People

Data Science Initiative Advisory Committee

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Galin Jones

He/Him/His
Chair

Specialties

Markov Chain Monte Carlo methodology; Mathematical Statistics; Bayesian statistics; Physics, biology, and environment applications; Computational statistics

Michael Gallope

Michael Gallope

he / him

Specialties

Music and Sound Studies; Philosophy and Intellectual History; Music of the African Diaspora; Cultural History and Ethnography; Global Modernisms

 Melissa Polonenko

Melissa Polonenko

she/her

Specialties

audiology; hearing loss; development; hearing aids; cochlear implants; electroencephalography (EEG); evoked potentials

Awa Saidy

Awa K. Saidy

She/Her/Hers

Specialties

Intercultural and cross-cultural leadership; Higher education policy - access, quality, and relevance; Institutional equity; Program and policy evaluation; Intersection of education, gender, and international development policy and practice

TomVanHeuvelen

Tom VanHeuvelen

Specialties

Stratification and Inequality; Comparative and Historical Sociology; Quantitative Methodology; Sociology of Development

Profile photo Niels Waller

Niels Waller

Specialties

psychometric theory; quantitative models of individual differences; factor analysis and structural equation modeling; multivariate analysis

Diane Willow

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