July 2022 Affiliate of the Month: Charles Chang (CAS Linguistics)
Charles Chang is an associate professor of linguistics. with affiliations at the Center for the Study of Asia and Hearing Research Center. He teaches courses related to language acquisition and linguistic theory and directs the Phonetics, Acquisition & Multilingualism Lab (PAMLab). His research addresses topics in phonetics, phonology, psycholinguistics, and language development. His specific interests […]
May 2022 Affiliate of the Month: Steven Rosenzweig (CAS Political Science)
May 2022: Steven Rosenzweig (CAS Political Science) Steven Rosenzweig is an assistant professor of political science. He studies comparative politics and the political economy of development, with a focus on political violence, electoral accountability, and African politics. He is a co-coordinator of the Research in Comparative Politics Workshop. Dr. Rosenzweig’s book project investigates the logic […]
April 2022 Affiliate of the Month: Luke Glowacki
Luke Glowacki is an assistant professor of anthropology and a faculty affiliate of the Center for Innovation in Social Science. He studies the evolution of complex social behavior, including cooperation and war. Dr. Glowacki has done extensive fieldwork among nomadic pastoralists along the Ethiopian / South Sudanese border studying inter-ethnic violence. His research has been […]
March 2022 Affiliate of the Month: Ana Villarreal (CAS Sociology)
Dr Ana Villarreal, assistant professor of sociology and CISS affiliate, joined the BU faculty in 2016, after earning her PhD in sociology at University of California-Berkeley. Her book manuscript The Armored City: Violence and Seclusion in the Mexican Metropolis reveals how increased violent crime prompts the concentration of urban wealth and public security at the […]