Nicholas Christakis

Nicholas Christakis
Born (1962-05-07) May 7, 1962 (age 62)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationYale University (BS)
Harvard University (MD, MPH)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
SpouseErika Christakis
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Harvard University
Yale University
Doctoral advisorRenée Fox
Websitenicholaschristakis.net

Nicholas A. Christakis (born May 7, 1962) is a Greek-American[1] sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the social, economic, biological, and evolutionary determinants of human welfare (including the behavior, health, and capabilities of individuals and groups). He is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab. He is also the co-director of the Yale Institute for Network Science.[2][3]

Christakis was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in 2024.[4] He was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in 2006; of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010; and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.[5] In 2021, he received an honorary degree in economics from the University of Athens, Greece.[6] He was awarded the Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement by the American Academy of Sciences and Letters in 2024.[7]

In 2009, Christakis was named to the Time 100, Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[8] In 2009 and again in 2010, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine to its list of top global thinkers.[9]

  1. ^ "Preface", in Nicholas A. Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, Little, Brown Spark, 2019
  2. ^ Tom Conroy, "New Institute Will Advance the Interdisciplinary Study of Networks", Yale News, April 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis named Sterling Professor". YaleNews. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "2024 NAS Election". nasonline.org. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Five professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Yale News. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Αναγόρευση του Καθηγητή του Yale Nicholas Christakis σε επίτιμο διδάκτορα του Τμήματος Οικονομικών Επιστημών του ΕΚΠΑ". iatronet.gr (in Greek). October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Awards". American Academy of Sciences & Letters. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Ariely, Dan (April 30, 2009). "Nicholas Christakis – The 2009 Time 100". Time. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  9. ^ [1] Archived December 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine