Center on Social Dynamics and Policy

CSDP applies the study of complexity to public policy, mainly through computational modeling and simulation.

Social dynamics are key drivers in the systems underlying many policy challenges--from the obesity epidemic to financial reform to ethnic conflict—and understanding such dynamics is the central focus of CSDP.

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Breakfast cereal is shown for sale at a Ralphs grocery store in Del Mar, California, March 6, 2013 (REUTERS/Mike Blake).

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A Model of Food Reward Learning with Dynamic Reward Exposure

October 11, 2012, Ross A. Hammond, Joseph T. Ornstein, Lesley K. Fellows, Laurette Dubé, Robert Levitan and Alain Dagher

Ross Hammond and others use computational techniques to extend standard models of reward learning as they apply to choices in food. The authors' application discovers a new variety of individual behaviors and population patterns that offer potential insights for understanding food reward learning and obesity. Read More ›

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A Systems Science Perspective and Transdisciplinary Models for Food and Nutrition Security

July 24, 2012, Ross A. Hammond and Laurette Dubé

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Next Steps in Obesity Prevention: Altering Early Life Systems To Support Healthy Parents, Infants, and Toddlers

June 2012, Philip R. Nader, Terry T.-K. Huang, Sheila Gahagan, Shiriki Kumanyika, Ross A. Hammond and Katherine Kaufer Christoffel

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