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 acting divisional dean of Social Science is Alan Gerber.
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.
News
Who’s Really Running the Government? Yale Lab Tracks Unconfirmed Acting Officials
Assistant Professor of Political Science Christina Kinane is leading a team of undergraduate students in an effort to identify and track acting federal officials dating back to 1981.
Economist Leah Boustan on debunking immigration myths with data
Boustan, a new Professor of Economics in the FAS, analyzes US historical data to evaluate contemporary narratives around immigration.
Welcoming Janet Currie: A Pioneer in the Economics of Children and Families Joins Yale
Currie, a new Professor of Economics and faculty affiliate of the Tobin Center for Economic Policy, brings decades of research experience that shows how smarter policy—aimed at early childhood education, health coverage, cleaner air, and better mental-health care—can change the life-trajectories of kids and the families who raise them.
Meeting the mental health needs of formerly incarcerated people
In a Q&A, Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Professor of Psychology, discusses the mental health challenges faced by many individuals while incarcerated and after their release — and a growing effort in New Haven to offer them support.
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
- Acting FAS Dean of Social Science; Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies; Sterling Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, of Economics and of Public Health
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