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Team

About our team

We bring together renowned scholars from the social and behavioral sciences as well as prominent policymakers to establish a globally-recognized knowledge hub for behavioral social science and public policy.


C-BID is led by four global experts and a world-class team of researchers, affiliates, fellows, visitors, and collaborators who combine and integrate diverse areas of expertise in behavioral social science. Meet the innovative, driven, and creative individuals who power C-BID.

Leadership

Portrait of Nikos Nikiforakis

Nikos Nikiforakis

Co-director

Behavioral Research Lead

Portrait of John Wooders

John Wooders

Co-director

Institutional Design Research Lead

Portrait of Olivier Bochet

Olivier Bochet

Co-Principal Investigator

Institutional Design Research Lead

Portrait of Ernesto Reuben

Ernesto Reuben

Co-Principal Investigator

Behavioral Research Lead

Portrait of Federico Bernardini

Federico Bernardini

Associate Director

Partnership Lead

Portrait of Nicola Freissmuth

Nicola Freissmuth

Center Coordinator

Advisory Board

Portrait of HE Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri

HE Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri

UAE Minister of Economy

Portrait of Delia Baldassarri

Delia Baldassarri

Professor of Sociology, New York University

Portrait of Cristina Bicchieri

Cristina Bicchieri

S. J. Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, University of Pennsylvania

Portrait of Yan Chen

Yan Chen

Daniel Kahneman Collegiate Professor of Information, University of Michigan

Portrait of Eric Maskin

Eric Maskin

Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics, Harvard University (2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics)

Portrait of Al Roth

Al Roth

Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics, Stanford University (2012 Nobel Laureate in Economics)

Portrait of Masood Badri

Masood Badri

Advisor to the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Community Development

Post-doctoral researchers

Portrait of Sumit Goel

Sumit Goel

Social Science

Portrait of Moritz Janas

Moritz Janas

C-BID

Portrait of Lina Lozano

Lina Lozano

C-BID

Portrait of Mayada Oudah

Mayada Oudah

C-BID

Portrait of Hyoeun Park

Hyoeun Park

SSEL

Portrait of Cem Peker

Cem Peker

Social Science

Portrait of Ashley Perry

Ashley Perry

Social Science

Portrait of Monika Pompeo

Monika Pompeo

SSEL

Portrait of Yi Sheng

Yi Sheng

Social Science

Portrait of Jeff Zeidel

Jeff Zeidel

C-BID

NYUAD affiliates

Portrait of Andrzej Baranski

Andrzej Baranski

Economics

Portrait of Hervé Crès

Hervé Crès

Economics

Portrait of Aurelie Dariel

Aurelie Dariel

Economics

Portrait of Sanjeev Goyal

Sanjeev Goyal

Economics

Portrait of Morgan Hardy

Morgan Hardy

Economics

Portrait of Korhan Koçak

Korhan Koçak

Political Science

Portrait of Georgia Michailidou

Georgia Michailidou

Economics

Portrait of Samreen Malik

Samreen Malik

Economics

Portrait of Blaine Robbins

Blaine Robbins

Social Research and Public Policy

Portrait of Peter van der Windt

Peter van der Windt

Political Science

Portrait of Andrea Vial

Andrea Vial

Psychology

Fellows

Portrait of Uzma Afzal

Uzma Afzal

Lahore University of Management and Sciences

Portrait of Aleksei Chernulich

Aleksei Chernulich

Durham University

Portrait of Romain Gauriot

Romain Gauriot

Deakin University

Portrait of Daehong Min

Daehong Min

Korea Information Society Development Institute

Portrait of Manu Muñoz-Herrera

Manu Muñoz-Herrera

Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

Portrait of Robert Stüber

Robert Stüber

University of Warwick

Portrait of Yuki Tamura

Yuki Tamura

Ecole Polytechnique

Research assistants

Portrait of Alex Agiostratitis

Alex Agiostratitis

C-BID

Portrait of Alena Tsiulya

Alena Tsiulya

Early Childhood Project

Portrait of Gabriel Møller

Gabriel Møller

SSEL

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New York University Abu Dhabi

Saadiyat Island

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

nyuad.cbid@nyu.edu

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