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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

Associate Professor of Mathematics

Tatiyana V. Apanasovich

Associate Professor of Statistics

Abdi Awl

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Ryan Engstrom

Director of the Data Science Program and Professor of Geography

Rolando Fernandez

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Melissa Feuer

Career Coach, Data Science Graduate Program

Simson L. Garfinkel

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Yuxiao Huang

Assistant Professor of Data Science

Amir Jafari

Assistant Professor of Data Science

Reza Jafari

Professorial Lecturer in Data Science

Neil Johnson

Professor of Physics

Mohamed Shabani Kariburyo

Professorial Lecturer in Data Science

Joel C. Kuipers

Professor of Anthropology

Marc Lajoie

Assistant Professor of Media & Public Affairs

Eric D. Lawrence

Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science

Andrew Layman

Associate Program Director of Data Science

Edwin Lo

Assistant Professor of Data Science and Director of Undergraduate Studies

Sushovan Majhi

Visiting Assistant Professor of Data Science

Michael Mann

Assistant Professor of Geography

Walcelio Melo

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Anya Mendenhall

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Divya Pandove Narula

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Ning Rui

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Hazim Shatnawi

Assistant Professor of Data Science

Tara M. Sinclair

Professor of Economics and International Affairs

Darcy Steeg Morris

Professional Lecturer in Data Science

Emmanuel Teitelbaum

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs

Diane Williams

Program Associate

Chen Zeng

Professor of Physics