For any administrative questions concerning the graduate application process, financial award opportunities, and/or other pre-enrollment matters, please contact the Graduate Studies Office.

Social Sciences Graduate Studies Office

Graduate Program Directors
For specific academic questions, please contact the following appropriate members of the Social Sciences faculty:

• Anthropology

Leo Chavez
Professor of Anthropology
(949) 824-4054, 824-7180
lchavez@uci.edu

• Chicano/Latino Studies

Louis DeSipio
Associate Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and Political Science
(949) 824-1420
ldesipio@uci.edu
SSPB 5283

• Cognitive Sciences

Geoffrey Iverson (for PhD Psychology)
Professor of Cognitive Sciences
(949) 824-4053
giverson@uci.edu
SSPA 3129

Ramesh Srinivasan (for PhD Cognitive Neuroscience)
Associate Professor of Cognitive Sciences
(949) 824-8659
r.srinivasan@uci.edu
SSPB 3209

• Demographic and Social Anlaysis (DASA)

Matt Huffman
Associate Professor of Sociology
(949) 824-5341
mhuffman@uci.edu
SSPB 4275

• Economics

Dale Poirier
Professor of Economics
(949) 824-3186
dpoirier@uci.edu
SSPA 4175

• Institute of Mathematical Behavioral Sciences

Louis Narens
Professor of Cognitive Sciences
(949) 824-5360
lnarens@uci.edu
SSPA 2177

• Logic and Philosophy of Science

David Malament (for graduate admissions)
Professor of Logic & Philosophy of Science
(949) 824-7374
dmalamen@uci.edu
SST 757

Kyle Stanford (for enrolled student matters)
Associate Professor of Logic & Philosophy of Science
(949) 824-6398
stanford@uci.edu
SST 757

• Political Science

Kevin Olson (for graduate admissions)
Associate Professor of Political Science
(949) 824-8335
olsonke@uci.edu
SSPB 4289

Wayne Sandholtz (for enrolled student matters)
Professor of Political Science
(949) 824-5726
wsandhol@uci.edu

• Sociology

Jennifer Lee
Associate Professor of Sociology
(949) 824-7011
jenlee@uci.edu

Francesca Polletta
Professor of Sociology
(949) 824-5041
polletta@uci.edu
SSPB 4183

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