Our school recognizes that the solution to many of today's social problems will not come from a single perspective or academic discipline. To educate our undergraduates in a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving, we bring faculty with diverse academic backgrounds including:
- Sociology
- Economics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Personality Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Community Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Education
- Public Policy
- History of Consciousness
View a list of all SESP faculty.
Students in the Human Development and Psychological Services concentration and Social Policy concentration most often take courses from faculty who are members of our PhD program in Human Development and Social Policy (HDSP). View a list of HDSP faculty.
Students in the Learning and Organizational Change concentration and the Secondary Teaching Concentration most often take courses from faculty who are members of our graduate programs in Learning Sciences (LS). View a list of LS faculty.
In addition to renowned faculty, we have a cadre of outstanding adjunct instructors who bring their professional expertise to the classroom. Our adjunct faculty include:
- Lawyers (profit and non-profit)
- Therapists
- Nonprofit Executive Directors
- Business Leaders and Consultants
- School District Superintendents
- Former school teachers
SESP students may learn from faculty across the University in a variety of academic disciplines. To learn more about the specific interests of faculty in other schools, visit that school's Web site or Northwestern's faculty/expert database. To learn more about the expertise of SESP's faculty, visit the Faculty Experts search utility in the SESP News Center.