Mathematica today announced the appointment of Matthew Salganik to serve as a member of the organization’s board of directors. PI of the Fragile Families Challenge and author of Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age, Salganik is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and is widely recognized for his expertise in computational social science.

Paul Decker, Mathematica President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Matt’s unique perspective will help our board and our staff uncover new ways to objectively assess what the evidence says and how it can be applied to today’s toughest social challenges.”

To read more, see the announcement from Mathematica.