Seminar abstract coming soon!
Zack W. Almquist is an Associate Professor of Sociology, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Statistics, and a Senior Data Science Fellow at the eScience Institute at the University of Washington. His research develops and applies innovative statistical, survey, and social network methodologies to address critical social issues, including housing and homelessness, population health, and environmental governance, with a particular focus on improving data collection for marginalized and hard-to-reach populations. Prior to joining UW, he held faculty positions at the University of Minnesota and worked as a Research Scientist at Facebook. Prof. Almquist has received numerous honors, including the NSF CAREER Award, the ARO Young Investigator Award, and two major awards from the American Sociological Association. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Mathematical Sociology and in elected chair of the Section on Mathematical Sociology for the American Sociological Association and Chair of the Caucus on Homelessness for the American Public Health Association.
