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Data Science Program

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty & Staff

Our faculty are data science scholars who have conducted innovative research within their academic fields. The program also incorporates faculty from different academic backgrounds, including economics, education, finance, political science, statistics, computer science, physics and mathematics.

Max Alekseyev
Max Alekseyev

Associate Professor of Mathematics

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Tatiyana V. Apanasovich

Associate Professor of Statistics

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Abdi Awl

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

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Ali Beheshti

Lecturer in Data Science

Kaihua Ding
Kaihua Ding

Professorial Lecturer in Data Science

Ryan Engstrom
Ryan Engstrom

Director of the Data Science Program and Professor of Geography

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Rolando Fernandez

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

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Melissa Feuer

Career Coach, Data Science Graduate Program

Farzad Hosseinali
Farzad Hosseinali

Professorial Lecturer in Data Science

Yuxiao Huang
Yuxiao Huang

Associate Professor of Data Science

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Amir Jafari

Assistant Professor of Data Science

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Reza Jafari

Professorial Lecturer in Data Science

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Neil Johnson

Professor of Physics

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Mohamed Shabani Kariburyo

Professorial Lecturer in Data Science

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Joel C. Kuipers

Professor of Anthropology

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Marc Lajoie

Assistant Professor of Media & Public Affairs

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Eric D. Lawrence

Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science

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Andrew Layman

Associate Program Director of Data Science

Sushovan Majhi
Sushovan Majhi

Assistant Professor of Data Science

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Michael Mann

Assistant Professor of Geography

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Walcelio Melo

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

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Anya Mendenhall

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

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Divya Pandove Narula

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

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Ning Rui

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Hazim Shatnawi
Hazim Shatnawi

Assistant Professor of Data Science

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Tara M. Sinclair

Professor of Economics and International Affairs

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Darcy Steeg Morris

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

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Emmanuel Teitelbaum

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

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Diane Williams

Program Associate

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Chen Zeng

Professor of Physics

Huan Zhang
Huan Zhang

Lecturer in Data Science