Endowed Chairs
Endowed chairs are highly honored academic positions that attract and support distinguished faculty. Here’s a list of the current endowed chairs in Social Sciences:
Anonymous Family Chancellor's Endowed Chair in Macroeconomics
Economics
Nir Jaimovich
Chancellor's Associates Chair I
Political Science
Margaret Roberts
Chancellor's Associates Chair V
Economics
Paul Niehaus
Chancellor's Associates Chair IX
Education Studies
Amanda Datnow
Daniel Yankelovich Endowed Chair on Social Thought
Sociology
Lane Kenworthy
Distinguished Endowed Chair in Macroeconomics and Public Finance
Economics
Johannes Wieland
Dr. James Y. Chan Presidential Chair for Global Health
Anthropology
Thomas J. Csordas
Gildred Chair for United States-Mexican Relations
Sociology
David FitzGerald
Halicioğlu Data Science Institute Endowed Chair I
HDSI (Cognitive Science)
Virginia de Sa
Institute of the Americas Chair for Inter-American Affairs
Open
Jeffrey Elman Chancellor's Endowed Chair in Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science
Seana Coulson
Jerri-Ann and Gary E. Jacobs Endowed Chair in Social Sciences
Open
Kavli and Sandstrom-Timmons Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Human Brain Development
Open
Norma Kershaw Chair in the Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Neighboring Lands
Anthropology
Zachary Dunseth
Robert F. Engle Endowed Chair in Econometrics
Economics
James Hamilton
Sanford I. Berman Chair in Language and Human Communication
Communication
Carol Padden
Simon Bolivar Chair in Latin American Studies
Political Science
Scott Desposato
Sir Clive W.J. Granger Endowed Chair in Econometrics
Economics
Graham Elliott
Tata Chancellor's Endowed Professorship in Economics
Economics
Karthik Muralidharan
Tata Chancellor's Endowed Professorship in Social Sciences
Sociology
John H. Evans