People / Leadership & Staff
Kristin McCann, PhD
Chief of Staff, Executive Director, MS in Applied Data Science
Kristin I. McCann, PhD serves as the Chief of Staff, Executive Director for the University of Chicago’s Applied Data Science program within the Physical Sciences Division and Data Science Institute. Her interdisciplinary research and practice centers on how institutions can best support diverse student and faculty populations in academia—primarily in STEM contexts. Prior to her current role, she served Associate Dean of Students for UChicago’s National Institutes of Health-funded Medical Scientist Training Program for MD-PhD students. Dr. McCann completed her postdoctoral fellowship with Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine where she conducted research on leadership and careers in academic medicine.