Division of Social Science
Wide-ranging expertise
The faculty of the FAS Social Science division are experts in politics, economics, society, and the human mind. Their methods are cutting edge, ranging from data-driven statistical analysis to ethnography and fieldwork; from polling and surveys to neuroimaging. Their work leads to new understandings of social and political systems and the nature of human interaction and thought.
The divisional dean of Social Science is Tony Smith.
Social Science departments and programs
The FAS is home to seven social science departments: Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics and Data Science. In addition, several programs are cross-divisional, bridging Social Science and Humanities.
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In a Q&A, Yuejie Chi, Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Statistics and Data Science, discusses her ongoing research into making AI more efficient.
Jennifer Gandhi named Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Faculty Development in FAS
Gandhi, a political scientist, will serve as the FAS dean of faculty development for a five-year term.
Modern lifestyles affect how the gut microbiome processes estrogen
Industrialized lifestyles — and feeding infants with formula — are changing the gut microbiome in ways that significantly increase estrogen recycling, potentially affecting people’s health, according to a new Yale study co-authored by Richard Bribiescas, J. Clayton Stephenson/Class of 1954 Professor of Anthropology and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Politics, polarization, and the future of democracy
FAS faculty are exploring the past, present, and future of democracy, and working to understand how it might change to keep pace with—and evolve alongside—our increasingly complex world.
At the forefront of economics
Can the field of economics help to achieve greater equality? Rohini Pande, economist and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, believes economists should consider notions of justice, not just efficiency. As part of a large study, she and her colleagues, along with researchers from the Inclusion Economics initiative, are currently surveying over 5,000 Indian women to better understand a major gender disparity in mobile phone use in the country and whether government policies might be needed to correct the imbalance.
FAS Social Science contacts
- FAS Dean of Social Science; William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Economics and Professor of Management
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- Economics
- Senior Associate Dean
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