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Arthur Spirling is a Professor of Politics and the Director of Graduate Studies at Princeton University, where he focuses on quantitative methods to analyze political behavior, particularly in relation to institutional development and the text-as-data approach. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree from the London School of Economics, as well as a master's degree and PhD from the University of Rochester. His research has been published in various prestigious outlets, including the American Political Science Review and the American Statistical Association. His current research interests lie at the intersection of data science and social science, emphasizing machine learning and large language models. He has previously served on the faculties of Harvard University and New York University, where he received teaching and mentoring awards, along with the 'Emerging Scholar' prize from the Society for Political Methodology.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.