mixed/Virtual Reality, Multimodal Interaction, Information/Data Visualization
Martin Zettersten
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science
mzettersten@ucsd.edu
Language and cognitive development, active information-seeking and curiosity, statistical learning, big data in developmental research, infant looking-time and eye-tracking methods.

Communication

Andrew deWaard
Associate Professor of Communication
adewaard@ucsd.edu
Political economy of media, financialization, cultural industries, media consolidation, digital humanities
Kelly Gates
Associate Professor of Communication and Science Studies
kagates@ucsd.edu
Critical Analysis of Digital Media Technologies, Politics and Social Implications of Computerization and the Automation of Surveillance in the United States from the mid-Twentieth Century to Present
Stuart Geiger
Assistant Professor of Communication and Halicioglu Data Science Institute
sgeiger@ucsd.edu
Social, Cultural, and Political Aspects of Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI; Governance and Moderation of Online Platforms; Text Analysis & NLP; Mixed Methods; Community-Centered Design; Digital Ethnography; Auditing of Machine Learning Models
Lilly Irani
Associate Professor of Communication
lirani@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-3572
Labor, Surveillance, Ethics, Democratic Shaping of Technology

Economics

David Arnold
Assistant Teaching Professor
daarnold@ucsd.edu
Labor Economics, Discrimination, Algorithmic Fairness
Eli Berman
Professor of Economics
elberman@ucsd.edu
Conflict & Economics
Richard Carson
Distinguished Professor of Economics
rcarson@ucsd.edu
Environmental Valuation, Climate Change, Environment and Development, Fisheries
Songzi Du

Associate Professor of Economics
sodu@ucsd.edu
Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Market Microstructure
Fabian Eckert
Assistant Professor of Economics
fpe@ucsd.edu
Inequality, Cities, Data
Graham Elliot
Professor of Economics
grelliott@ucsd.edu
Econometrics
Aram Grigoryan
Assistant Teaching Professor
a2grigoryan@ucsd.edu
Market Design, Matching Theory, Game Theory, Economics and Computation
Nir Jaimovich
Anonymous Family Chancellor Endowed Chair in Macroeconomics, Professor
nijaimovich@ucsd.edu
Applied Macroeconomics, Business Cycles, Labor Market
Xinwei Ma
Assistant Professor of Economics
x1ma@ucsd.edu
Non/Semiparametric econometrics, Causal Inference, Program Evaluation
Yixiao Sun
Professor of Economics
yisun@ucsd.edu
Time Series Econometrics, Nonparametric Econometrics, Causal Inference and Machine Learning
Ying Zhu
Assistant Professor of Economics
yiz012@ucsd.edu
High-Dimensional Estimation and Inference, Nonasymptotic Statistics, Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods, Panel/Longitudinal Data Analysis (with Both i.i.d. and Temporal Features), Integration of Economic Models and Machine Learning, Causal Inference, Bayesian Methods

Education Studies

Amy Eguchi
Associate Teaching Professor
a2eguchi@ucsd.edu
Equitable (DEI) CS Education, educational robotics, promoting AI literacy in K-16 education
Christoforos Mamas
Assistant Professor
cmamas@ucsd.edu
Social Network Analysis, Special Education, Relational Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Social Participation
Beth Simon
Teaching Professor of Education Studies
bsimon@ucsd.edu
Computing Education, Active Learning, Online Education, Technology-Enhanced Education, Peer Instruction

Ethnic Studies

Holly Okonkwo

Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies
Hokonkwo@ucsd.edu
Social Studies of Technology, Identity, Culture, Gender

Linguistics

Eric Bakovic
Professor and Department Chair of Linguistics
ebakovic@ucsd.edu
Phonological Theory and Computational Phonology
Leon Bergen
Associate Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science (by courtesy)
lbergen@ucsd.edu
Website
Andrew Kehler
Professor of Linguistics
kehler@ling.ucsd.edu
Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Discourse Interpretation
Will Styler

Program Director, Computational Social Science & Associate Teaching Professor of Linguistics
wstyler@ucsd.edu
Computational Linguistics, Acoustic Phonetics, Speech Perception

