Michael Macy
Michael W. Macy is a Cornell University sociologist who is the Director of the Social Dynamics Laboratory and Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Sociology.[1]
Biography
[edit]Macy was born in 1948 in Clarksville, Tennessee.[2]
He attended Harvard University for his B.A. and Ph.D. and his M.A. was from Stanford University.[1] He was a fellow at the N.I.A.S. (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study) from February to June 2002[2] and at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences from 2011 until 2012.[3]
Research
[edit]He is known for his contributions to computational social science. Using a National Science Foundation grant, he and his team have “used computational models, online laboratory experiments, and digital traces of device-mediated interaction to explore familiar but enigmatic social patterns.”[1] He has also focused on political polarization. He has published in Science, American Journal of Sociology and American Sociological Review.[1]
Ph.D. students
[edit]Notable students he has supervised include Damon Centola, Robb Willer, and Arnout van de Rijt.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Michael Macy". Cornell University Sociology. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- 1 2 "Macy, M.W." NIAS. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ↑ "Michael Macy". Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Retrieved 24 December 2022.