Team directory: Z

Team directory: Z

Emma Zang

Emma Zang, Associate Professor of Sociology and Biostatistics

Emma Zang is an associate professor of sociology (with tenure) at Yale University, with secondary appointments in biostatistics and global affairs. She directs the Computational Aging, Family, and Evidence Lab (Z-CAFE) and serves as the founding faculty organizer of the Yale Population Studies Speaker Series, which brings together scholars working on population and health research. Zang completed her Ph.D. in public policy in 2019 and her M.A. in economics in 2017, both from Duke University. 

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Tina Zeng, Dahl Scholar, 2025-2026

Tina Zeng is a sophomore studying Global Affairs + Computing, Culture & Society. With her passions in public interest technology, democratic innovation and social entrepreneurship, she hopes to leverage technologies like AI for social impact. She aspires to pursue a career in public service that contributes to policy and legal frameworks that safeguard our civil liberties in the digital age.

Harrison Zhou

Harrison Zhou, Henry Ford II Professor of Statistics & Data Science

Harrison Zhou, newly named as the Henry Ford II Professor of Statistics and Data Science, conducts his research on asymptotic decision theory, high dimensional statistics, large covariance matrices estimation, Bayesian nonparametrics, and network analysis.