Core Faculty
The faculty in the TSB program come from the Department of Computer Science in the McCormick School of Engineering and from the Media, Technology & Society (MTS) Program in the School of Communication. We also have strong ties with a number of other schools and departments around Northwestern University. These include the departments of Learning Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Art History, History, Linguistics, Psychology, Sociology, as well as the Kellogg School of Management, the Law School, the School of Music, and the Medill School of Journalism.

Karan Ahuja
Computer Science

Nabil Alshurafa
Preventive Medicine

Larry Birnbaum
Computer Science
Jeremy Birnholtz
Communication Studies

Pablo Boczkowski
Communication Studies

William Brady
Management and Organizations

Fabián Bustamante
Computer Science

Noshir Contractor
Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences

Leslie DeChurch
Communication Studies

Nick Diakopoulos
Communication Studies

Doug Downey
Computer Science

Matt Easterday
Learning Sciences

Ken Forbus
Computer Science

Steve Franconeri
Psychology

Liz Gerber
Mechanical Engineering

Darren Gergle
Communication Studies

Kris Hammond
Computer Science

Jason Hartline
Computer Science

Michael Horn
Learning Sciences

Ian Horswill
Computer Science

Sid Horton
Psychology

Ágnes Horvát
Communication Studies

Jessica Hullman
Computer Science

Maia Jacobs
Computer Science

Matthew Kay
Computer Science

Calvin Liang
Communication Studies

Duri Long
Communication Studies

Yingdan Lu
Communication Studies

Erik Nisbet
Communication Studies

Eleanor O’Rourke
Computer Science

Bryan Pardo
Computer Science

Chris Riesbeck
Computer Science

James Schwoch
Communication Studies

Aaron Shaw
Communication Studies

Ellen Wartella
Communication Studies

Uri Wilensky
Learning Sciences

Marcelo Worsley
Learning Science
