Matthew Blackwell

Matthew Blackwell is an Associate Professor of Government at Harvard University and currently works as a Staff Data Scientist at Google on the Search Platform Data Science team. He is also affiliated with the Institute for Quantitative Social Science, where he focuses on developing statistical methods for social science research.

• Key Research Areas: Causal inference, missing data, instrumental variables, experimental design, computational social science.
• Books: Deep Roots (Princeton University Press, 2018) and the upcoming A User’s Guide to Statistical Inference and Regression (under review).
• Teaching: Courses on causal inference, graduate linear modeling, and undergraduate data science for social sciences.

Scientific Awards include the Emerging Scholar Award, Gosnell Prize for Excellence in Political Methodology, and John T. Williams Dissertation Prize. His recent publications focus on causal inference in factorial experiments, historical persistence, and methodological advancements in political science. He also contributes to open-source software with packages like factiv and DirectEffects.