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Daniel Karell is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Yale University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Washington (2014) and an A.B. in Comparative Study of Religion from Harvard University (2003). His research focuses on political and cultural sociology, social movements, and computational methods, particularly leveraging AI and digital data to analyze culture, media, and social change. He is currently on sabbatical for the fall 2024 semester.
His work examines reactionary movements, backlash dynamics, and the interplay between media exposure and contentious politics. Notable contributions include frameworks for analyzing generative AI’s representation of social reality and studies on conservative media’s impact on public health outcomes during the pandemic. His research has been recognized with awards from the American Sociological Association’s Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section and the Journal of Peace Research.
Karell is a faculty affiliate of the Institute for Foundations of Data Science and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale. He has held prestigious fellowships as a Weatherhead Scholar at Harvard University and a Fung Global Fellow at Princeton University. His interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, computational science, and historical analysis, with a focus on topics ranging from Afghan conflict dynamics to the sociocultural mechanisms of migration and development.
His advising and grants reflect a commitment to advancing empirical research on inequality, migration, and digital communication. Recent work explores the role of social media in civil unrest, the emotional dimensions of contentious politics, and the ethical implications of AI-generated historical narratives.
