Daniel S. Nagin

Daniel S. Nagin is the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor of Public Policy and Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He has served as the School’s Associate Dean of Faculty since January 2006 and is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and the American Society for the Advancement of Science.

His research spans criminology, public policy, and statistical methods, focusing on the evolution of criminal and antisocial behaviors over the life course, deterrence effects of criminal and non-criminal penalties, and longitudinal data analysis. His work has appeared in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, American Sociological Review, and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

Notable awards include the 2006 Edwin H Sutherland Award (American Society of Criminology) and the 1985 Northeastern Association of Tax Administrators Award for Excellence in Tax Administration. He has also held leadership roles, including chairing the National Research Council’s Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty and serving as Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Policy and Analysis in the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (1981–1986).