Associate Professor, Anthropology | Ph.D., UCLA and J.D., UC Berkeley


Assistant Professor, Economics | Ph.D., University of Oxford


Assistant Professor, Economics | Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison


Associate Professor, Cognitive Sciences | Ph.D., Harvard University


Assistant Professor, Cognitive Sciences | Ph.D., Cornell University


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., New York University


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco (joint program in medical anthropology)


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., UC San Diego


Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies | Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


From classes to research to internships and work, many students in social sciences spent their summer at school


Residency will span the 2018-19 academic year


Study by logic and philosophy of science professors Barrett and Skyrms among Philosopher's Annual top-ten list of 2017


Barbara Sarnecka, cog sci, explains in Psychology Today


A podcast featuring UCI sociologist Ruben Rumbaut on false ideas that will not die


UCI triple major Raj Parekh earns award for campus involvement


Campus also jumps nine spots to record 33rd overall in annual evaluation


UCI study featured in Nature Human Behavior


Hector Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies and English associate professor, via The New York Times


UCI earns status as sustainability leader among U.S. universities


Psychology alumna, author, and radio show host Jennifer Hill '02 has made a career out of finding others their dream jobs


Tony Smith, poli sci, via Newsweek


Michael Tesler explains in The Washington Post


Research Professor, Department of Sociology and Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 1927-2018


Rankings courtesy of Money, August 2018


Born and bred at UCI, BottleRocket is changing the way people recycle


David Neumark, economics, via The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 21, 2018


Professor of Cognitive Sciences, UC Irvine, 1940-2018


Michael Tesler, poli, via The Washington Post, Aug. 17, 2018


Ami Glazer, economics, via CNBC, Aug. 16, 2018


Jennifer Zelnick, UCI anthropology, receives prestigious NSF fellowship to support her graduate research on Cambodian deportees


Children's book by UCI soc sci staffer Dan Paley seeks to open young minds - and mouths - to new foods and flavors, with a Shakespearian twist


How alumni Natasha and Seaver Chan, '10 international studies, channeled their love of learning (and UCI) to found Vanguard College Prep


Summer research program brings high school and college students to UCI's School of Social Sciences


Poli sci Ph.D. alumni Misty Knight-Finley and Alex Keena weigh in, courtesy of The Washington Post


Such adverse natal outcomes are linked to intergenerational health, socioeconomic disadvantages


Honor, awarded by the National Academy of Education, recognizes strongest education researchers in the field


Catch Barbara Sarnecka, UCI cognitive sciences prof, on Good Morning America and ABC News as she discusses mom shaming and research behind why leaving kids unattended has become so taboo


William T. Um '90 will represent all UC alumni


Research, funded by International Currency Association, brings in talents of researcher and anthropologist Ursula Dalinghaus


Program focused on Middle East tensions has spread to other campuses, conflicts


How Malak Kudaimi, '18 international studies and public health, is battling against food insecurity


National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice to include leading researchers from UC Irvine and more than a dozen other U.S. universities and organizations


Heidi Hardt, poli sci, gives perspective in War On The Rocks


Anita Casavantes Bradford, Chicano/Latino studies and history, in The Critical Refugee Studies Collective, July 16, 2018


UCI logic and philosophy of science prof Kyle Stanford explains in new study published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences


Timmy Ma, mathematics, and Cole Williams, economics, honored for graduate work


UCI professor Heidi Hardt draws on interviews with political officials and top military brass to highlight need for NATO reforms to strengthen military operations


Triple honors for UCI Distinguished Professor Emerita Vicki L. Ruiz highlight the illustrious historian's career - which spans nearly four decades - spent telling the stories of Latinas who have fought for civil and labor rights


As CEO of Oru Kayak, Ardy Sobhani '04 says the key to being a successful entrepreneur is checking your ego at the door


Etel Solingen to lead multidisciplinary research project


Chicano/Latino studies prof Glenda Flores earns book award for work on Latina educators


UCI economist David Neumark explains how a stronger emphasis on policies that increase economic self-sufficiency in the longer-run can offer common ground for fighting poverty


Belinda Robnett is the inaugural associate dean of faculty development and diversity in social sciences, a role that seems tailor-made for the sociologist who studies diversity


