Dean Knox

Dean Knox
  • Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    3730 Walnut Street
    500 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: Statistics, speech analysis, policing, ethnic politics

Links: Personal Website, CV

Overview

Dean Knox is a computational social scientist developing new methods for the study of complex and high-dimensional data. His research includes policing, speech analysis, ethnic politics, and political communication. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Science, the Journal of the American Statistical Association, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Political Science Review. It has received the Gosnell Prize for excellence in political methodology, the John T. Williams dissertation prize, and the best poster award by the Society for Political Methodology. For details, see www.dcknox.com.

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How to Be an Inclusive Leader

As part of the Leading Diversity@Wharton speaker series, Dean Erika James and AT&T Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Corey Anthony spoke with Wharton’s Stephanie Creary about inclusive leadership in times of crisis.

Knowledge @ Wharton - 12/1/2020
Why India’s V-Shaped Economic Recovery Falls Short

Headlines about India’s encouraging economic indicators mask the ground realities, according to new research co-authored by Wharton’s Heather Schofield.

Knowledge @ Wharton - 12/1/2020
What Role Should Insurers Play in Covering Pandemic Business Losses?

For many small businesses such as restaurants, the denial of insurance claims for COVID-19 losses spells bankruptcy and closure. Public-private partnerships could help provide a solution, says Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther.

Knowledge @ Wharton - 12/1/2020