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We are delighted to warmly welcome all of our new (and some not so new!) academic staff here in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy. As we begin this new academic year, we look forward to a productive and engaging time across the School.

Below is a list of staff members joining the School for the first time:

Department of Economics

Maylis Avaro | Assistant Professor
Jian Cao | Assistant Professor
Nicola Fontana | Assistant Professor
Niamh Wylie | Assistant Professor
Martina Zanella | Assistant Professor

Department of Philosophy

Farbod Akhlaghi | Assistant Professor
Julian Bacharach | Assistant Professor
Richard Teague | Teaching Fellow

Department of Political Science

Jiwon Baik | Assistant Professor
Matthias Dilling | Assistant Professor
Ross Gildea | Teaching Fellow

Yoa Han (Sara) | Teaching Fellow
Liam Kneafsey | Assistant Professor
Tom Paskhalis | Assistant Professor
Jeffrey Ziegler | Assistant Professor

Department of Sociology

Annatina Aerne | Assistant Professor
Nicole Kapelle | Assistant Professor
Taha Yasseri | Workday Professor of Technology & Society