Resume
Background
- Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and head of DiscoveryLab
- Sociologist interested in the drivers of scientific and technological innovation
- Focuses on how policy and technology can accelerate scientific discovery
- Current research includes: design of effective evaluation/selection methods for innovative ideas, knowledge diffusion between scientists and the public (in-person and online), and how the supply of scientists is affected by international relations and university admissions
- Also studies knowledge dynamics in other domains, e.g., Wikipedia
- Methodological expertise in computational/quantitative methods such as natural language processing, field experiments, and causal inference techniques