The MIT Global Diversity Lab is based jointly in the Department of Political Science and the Center for International Studies. Within our ranks are leading faculty with wide regional expertise; research skills in experimental, statistical, historical/case-study, machine learning, and field-based methods; and experience conducting research and teaching in related substantive and methodological courses. We span the traditional disciplinary Political Science subfields of Comparative Politics, International Relations and American Politics.
People
ASSOCIATED FACULTY
Volha Charnysh
Assistant Professor
Ariel White
Silverman: (1968) Family Career Development Associate Professor of Political Science
Evan Lieberman (Director)
Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for International Studies
GRADUATE FELLOWS
Sukrit Puri
Ph.D. Candidate
Erin Walk
Ph.D. Candidate, MIT Social and Engineering Systems
Paige Bollen
Post Doctoral Research Affiliate
Lab Manager
UROPs / Research assistants
Jade Hawkesworth
MIT, Finance and Political Science, 2025
Anna Lieb
Wellesley College, Data Science and Political Science, 2024
Megan Zhu
MIT, Biology and Political Science, 2027
Sanjana Mupparaju
MIT, Physics and Computer Science, 2026
Alumni
Ilma Aamir
Wellesley College, Political Science and Biological Sciences, 2023
Darien Brown
Tuskegee University, Political Science, 2021
Jayden Graham-White
Tuskegee University, Political Science, 2021
Sarah Green
Wellesley College, Political Science, 2022
Jennah Haque
MIT, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2021
Sinoxolo Hashe
University of the Western Cape (South Africa), Education (Honours), 2023
Uma Ilavarasan
Ph.D. Candidate (Harvard Government)
Brian Liu
MIT; Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science; 2024
Aerin Lo
Deerfield Academy, 2022
Kenza M’Haimdat
Wellesley College, International Relations and Environmental Studies, 2021
Elijah Neil
Morehouse College, Political Science, 2021
Betty Qian
Wellesley College, Political Science and Economics, 2023
Matt Cancian
MIT, Political Science, 2022
Nicolas Studen
Senior Research Support Associate
Manasi Rao
Senior Research Support Associate
Jenny Chan
Wellesley, Data Science and Economics, 2022
Joy Li
Wellesley College, Art History and Media Arts and Sciences, 2023
Emmi Mills
MIT, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 2024
Yeabsira Moges
MIT, 2025
Sharon Opara-Ndudu
MIT, Biological Engineering, 2022
Julia Sokolowska
Wellesley College, International Relations and Environmental Studies, 2022
Kristina Šůsová
Sciences Po Paris, Economy and Society, 2023
Asya Magazinnik
Assistant Professor
Rori Lelalake
MIT, Political Science, 2023