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Meet the members of ExCESS 

Our Directors support a wide ranging and interdisciplinary group of researchers to utilise and promote experimental research methods within the social sciences.

View the details of our Directors and researchers below, view their staff profiles to find out more about their individual research interests. If you would like to work with ExCESS and are interested in experimental research methods, please use the contact details listed at the bottom of the page.

Our Director

Dr Dennie Van Dolder

Dr Dennie Van Dolder

Director

Centre for Experimental Social Science (ExCESS), University of Essex

Our Deputy Director

Dr Patrick Lown

Dr Patrick Lown

Deputy Director

Centre for Experimental Social Science (ExCESS), University of Essex

Members

Professor Nick Allum
Professor Nick Allum

Member

Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Dr Magda Borkowska
Dr Magda Borkowska

Member

Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex

Professor Neli Demireva
Professor Neli Demireva

Member

Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Dr Ahrash Dianat
Dr Ahrash Dianat

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Dr Victoria Donnaloja
Dr Victoria Donnaloja

Member

Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Dr Mikhail Freer
Dr Mikhail Freer

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Dr Daniel Friedman
Dr Daniel Friedman

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Professor Jayant Ganguli
Professor Jayant Ganguli

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Professor Kristian Gleditsch
Professor Kristian Gleditsch

Member

Department of Government, University of Essex

Dr Sergio Lo Iacono
Dr Sergio Lo Iacono

Member

Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Dr Lingqing Jiang
Dr Lingqing Jiang

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Dr Prabin Khadka
Dr Prabin Khadka

Member

Government, University of Essex

Dr Elif Kubilay
Dr Elif Kubilay

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Dr Patrick Lown
Dr Patrick Lown

Member

Government, University of Essex

Professor Renee Luthra
Professor Renee Luthra

Member

Department of Sociology, University of Essex

Professor Sheri Markose
Professor Sheri Markose

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Dr Nikhil Masters
Dr Nikhil Masters

Member

Department of Economics, University of Essex

Professor Friederike Mengel
Professor Friederike Mengel

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Dr Jonathan Rolison
Dr Jonathan Rolison

Member

Department of Psychology, University of Essex

Dr Christoph Siemroth
Dr Christoph Siemroth

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Dr Lisa Spantig
Dr Lisa Spantig

Member

Economics, University of Essex

Professor Simon Weidenholzer
Professor Simon Weidenholzer

Member

Economics, University of Essex

External Members

Simone Dietrich

Member

Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva

Simone is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Before this appointment she was a Senior Lecturer of Government and Director of ESSEXLab at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2017.
Dominik Duell

Member

Department of Political Science, University of Innsbruck

Dominik studies political and economic behavior in representative democracies with a special focus on how social identity relationships influence citizens' choices. His work lies at the intersection of Political Economy, Political Behavior, Experimental Methods, and Political Psychology.
Catherine De Vries

Member

Political Science, Bocconi University

Catherine is the Dean of Diversity & Inclusion and Professor of Political Science at Bocconi University. She is a political scientist who examines the key challenges facing the European continent today, such as Euroscepticism, political fragmentation, migration and corruption.

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Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
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Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
Telephone: 01206 873034
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