James H. Fowler
James H. Fowler | |
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Fowler at Poptech in 2009 | |
| Born | February 18, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (1992, 2001, 2003) Yale University (1997) |
| Known for | Obesity contagiousness Happiness contagiousness Genopolitics Genes and Social Networks Colbert bump |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social network analysis Cooperation Political participation Genopolitics |
| Institutions | University of California, San Diego University of California, Davis |
James H. Fowler (born February 18, 1970) is an American social scientist specializing in social networks, cooperation, political participation, and genopolitics (the study of the genetic basis of political behavior). He is currently Professor of Medical Genetics in the School of Medicine and Professor of Political Science in the Division of Social Science at the University of California, San Diego. He was named a 2010 Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.