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Gary King
Born (1958-12-08) December 8, 1958 (age 65)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Academic background
EducationState University of New York at New Paltz (BA)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)
Doctoral advisorLeon Epstein
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplinePolitical methodology
Institutions
Doctoral studentsJennifer Hill
Claudine Gay[1]
Notable works
  • Unifying Political Methodology (1989)
  • Designing Social Inquiry (1994)
  • A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem (1997)
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Gary King (born December 8, 1958) is an American political scientist and quantitative methodologist. He is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor and Director for the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University. King and his research group develop and apply empirical methods in many areas of social science research, focusing on innovations that span the range from statistical theory to practical application.[2]

Biography

In 1980, King graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the State University of New York at New Paltz.[3] In 1981 he earned a Master of Arts degree and in 1984 a Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison.

King's career in academia began in 1984, when he became an assistant professor in the Department of Politics at New York University. He joined the faculty of Harvard's Department of Government in 1987 and has taught there since. He has also been a visiting fellow at Oxford University. To date, he has authored or coauthored eight books (six published and one forthcoming) and more than 175 journal articles and book chapters, and has won more than 55 prizes and awards for his work.

King is one of 25 professors with "Harvard's most distinguished faculty title".[3]

He is the step-brother of the sociologist Mitchell Duneier.[citation needed]

Business

King co-founded the data analytics companies Crimson Hexagon and Learning Catalytics[citation needed] and the educational technology companies Perusall and OpenScholar. Crimson Hexagon and its nearest competitor merged in 2018; the new company is called Brandwatch.[4] Learning Catalytics was acquired by Pearson in April 2013.[5]

Honors

Selected publications

See also

References

  1. ^ "Excerpts From Dr. Claudine Gay's Work - The New York Times". The New York Times. 2024-01-03. Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. ^ "Biography". Gking.harvard.edu. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Big Data: what we know vs. all the rest". SUNY New Paltz Alumni Newsletter. Spring 2017. pp. 16–17.
  4. ^ Brandwatch. "Brandwatch & Crimson Hexagon Merge". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. ^ "Pearson Acquires Ed Tech Startup, Learning Catalytics™ | Pearson News". Pearsoned.com. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  6. ^ "Fellows, Society for Political Methodology". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  7. ^ The Society for Political Methodology Archived June 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Forty-Five New Members Elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance". nasi.org. February 3, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.

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