Data Science: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Tarek Abdallah

Kellogg School of Management

Assistant Professor of Operations Management

Field: Business Strategy, Data Science, Economics

Focus Areas: Business Strategy, Data Science, E-Commerce, Microeconomics, Predictive Analytics, Pricing Strategy

Norrina Allen

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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Departments of Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics

Field: Aging, Cardiology, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Health Disparities, Hypertension, Lifestyle and Wellness, Medical Quality of Life, Obesity, Precision Medicine, Public Health Policy

Luis Amaral

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Complex Systems, Data Science

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Data Science, Environmental Sustainability, Firearm safety and policy, Information Systems and Technology, Network Science, Scientific Collaboration, Teams Theory

Randall Berry

McCormick School of Engineering

John A. Dever Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Field: Electrical Engineering

Focus Areas: Cybersecurity, Data Science, Machine Learning and Automation, Network and Systems Security, Social Networks, Wireless Networks

Sirus Bouchat

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: Authoritarian Politics, Comparative Politics, Data Science, Machine Learning and Automation, Political Economies, Statistics and probability

Noshir Contractor

Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering, School of Communication

Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Complex Systems, Computational Social Science, Data Science, Industrial Engineering

Focus Areas: Communication Skills, Data Science, Network Science, Predictive Analytics, Scientific Collaboration, Social Media, Social Networks, Space Travel, Teams Theory

Lee Cooper

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pathology

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Computer Science, Pathology, Radiology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Medical Imaging, Precision Medicine

Zoheyr Doctor

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) Board of Visitors Research Assistant Professor

Field: Data Science, Physics and Astronomy

Focus Areas: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Data Science, Data Visualization, Gravitational Waves, Gravity

Dr. Mozziyar Etemadi

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Research, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Machine Learning and Automation, Precision Medicine, Wearable Technology, Wireless Networks

Steven Franconeri

Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering, The Garage at Northwestern, The Graduate School, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Psychology

Field: Education, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavioral Economics, Data Science, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Influence and Persuasion, Misinformation and Fake News, STEM Education

Julia Gaudio

McCormick School of Engineering, The Graduate School

Assistant Professor

Field: Data Science, Industrial Engineering

Focus Areas: Data Science, Network Science, Statistics and probability

Matthew Goldrick

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Linguistics

Field: Linguistics, Neurology, Psychology

Focus Areas: Data Science, Multilingualism, Natural Language Processing

Jessica Hullman

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Computer Science

Field: Computer Science, Journalism

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Design Thinking

Seunga Venus Jin

Northwestern University in Qatar

Associate Dean for Education;

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Computational Social Science, Data Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Behavior, Data Science, Digital Media, E-Commerce, FinTech (Financial Technologies)

Dr. Abel N Kho

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships

Field: Data Science, Genetics, Primary Care and Internal Medicine

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Genetic Medicine and Health, Innovation, Machine Learning and Automation, Patient Care, Precision Medicine

Diego Klabjan

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Field: Data Science

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Machine Learning and Automation, Statistics and probability

Edward C. Malthouse

McCormick School of Engineering, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Erastus Otis Haven Professor of Integrated Marketing Communication, Journalism, Industrial Engineering and Management Science

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Journalism, Marketing

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Communications Strategy, Content Marketing, Data Science, Digital Media, E-Commerce

Thomas Miller

Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Faculty director of the master's in data science program

Field: Data Science

Focus Areas: Data Bias, Data Science, Political Campaigns, Predictive Analytics, Statistics and probability

Barry L. Nelson

McCormick School of Engineering

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Field: Data Science, Industrial Engineering

Focus Areas: Data Science, Risk Management, Statistics and probability

Dr. Alpesh A. Patel

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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery

Field: Surgery

Focus Areas: Cervical Spine Surgery, Data Science, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Predictive Analytics, Spinal Medicine, Sports Medicine

Mohanbir Sawhney

Kellogg School of Management

McCormick Foundation Chair of Technology

Field: Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems and Technology, Innovation, Machine Learning and Automation, Product Management and Development, Technology Companies

Madison Shea Smith

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor

Field: Computational Social Science, Data Science, Medical Social Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Behavior Change, Clinical Research, Data Science, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Family Dynamics, Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships, Reproductive Health, Research Methods, Sexual Assault, Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Networks, Statistics and probability

V.S. Subrahmanian

Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, McCormick School of Engineering

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Influence and Persuasion, National Security, Public Policy, Risk Management, Terrorism

Melville Ulmer

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Focus Areas: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Data Science, Data Visualization

Suzan Van Der Lee

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field: Earth Science

Focus Areas: Data Science, Earthquakes, Geology, Natural Disasters

Leah J. Welty

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine - Biostatistics

Field: Data Science, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Data Bias, Data Science, Data Visualization, Health Disparities, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, Statistics and probability

Deborah R Winter

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Field: Computer Science, Epigenetics, Human Biology, Molecular Biosciences

Focus Areas: Data Science, Genetic Medicine and Health, Immunology, Machine Learning and Automation, Precision Medicine, Predictive Analytics

David Zaretsky

Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, McCormick School of Engineering, The Graduate School

Assistant Chair, Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Content Marketing, Data Science, Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, Higher Ed Administration, Influence and Persuasion, Machine Learning and Automation, Marketing Strategy, Social Media, Social Networks, Technology Companies

Hui Zhang

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Preventive Medicine

Field: Data Science, Preventive Medicine

Focus Areas: Data Science, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, Neuroscience, Statistics and probability