Alex Chohlas-Wood
@alexchohlaswood.com
Assistant professor at NYU interested in computational public policy and the criminal justice system. Co-direct @comppolicylab.bsky.social.📍NYC 🏳️🌈 alexchohlaswood.com
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Have you ever forgotten an important date—like a birthday for a loved one?
Now imagine if forgetting meant ending up in jail.
Two years ago, we ran a randomized experiment that found that text message reminders reduce jail stays for missed court dates by over 20%.
Now imagine if forgetting meant ending up in jail.
Two years ago, we ran a randomized experiment that found that text message reminders reduce jail stays for missed court dates by over 20%.
In January, the NYPD said it would put two officers on every late-night subway car in New York City.
How can we know whether the NYPD kept its promise?
How can we know whether the NYPD kept its promise?
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In January, the NYPD said it would put two officers on every late-night subway car in New York City.
How can we know whether the NYPD kept its promise?
How can we know whether the NYPD kept its promise?
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The Computational Policy Lab is growing! We’re hiring software engineers to build technology that makes government, education, and social programs more fair, effective, and data-driven. Know someone who'd be a great fit? Learn more: careers.harvard.edu/job/software...
Software Engineer
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October 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Computational Policy Lab is growing! We’re hiring software engineers to build technology that makes government, education, and social programs more fair, effective, and data-driven. Know someone who'd be a great fit? Learn more: careers.harvard.edu/job/software...
Have you ever forgotten an important date—like a birthday for a loved one?
Now imagine if forgetting meant ending up in jail.
Two years ago, we ran a randomized experiment that found that text message reminders reduce jail stays for missed court dates by over 20%.
Now imagine if forgetting meant ending up in jail.
Two years ago, we ran a randomized experiment that found that text message reminders reduce jail stays for missed court dates by over 20%.
October 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Have you ever forgotten an important date—like a birthday for a loved one?
Now imagine if forgetting meant ending up in jail.
Two years ago, we ran a randomized experiment that found that text message reminders reduce jail stays for missed court dates by over 20%.
Now imagine if forgetting meant ending up in jail.
Two years ago, we ran a randomized experiment that found that text message reminders reduce jail stays for missed court dates by over 20%.
The ASA's Law & Justice Statistics committee is hosting an upcoming webinar featuring George Mohler. Join us on September 30 from 1–1:30pm ET! Register here: amstat.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The ASA's Law & Justice Statistics committee is hosting an upcoming webinar featuring George Mohler. Join us on September 30 from 1–1:30pm ET! Register here: amstat.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Calling all professors—we're enrolling new courses in our ongoing randomized study of AI in education!
Get free access to a customized virtual tutor, and receive an honorarium at the end of the semester if you participate. Details below.
Get free access to a customized virtual tutor, and receive an honorarium at the end of the semester if you participate. Details below.
Come join us and teach a great class this fall!
NYC-based people - I'm looking for an adjunct instructor to teach an undergraduate course *this fall* at NYU called Power and Politics of Data. There's a lot of flexibility in what the course could look like, but I'm also happy to share ideas and the job ad. DM me if you think you're interested.
July 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Come join us and teach a great class this fall!
Great article about our work using generative AI to help prosecutors make race-blind charging decisions across California and beyond:
www.law360.com/articles/235...
www.law360.com/articles/235...
Seven Months In, Race-Blind Charging Faces Test In Calif. - Law360
In January, California adopted race-blind charging as a statewide policy, after a law passed in 2022 went into effect. Now, seven months into the program's statewide rollout, race-blind charging is sh...
www.law360.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Great article about our work using generative AI to help prosecutors make race-blind charging decisions across California and beyond:
www.law360.com/articles/235...
www.law360.com/articles/235...
Job alert!
We're hiring a clinical (teaching-based) Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics for Social Science Research at NYU!
Application review begins on February 10, and the position would start on September 1.
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/162021
We're hiring a clinical (teaching-based) Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics for Social Science Research at NYU!
Application review begins on February 10, and the position would start on September 1.
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/162021
January 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Job alert!
We're hiring a clinical (teaching-based) Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics for Social Science Research at NYU!
Application review begins on February 10, and the position would start on September 1.
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/162021
We're hiring a clinical (teaching-based) Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics for Social Science Research at NYU!
Application review begins on February 10, and the position would start on September 1.
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/162021
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Yes to evaluating the *outcomes* of these systems rather than as a standalone algorithm! This is something that's been bothering me for a while about ML assisted decisions
January 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yes to evaluating the *outcomes* of these systems rather than as a standalone algorithm! This is something that's been bothering me for a while about ML assisted decisions
NEW in Management Science!
My coauthors and I came up with a new consequentialist approach to designing equitable algorithms.
Instead of imposing fairness criteria on an algorithm (like equal false negative rates), we aim for good outcomes.
More in the 🧵 below! (1/)
My coauthors and I came up with a new consequentialist approach to designing equitable algorithms.
Instead of imposing fairness criteria on an algorithm (like equal false negative rates), we aim for good outcomes.
More in the 🧵 below! (1/)
January 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NEW in Management Science!
My coauthors and I came up with a new consequentialist approach to designing equitable algorithms.
Instead of imposing fairness criteria on an algorithm (like equal false negative rates), we aim for good outcomes.
More in the 🧵 below! (1/)
My coauthors and I came up with a new consequentialist approach to designing equitable algorithms.
Instead of imposing fairness criteria on an algorithm (like equal false negative rates), we aim for good outcomes.