Political Science

Scott Desposato
Professor of Political Science
swd@ucsd.edu
Comparative Politics (Latin America), Democratic Institutions, Research, Ethics, and Methodology
James Fowler
Professor of Political Science
jhfowler@ucsd.edu
Social Networks, Evolution, Politics, Genetics, Big Data
Erik Gartzke
Professor of Political Science
egartzke@ucsd.edu
International Security, Security Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, International Relations Theory, International Politics, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, Economic Development
Seth Hill
Professor of Political Science
sjhill@ucsd.edu
American Politics, Campaigns and Elections, Political Methodology, Bayesian Statistics and Computation; Decision Theory
Umberto Mignozzetti
Assistant Teaching Professor of Computational Social Science and Political Science
umbertomig@ucsd.edu
Comparative Politics, Political Economy Tools, Formal Modeling, Elite and Popular Surveys
Margaret (Molly) Roberts
Associate Professor of Political Science
meroberts@ucsd.edu
Political Science, Statistics, Comparative Politics, Political Methodology
Kaare Strom
Distinguished Professor of Political Science
kstrom@ucsd.edu
Comparative Politics, National Legislatures, Legislator Careers, Coalition Bargaining
David Wiens
Associate Professor of Political Science, Faculty Affiliate, Department of Philosophy, Fellow for the Center on Global Justice
dwiens@ucsd.edu
Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Social Science, Formal Political Theory

Psychology

Timothy Brady
Associate Professor of Psychology
timbrady@ucsd.edu
Computational Cognitive Science, Bayesian Models of Cognition, Computational Models of Human Memory, Human Visual Perception and Memory
Victor Ferreira
Professor of Psychology
vferreira@ucsd.edu
Psycholinguistics and Language Production, Computational Modelling
Timothy Gentner
Professor of Psychology
tgentner@ucsd.edu
Behavioral Neurobiology, Auditory Perception and Cognition, Animal Communication
John Serences
Professor of Psychology
jserences@ucsd.edu
Attention and Perceptual Decision Making
John Wixted
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
jwixted@ucsd.edu
Human Memory, Animal Cognition, Psychopathology

Sociology

Kevin Lewis
Professor of Sociology
lewis@ucsd.edu
Culture, Social Networks, Social Psychology, Inequality, Family
Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
Associate Professor of Sociology
jpardoguerra@ucsd.edu
Economic Sociology, Sociology of Markets, Science and Technology Studies, Cultural Sociology, Financial Markets, Art Markets, Public Valuations, Innovation
Akos Rona-Tas
Professor of Sociology
aronatas@ucsd.edu
Predictions, Time, Uncertainty

Urban Studies and Planning

Isaac William Martin
Professor, Chair of Urban Studies & Planning
iwmartin@ucsd.edu
Housing Policy, Municipal Taxation, Political Economy of Inequality
Feiyang Sun
Urban Studies and Planning Assistant Teaching Professor
f1sun@ucsd.edu
Spatial Data Privacy, Transportation, Renewable Energy Policy, Urban Economics

Departments Outside School of Social Sciences

Trevor Bonjour

Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
AI, AI Education, Computing Education, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning
Henrik Christensen

Distinguished Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
hichristensen@ucsd.edu
Robotics, AI and computer vision
Michael Davidson
Assistant Professor, School of Global Policy & Strategy and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
mrdavidson@ucsd.edu
Energy Systems, Climate Change, Political Economy
Natalia Komarova

Professor of Mathematics, Dean's Scholar
nkomarova@ucsd.edu
Mathematical modeling of complex social phenomena, language evolution, color categorization, opinion dynamics, learning
Ruixue Jia
Associate Professor, School of Global Policy & Strategy
rxjia@ucsd.edu
Political Economy, Science and Technology
Jun Liu
Professor, Rady School of Management
junliu@ucsd.edu
Asset pricing theory
Nadia Polikarpova
Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
npolikarpova@ucsd.edu
Human-AI Interaction, Civic Tech, Social Media Analysis
Gordon McCord
Associate Teaching Professor, School of Global Policy & Strategy
gmccord@ucsd.edu
Sustainable Development, Environmental Economics, Public Health
William Mullins
Assistant Professor of Finance, Rady School of Management
wmullins@ucsd.edu
Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Banking

Core Faculty

Drew E. Walker

Graham Elliot

Ying Zhu

Amy Eguchi