Michael D. Ward

This article is about the American political scientist. For the American politician from Kentucky, see Mike Ward (American politician).

Michael Don Ward (August 24, 1948-July 9, 2021[1]) was an American political scientist and academic. He was professor emeritus of political science at Duke University, an affiliate of the Duke Network Analysis Center, and the principal investigator at Ward Lab, a website that creates conflict predictions using Bayesian modeling and network analysis.[2][3] He is the founder of Predictive Heuristics, a consultancy that does risk analysis for a variety of clients.

  1. ^ "In Memory of Michael Ward".
  2. ^ Ward, Michael D. "Home". Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Members". Ward Lab. Retrieved June 24, 2014.