More in the 🧵 below! (1/)
Reposted by Alex Chohlas-Wood
Professor of Computational Social Science, T/TT and open rank
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December 16, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Professor of Computational Social Science, T/TT and open rank
Share this opportunity with your networks: apply.interfolio.com/160603
#AcademicSky #phdjobs #socjobs #ejme #econjobmarket #poliscijobs #computationalsocialscience #politicalscience #economics #sociology #AbuDhabi
Share this opportunity with your networks: apply.interfolio.com/160603
#AcademicSky #phdjobs #socjobs #ejme #econjobmarket #poliscijobs #computationalsocialscience #politicalscience #economics #sociology #AbuDhabi
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The use of race in clinical risk models is heavily debated. While race-aware models can be more accurate, some are concerned about reinforcing racialized views of medicine. In our paper, we offer a new perspective on this debate. 🧵👇https://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M23-3166
December 5, 2024 at 7:02 PM
The use of race in clinical risk models is heavily debated. While race-aware models can be more accurate, some are concerned about reinforcing racialized views of medicine. In our paper, we offer a new perspective on this debate. 🧵👇https://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M23-3166
Reposted by Alex Chohlas-Wood
In AI research, more and more of the action seems to be taking place above the foundation model layer and is closer to applications / people / societal impact. This kind of research strongly benefits from interdisciplinary thinking (though not all AI researchers have recognized the shift yet!)
December 2, 2024 at 12:14 PM
In AI research, more and more of the action seems to be taking place above the foundation model layer and is closer to applications / people / societal impact. This kind of research strongly benefits from interdisciplinary thinking (though not all AI researchers have recognized the shift yet!)
Reposted by Alex Chohlas-Wood
We built a starter pack (a work in progress) of some people who know a lot about New York City policy — and assorted others of interest. go.bsky.app/FCDEhhc
November 27, 2024 at 8:57 PM
We built a starter pack (a work in progress) of some people who know a lot about New York City policy — and assorted others of interest. go.bsky.app/FCDEhhc
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🔬 Major new findings on STEM gender gaps: Looking across institutions over time, physics, engineering & computer science (PECS) show stark divides—gaps are closing at selective colleges but widening elsewhere. w/ @joalkhafajiking.bsky.social [<--🌟 on the job market 😉] www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An institution-level analysis of gender gaps in STEM over time
Gender gaps in engineering and computer science narrow at math-selective schools and widen in others
www.science.org
November 21, 2024 at 7:40 PM
🔬 Major new findings on STEM gender gaps: Looking across institutions over time, physics, engineering & computer science (PECS) show stark divides—gaps are closing at selective colleges but widening elsewhere. w/ @joalkhafajiking.bsky.social [<--🌟 on the job market 😉] www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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PSA: to post to CSS feed, now use "compsocsci" rather css (we were getting all mixed in with the comicssky people
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November 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
PSA: to post to CSS feed, now use "compsocsci" rather css (we were getting all mixed in with the comicssky people
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If you want to be rewarded with a surprise when your R script finishes running, try adding this at the end:
November 17, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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One month left to apply to our new PhD program in statistics and computational social science. Come join me and my terrific colleagues in the heart of New York City!
PhD, Statistics and Computational Social Science
Learn statistical, computational, and social science theory and practice to address problems of social importance in public health, education, criminal justice, and other domains.
steinhardt.nyu.edu
November 1, 2024 at 12:03 PM
One month left to apply to our new PhD program in statistics and computational social science. Come join me and my terrific colleagues in the heart of New York City!
The Stanford Report just featured our research on using automated reminders to reduce pretrial incarceration — alongside two other terrific Stanford Impact Labs funded efforts thinking about how to achieve both research impact and social impact!
Stanford Impact Labs applies research insights to society’s most pernicious problems - Stanford Re...
Stanford Impact Labs is taking a collaborative approach to address some of the biggest issues facing the world and society today.
news.stanford.edu
November 22, 2023 at 10:23 PM
The Stanford Report just featured our research on using automated reminders to reduce pretrial incarceration — alongside two other terrific Stanford Impact Labs funded efforts thinking about how to achieve both research impact and social impact!
We are working on two new experiments at the Santa Clara Public Defender Office. Check out this piece from
Stanford Impact Labs to learn more! I'm so glad my colleague Sarah at the public defender was included to explain why this research is important to her. impact.stanford.edu/article/can-...
Stanford Impact Labs to learn more! I'm so glad my colleague Sarah at the public defender was included to explain why this research is important to her. impact.stanford.edu/article/can-...
Can Technology Play a Role in Reducing Pretrial Incarceration?
With funding from Stanford Impact Labs, Stanford's Computational Policy Lab partners with the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office to test the effectiveness of text message reminders for court ...
impact.stanford.edu
October 11, 2023 at 9:06 PM
We are working on two new experiments at the Santa Clara Public Defender Office. Check out this piece from
Stanford Impact Labs to learn more! I'm so glad my colleague Sarah at the public defender was included to explain why this research is important to her. impact.stanford.edu/article/can-...
Stanford Impact Labs to learn more! I'm so glad my colleague Sarah at the public defender was included to explain why this research is important to her. impact.stanford.edu/article/can-...
I forgot to add a #cssky tag! 💙🌌
In a new randomized experiment at the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, my colleagues and I found that text message reminders reduce *incarceration* for missed court dates by over 20%! More in the 🧵 below. alexchohlaswood.com/assets/paper... 1/11
October 7, 2023 at 5:36 PM
I forgot to add a #cssky tag! 💙🌌
In a new randomized experiment at the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, my colleagues and I found that text message reminders reduce *incarceration* for missed court dates by over 20%! More in the 🧵 below. alexchohlaswood.com/assets/paper... 1/11
October 6, 2023 at 3:33 PM
In a new randomized experiment at the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, my colleagues and I found that text message reminders reduce *incarceration* for missed court dates by over 20%! More in the 🧵 below. alexchohlaswood.com/assets/paper... 1/11