Faculty Fellows

Zois Boukouvalas Assistant Professor CAS | Math and Statistics

Dr. Boukouvalas' research focuses on the development of interpretable machine learning models and algorithms for the analysis of big multi-modal data, by combining aspects from information geometry, m…

Ìý boukouva@american.edu

Toks Fashola Senior Professorial Lecturer SOE | General Academics & Research

Dr. Olatokunbo (Toks) Fashola is a Research Professor and the Faculty Coordinator for the Dual Enrollment Program at ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ University. Her current research interests include STEM among underreprese…

Ìý fashola@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-3716

Betty Malloy Professor and Director of the Data Science Programs CAS | Math and Statistics

I am an applied statistician with a primary focus in biostatistics. My main interest is in applications to occupational and environmental health settings, although I have had the privilege of working …

Ìý malloy@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-3614

Ryan Moore Associate Professor SPA | Government

Ryan T. Moore is associate professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs. His research interests include statistical methods, especially for causal inference, ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ politics, and the poli…

Ìý rtm@american.edu

Ìý (202) 885-6470

Horace Bartilow Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health

Horace A. Bartilow is Professor of International Political Economy and ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ Foreign Policy. He is a Jamaican born social scientist who received his Ph.D. in 1994 from the State University of New Y…

Ìý bartilow@american.edu

Le Bao Adjunct Instructor

Le Bao is a Postdoc Fellow at the Massive Data Institute (MDI) of Georgetown University. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Government at ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ University in 2022. He was also previously …

Ìý lb4126a@american.edu

Tongtong Zhang Assistant Professor SPA | Government

Tongtong Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Government at ÓñÃ×ÊÓƵ University. Her research examines authoritarian institutions (with a focus on participatory institutions and information control) and…

Ìý ttzhang@american.edu

Apply to Be a Faculty Fellow!

  • Duties include participatingÌýin Center for Data ScienceÌýactivities andÌýworkshops, giving talks, consulting with grad students, and advising staff.Ìý
  • Fellows are paid $1,000Ìýin research funds annually.