Faculty

Luis Amaral


Luis Amaral

HHMI Early Career Scientist
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Associate Professor of Medicine
Graduate Program Director, Dept. Chem. & Biol. Eng.
Office: Room E150, Technical Institute, Evanston
Phone: 847-491-7850
Email: amaral@northwestern.edu

Interests: Emergence and evolution of complex social and biological systems, mitigation of errors in healthcare settings

Ronald Burt

Ron Burt



Hobart W. Williams Professor of Sociology and Strategy
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Office: 773-702-0848
Email: ron.burt@chicagobooth.edu

Interests: Social Networks creation of competitive advantage in careers, organizations, and markets.

Paul Leonardi

Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Allen K. and Johnnie Cordell Breed Junior Chair in Design, Management and Organizations
Office: Office: 3-545, Frances Searle Building
Phone: 847-467-1667
Email: leonardi@northwestern.edu
Website: http://www.soc.northwestern.edu/leonardi/

Michelle Shumate


Michelle Shumate

Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Affiliated Faculty of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Office: Department of Communication 1207 W. Oregon St. Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: 217-244-3778
Email:shumate@illinois.edu
Website: http://www.communication.illinois.edu/people/shumate

Brian Uzzi

Richard L. Thomas Distinguished chair in leadership at the Kellogg School of Management
Professor of Sociology
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Co-Director of NICO (Northwestern University Institute on Complex Systems)
Office: Room 355, Leverone Hall, Evanston
Phone: 847-491-8072
Email: uzzi@northwestern.edu

Interests: Social network analysis, complexity theory, finance, consulting science, persuasion