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  • PhD '25, Social Sciences

Ke Shi

I came to Caltech because I was drawn to its unique and rigorous social sciences program. I was pleasantly surprised by the beautiful campus and the tight-knit community after I arrived."

Jeffrey Cockburn
  • Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Neuroscience (2015–24)

Jeffrey A. Cockburn

Science and education isn't about filling buckets, it's about lighting fires. If you bring the gasoline, HSS will hand you the match."

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  • Postdoctoral Scholar Teaching Fellow in Science, Society, and Public Policy

Cong Cao

At Caltech, I’ve found an environment that challenges convention and encourages bold, interdisciplinary thinking. As a researcher and instructor in health economics and policy, I’ve been able to integrate data science, AI, and causal inference into questions that directly impact public well-being.

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  • Weisman Postdoctoral Scholar Teaching Fellow in Visual Culture

Anna Stielau

Teaching visual culture at Caltech is a pleasure and a privilege. I support future scientists and engineers in becoming sharper critics of a world in which images increasingly mediate knowledge — a world they are helping to build."

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  • Howard E. and Susanne C. Jessen Postdoctoral Scholar Teaching Fellow in Medieval History

Patrick Morgan

Teaching humanities courses at Caltech is an incredible opportunity to teach and insist on clarity of expression, argumentation, and reasoning in the work of students whose scientific research will be at the forefront of their fields. Our work as HSS instructors has such an impact!"

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  • PhD '25, Social Sciences

Peter Doe

After speaking with one of the students in the social sciences PhD program, I saw Caltech as a place where the faculty would invest in me as a student, rather than try to get things out of me."