People
Data Science Initiative Advisory Committee
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Galin Jones
Specialties
Markov Chain Monte Carlo methodology; Mathematical Statistics; Bayesian statistics; Physics, biology, and environment applications; Computational statistics
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Michael Gallope
Specialties
Music and Sound Studies; Philosophy and Intellectual History; Music of the African Diaspora; Cultural History and Ethnography; Global Modernisms
![Fatih Guvenen](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/profile_photo_teaser/public/pictures/2022-10/IMG_3732-medium-color.jpg?h=22fad024&itok=1UWyaTSq)
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Melissa Polonenko
Specialties
audiology; hearing loss; development; hearing aids; cochlear implants; electroencephalography (EEG); evoked potentials
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Tom VanHeuvelen
Specialties
Stratification and Inequality; Comparative and Historical Sociology; Quantitative Methodology; Sociology of Development
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Niels Waller
Specialties
psychometric theory; quantitative models of individual differences; factor analysis and structural equation modeling; multivariate analysis
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Diane Willow
Specialties
Participatory culture; Creative inquiry and artistic expression with emerging media; Poetic interplay of nature, technology and community; interactive art; Interdisciplinary collaborations; Sound art; Community collaboration; Public art; Responsive environments; Playful explorations :: new modes, new materials, new media; Interactive, socially engaged, contemplative environments
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Alvin Zhou
Specialties
Computational Social Science; Audience Analytics; Strategic Communication