SIG Reflections: Bronwyn Hill, SIG Next Gen
This past summer, I was able to experience what it’s like to be included in a work environment that is striving to make an immense impact on its community. As a member of SIG Next Gen, I have been given the opportunity to be a member of an inviting team who treated me like a colleague and allowed me to observe meetings and understand the elements of the project.
While working on TechMPower and WINGS+++, I was able to see behind the scenes of building blocks that could make the project a success. I spent much of the time testing and trying to find holes in surveys being used for trials…
Dr. Timothy Hunt, PhD, Associate Director of Columbia University’s Social Intervention Group and Principal Investigator of the TechMPower Study focused on an integrated approach to Substance Use and HIV treatment and prevention, presented at the 2026 New York State Sheriffs’ Association Jail Administrators’ Conference September 15th in Saratoga Springs.
His presentation, “The Jail-to-Community Transition as a Public Safety and Public Health Opportunity: Practical Strategies for New York County Jails,” highlighted approaches to strengthening health services, continuity of…
Through an innovative inter-disciplinary partnership, the Social Intervention Group (SIG) and the Department of Statistics creates a collaborative, immersive research experience. The Department of Statistics MA Mentored Research program gives its graduate students the opportunity to join active research projects at SIG led by faculty and research scientists at the School of Social Work.
This work builds on work between University Professor Nabila El-Bassel, who is the SIG Director, and Professor Tian Zheng, who was the former chair of Statistics. Their innovative work on AI for Social Good and Society,…
Columbia University Seminar on AI for Social Good and Society (AI4SGS) convened October 13, 2026 at Faculty House to host featured guest speaker Dr. Rahul M. Dodhia, Deputy Director of the AI for Good Lab at Microsoft, who presented on the promise and responsibility of leveraging machine learning to solve complex global problems.
Co-chaired by Dr. Nabila El-Bassel (University Professor and Director of the Social Intervention Group) and Dr. Tian Zheng (Professor of Statistics), the AI4SGS University Seminar represents the first AI-themed Seminar in the history of Columbia’s University Seminars…
This past summer, I was able to experience what it’s like to be included in a work environment that is striving to make an immense impact on its community. As a member of SIG Next Gen, I have been given the opportunity to be a member of an inviting team who treated me like a colleague and allowed me to observe meetings and understand the elements of the project.
While working on TechMPower and WINGS+++, I was able to see behind the scenes of building blocks that could make the project a success. I spent much of the time testing and trying to find holes in surveys being used for trials…