Faculty - Social Science and Global Studies

Taught by Penn faculty and experienced practitioners, and designed for working adults, Penn LPS Online courses in economics and social sciences prepare you for a global perspective on the forces that shape culture, commerce, and more.

Yasemin Akis
  • Instructor, Penn LPS Online
Global and Regional Studies
Andrew Arenge
  • Director of Operations for Penn's Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies and the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program
Data Analytics
Photo of Nicky Bell
  • Director of Data Science, Clairity, Inc.
Data Analytics
Yvette Bordeaux, PhD
  • Director, Graduate Studies
Climate Science, Global and Regional Studies, Strategic Climate Communication
Leona Brandwene
  • Director, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Applied Positive Psychology
Photo of Michael Brinley
  • Instructor, Penn LPS Online
Global and Regional Studies
Jackie Candido
  • Senior Director of Program Design and Delivery, Arts and Sciences Online Learning
Social Science, Team Culture and Collaboration
Katherine Cotter
  • Associate Director of Research, Positive Psychology Center
Applied Positive Psychology
Photo of Eileen Doherty-Sil
  • Instructor, Penn LPS Online
Global and Regional Studies
John Ghazvinian, PhD
  • Executive Director, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania
Global and Regional Studies
Deborah Harrold
  • Senior Lecturer, Political Science and Liberal and Professional Studies
Global and Regional Studies, Social Science, Upskill
Dylan Hayden
  • Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government
Data Analytics
Michael Joiner
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
Global and Regional Studies
Sean Kates
  • Associate Director of Programs in Data Analytics, University of Pennsylvania
Data Analytics
Marshall B. Knudson
  • Instructor
Team Culture and Collaboration
John Lapinski
  • Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor, Faculty Director of the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania
Data Analytics
Matthew Levendusky
  • Professor, Department of Political Science
Data Analytics
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  • Faculty, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Applied Positive Psychology
Marc Meredith
  • Associate Professor of Political Science
Data Analytics
Mario Moussa, PhD
  • President, Moussa Consulting
Social Science, Team Culture and Collaboration
Ashley Napier
  • Senior Analytics Manager, Clarity Campaign Labs
Data Analytics
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  • Affiliated Faculty, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Team Culture and Collaboration
Social Science, Team Culture and Collaboration
James O. Pawelski, PhD
  • Faculty Director, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Applied Positive Psychology
Stephen Pettigrew
  • Director of Data Sciences, Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies
Data Analytics
Kevin M.F. Platt
  • Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Humanities
Global and Regional Studies
Priya Rajagopalan, PhD, MPH
  • Professor of Practice, Penn LPS Online
Global and Regional Studies
Photo of Diane Rosen
  • Faculty, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Applied Positive Psychology
Samantha Sangenito
  • Data Scientist, Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies
Data Analytics
Joe Schaffner
  • Assistant Director of Instructional Technology & Operations, Learning Innovation Team
Team Culture and Collaboration
Rebecca Stein
  • Executive Director of the Online Learning Initiative
Global and Regional Studies
Amrita V. Subramanian
  • Affiliated Faculty, Organizational Dynamics
Social Science, Team Culture and Collaboration, Upskill
Margarita Tarragona
  • Faculty, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Applied Positive Psychology
Marc Trussler
  • Director of Data Sciences, Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies
Data Analytics
Greg Urban, PhD
  • Faculty Director, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Team Culture and Collaboration
Social Science, Team Culture and Collaboration
Kim Wimmer, Faculty, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
  • Faculty, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Applied Positive Psychology