Dr Ryan Hübert

Ryan is an Associate Professor of Computational Social Science in the Department of Methodology. Before joining LSE, he was an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. He currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Law and Courts, and he is president of the Formal Theory Section of the American Political Science Association.
He received a Ph.D. in political science and an M.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016; an M.P.A. from Columbia University in 2010; and a B.A. in politics and economics from Brandeis University in 2005. Prior to his graduate training, he was a paralegal at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York, and interned at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo. He grew up in the U.S. and Norway.

Research interests:

Ryan's research uses game theory, computational tools and statistical methods to study political institutions, public policy and the behavior of government officials. His substantive interests include courts and policing, identity and discrimination, public policy analysis and corruption and special interest influence on politics. His primary expertise is in U.S. political institutions.