Faculty
James Kevin Doyle
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 311
Phone: +1-508-831-5583
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
doyle@wpi.edu
James Kevin Doyle
- Department Head, SSPS
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
I enjoy being a social scientist at WPI, where I have the opportunity to apply psychological research methods to problems at the interface of psychology, science, and engineering. I also enjoy working with student project groups. Read more...
Ryan S.J.d. Baker
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 317A
Phone: +1-508-831-5355
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
rsbaker@wpi.edu
Website
Ryan S.J.d. Baker
- Assistant Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Ryan Baker’s research is at the intersection of Educational Data Mining and Human-Computer Interaction; he develops methods for mining data in order to better understand how students respond to educational software and how these responses impact learning. Read more...
Laureen Elgert
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 310E
Phone: +1-508-831-5452
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
lelgert@wpi.edu
Laureen Elgert
- Assistant Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Laureen Elgert is interested in the relationship between the environment and development, examining how politics shapes global environmental policy that can, and often does, have profound impacts on local livelihoods. Read more...
Janice Gobert
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 317D
Phone: +1-508-831-5619
jgobert@wpi.edu
Website
Janice Gobert
- Co-Director, Learning Sciences & Technologies
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
A cognitive scientist by training, Professor Gobert’s expertise is in the design of the learning and assessment techniques and technologies for science. She enjoys teaching at WPI in particular because the students are innovation minded and dedicated. Read more...
Melissa-Sue John
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 317B
Phone: +1-508-831-6176
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
mjohn@wpi.edu
Melissa-Sue John
- Assistant Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor John’s teaching philosophy is that students learn best when they are engaged, believe the professor genuinely cares for them, and when they see the relevance of the material. She takes the time to know her students’ names and areas of interest. Read more...
Robert Krueger
Contact Information:
Project Center, 214
Phone: +1-508-831-5000
Fax: +1-508-831-5485
krueger@wpi.edu
Robert Krueger
- Director, Environmental and Sustainability Studies
- Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary & Global Studies Division
Robert Krueger is the founding director of WPI's Environment and Sustainability Studies Program. He has been a Co-Principal Investigator on two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants focused on environmental justice issues in Worcester. Read more...
Oleg V. Pavlov
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 310A
Phone: +1-508-831-5234
Fax: +1-508-831-5892
opavlov@wpi.edu
Website
Oleg V. Pavlov
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor Pavlov’s expertise is in multi-sector analysis that accounts for feedback and resistance to change often exhibited by real systems. His research takes a view that combines relevant technological, psychological, social, and economic factors. Read more...
Michael Radzicki
Contact Information:
Phone: +1-508-831-5767
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
mjradz@wpi.edu
Michael Radzicki
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor Radzicki created WPI’s program in system dynamics in 1990. His research focuses on automated trading system development, predictive analytics, and the application of system dynamics and machine learning tools to macroeconomic problems. Read more...
Kent J. Rissmiller
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 315
Phone: +1-508-831-5019
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
kjr@wpi.edu
Kent J. Rissmiller
- Associate Dean, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor Rissmiller teaches government, law, and public policy; directs the Pre-Law program; and oversees the Law and Technology minor. He enjoys seeing the success of his students who have become accomplished public policy and legal professionals. Read more...
Khalid Saeed
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories
Phone: +1-508-831-5563
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
saeed@wpi.edu
Khalid Saeed
- Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Khalid Saeed is professor of economics and system dynamics. Widely recognized for his work on computer modeling and experimental analysis of developmental, organizational, and governance-related issues, he has authored two books. Read more...
Jeanine Skorinko
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 317C
Phone: +1-508-831-5451
skorinko@wpi.edu
Website
Jeanine Skorinko
- Assistant Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Jeanine Skorinko’s research program attempts to understand through investigation how different factors in our social environment, especially those factors we are unaware of, influence decisions, perceptions, self-views, and interpersonal interactions. Read more...
Alexander Smith
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 310B
Phone: +1-508-831-6543
adksmith@wpi.edu
Website
Alexander Smith
- Assistant Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
Alexander Smith’s research focuses on altruism, trust, cooperation and honesty. These areas of research provide a better understanding of the factors underlying real-world pro-social behaviors and insight into how to make the world a better place. Read more...
James P. Thompson
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 315
Phone: +1-508-831-5296
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
jpthomspon@wpi.edu
James P. Thompson
- Adjunct Teaching Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
John McCamy Wilkes
Contact Information:
Salisbury Laboratories, 310F
Phone: +1-508-831-5578
Fax: +1-508-831-5896
jmwilkes@wpi.edu
John McCamy Wilkes
- Associate Professor, Social Science & Policy Studies
John Wilkes’ expertise lies in the interface of sociology and psychology as he studies cognitive, learning, and research styles. He applies work drawn from creativity and personality research in psychology to questions of scientific accomplishment. Read more...
Associated Faculty
Please note: All phone extensions start with +1-508-831-.
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Phone Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reyyan | Bilge | Adjunct Assistant Professor | bilge@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Mary | Cases | Adjunct Assistant Professor | mcasey@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Andrew | Ford | Adjunct Assistant Professor | gaford@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Rebekah | Freeman-Schulze | Adjunct Assistant Professor | 5296 | |
| Nicholas | Giner | Adjunct Instructor | 5296 | |
| George | Heaton | Adjunct Associate Professor | grheaton@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Demetri | Kantarelis | Adjunct Associate Professor | dkantarelis@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Jennifer | Kemeny | Adjunct Instructor | jkemeny@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Mark | Miller | Adjunct Associate Professor | mcmiller@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| John | Morecroft | Adjunct Professor | jmorecroft@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Ingrid | Shockey | Adjunct Assistant Professor | ishockey@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Julia | Thomson-Philbrook | Adjunct Instructor | jthomsonphilbroo@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Seth | Tuler | Adjunct Associate Professor | stuler@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Kim | Warren | Adjunct Associate Professor | kwarren@wpi.edu | 5296 |
| Janice | Yee | Adjunct Associate Professor | janiceyee@wpi.edu | 5296 |
