William Duncan, Ph.D.

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  • Co-Director, Kansas Data Science Consortium
  • Assistant Research Professor, Data Science

Contact Info

Fraser Hall, Room 423A
1415 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography —

Will is the program director for the data science major at KU, an assistant research professor of data science in the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a co-director of the Kansas Data Science Consortium. In his roles he coordinates projects between the Kansas Data Science Consortium and community partners and mentors students and research assistants working in data science. He is a faculty member with the Institute for Policy and Social Research and conducts economics research in trade, labor, and education economics.

Education —

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Kansas, 2021
University Graduate Fellowship
M.S. in Global Governance and Diplomacy, University of Oxford, 2013
B.S. in International Relations and Mathematics, Baker University, 2012