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UCI SOC SCI
New Faculty 2024
 
Joining our faculty ranks this year are 6 new professors coming from top-tier university and industry posts. Their research interests span topics in AI, finance, economics, education, health, politics, cultural studies, and more.

Learn more about their expertise and experience below in our new faculty video series where you can hear from each new UCI social sciences professor their passion for research, teaching and mentorship that makes a difference, and their enthusiasm about connecting and collaborating with top-notch colleagues at UCI.
 
David Agrawal
 
 
economics:
David R. Agrawal
 
Professor, Economics | Ph.D., University of Michigan
 
 
 
 
Anna Leshinskaya
 
 
cognitive sciences:
Anna Leshinskaya
 
Assistant Professor, Cognitive Sciences | Ph.D., Harvard University
 
 
 
 
Olga Malkova
 
 
economics:
Olga Malkova
 
Assistant Professor, Economics | Ph.D., University of Michigan
 
 
 
 
Bhash Mazumder
 
 
economics:
Bhash Mazumder
 
Professor, Economics | Ph.D., UC Berkeley
(begins January 2025)
 
 
 
 
Pamela Nwakanma
 
 
political science:
Adaugo Pamela Nwakanma
 
Assistant Professor, Political Science | Ph.D., Harvard University
 
 
 
 
Ka-eul Yoo
 
 
global and international studies:
Ka-eul Yoo
 
Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., UC Santa Cruz