Rafael "Raf" Alvarado

Rafael Alvarado is an Associate Professor at the School of Data Science and former director of the M.S. in Data Science residential program. His areas of research include digital humanities, text analytics, and the anthropology of information. At the School of Data Science, Alvarado teaches courses on text analytics, programming, and data design. 

A career digital humanist and anthropologist, Alvarado combines his expertise on the study of human culture with emerging quantitative methods. Prior to joining the School of Data Science, Alvarado worked and taught at Princeton University, Dickinson College, and the University of Virginia, participating in several projects, including the Charrette Project, the House Divided Project, and the Mandala Project. 

Alvarado holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Virginia.