Check out photos from soc sci, Order of Merit and Raza commencement ceremonies


How Eileen Zimmerman, '98 economics, found creativity and balance by becoming her own boss with Wander Wet Bags


UCI economists propose new plan for incentivizing game-changing inventions


Six graduate students in anthropology garner more than $100K in funding from The Wenner-Gren Foundation for onsite research projects spanning the globe


25 from social sciences receive OM distinction, 8 honored with individual scholarships and awards


UCI named the #9 best beach college by College Consensus


Alumna Catherine Griffin '86 economics shares experiences that made her an Anteater for life


Extraordinarius Award recipient talks about his love for UCI Baseball and the importance of giving back


Poli sci prof Michael Tesler receives recognition for early career work on elections, race


Rosas and Nguyen honored at UROP annual symposium May 19


Understanding the 'weaponization' of social media is the first step, says UCI professor and dean Bill Maurer


UCI honors faculty, staff and students with Dynamic Womxn of UCI awards


How sociology major Priscilla Tenggara '18 landed her dream job at Facebook


Stephanie Domzalski '03 is creating community through floral art with BloomLA, a pop-up art show debuting in Griffith Park, Los Angeles June 22-24


Involvement in campus life and leadership helped triple major Amy Hu find the confidence to speak at her graduation. With it, she wants to thank her father for helping her and her sisters find UCI.


Two from team earn awards for individual efforts


Study finds friends influence middle schoolers' attitudes on interacting with peers of different ethnicities, races


Award recognizes UCI's most outstanding graduating seniors


Orange Coast Magazine explains how UCI is a "star in our midst, achieving elite status in many areas"


UCI study finds intense immigrant policing practices corrode Latinos' trust in the government as a source of health information


Team will present findings at UROP Symposium May 19


Sara Mednick, cog sci, via HowStuffWorks, May 16, 2018


Hector Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies, via The New York Times


UCI professor says no; longer-term opioid prescribing leads to considerably longer duration of temporary disability


Amihai Glazer, economics, explains in this LA Times op-ed why the winning city may in fact be the next big loser


UCI anthropology professor Sylvia Nam tells her family's story of separation caused by the Korean War


First of its kind study, published by UCI ESSPRI, uses U.S. Army administrative data to examine the economic impacts of combat exposure in the Global War on Terrorism


Dissertation funding will fund Chris Zoeller's research on the global economy


UCI study also finds low-cost, regional air carriers disproportionately affected


Donation will support graduate student research, scholarship in social sciences


'05 soc sci alumna Belinda Espinoza's side hustle as a Latina lifestyle blogger keeps SoCal families in-the-know


Davin Phoenix, political science assistant professor, one of 19 honored at 25th annual Celebration of Teaching ceremony


'18 Lauds and Laurels Outstanding Undergrad Iman Siddiqi, political science, will cap off an extraordinary undergrad career by addressing a stadium of her peers as a 2018 School of Social Sciences commencement speaker


Contributions of 20 prominent Anteaters to be celebrated at Lauds and Laurels event


Anthropology grad student awarded NSF grant for dissertation examining the relationships between computer gamers, servers, and nostalgia


Honor recognizes the award-winning writer's contributions to society


Bernard Grofman, poli sci, via The Daily Utah Chronicle, April 14, 2018


David Neumark, economics and ESSPRI, via The Wall Street Journal


Honor recognizes innovations and excellence in vision science


At only 34-years-old, Jennifer dos Santos '05 has already toured the world as a musician, earned top rankings in national bodybuilding competitions, and run a nonprofit empowering people affected by limb loss


An entrepreneurial alumnus looks for a better way to get quality news to more people


UCI doctoral programs grab top spots in Philosophical Gourmet Report for 2017-18


Cailin O'Connor, LPS, explains in the Medium


Interested in studying abroad? As UCEAP deadlines approach, one Anteater shares why her quarter in Thailand was an adventure worth having


Honor recognizes outstanding young scientists from academia, industry and government


UCI alumna ditches Silicon Valley career to follow her passion for tea


UCI Visiting Distinguished Professor Martin Burt says that the key to eliminating poverty is taking the focus off of income


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