I welcome emails, comments and questions. With a blog and a public email address, I get a lot of messages. I do read everything and try my best to respond, but can’t always do so.
Below are answers to frequently asked questions and (if these don’t help) instructions on the best way to contact me.
Frequently asked questions
Organizations and advertising
- I’d like to send you a press release or add you to our mailing list
- I have a non-profit or charity I’d like to publicize.
- Would you consider an advertisement or link exchange?
- Do you make money off this blog or the things you link to?
Readers, students, journalists and bloggers
- I’m a Yale student and would like to speak with you. (see below)
- I’m press and would like to contact you for an article.
- I’m applying to graduate school at Yale. Might you be an adviser?
- I’m interested in working on one of your research projects. How do I apply?
- I’m a reader or researcher and have a link or paper I think you would like.
- I was wondering if you can offer advice on research, careers, coursework or graduate school?
Contacting me
Publicity, PR, and mailing lists
Please don’t place me on a mailing list unasked. This happens more than I ever imagined and so I’ve resorted to unsubscribing right away, and reporting these as spam to the FTC and Gmail.
But if you think your press release or mailings might be of interest to me, do write me a personal note.
Yale students
Please email or sign up for office hours online. Outside the regular semester I am available by appointment.
My Yale office is:
Yale University ISPS, 77 Prospect St., Room A103, New Haven, CT 06511 (map)
Please do write me, however, if you want to speak or meet. Also, check out my most common advice first, so we can focus on specifics in our meeting:
- Undergraduate course advice and advising
- Will I supervise your senior essay or independent study?
- Graduate advising
- Will I write you a letter of recommendation?
Colleagues and readers
Do write me or comment on the blog. I read everything that arrives. I welcome questions, papers, articles and links that you have seen or written and that you think might interest readers of the blog. New research is especially appreciated. Please send me the URL and not a PDF, so that I have something to link to.
Journalists
Paradoxically, the fastest way to get me on the phone is to email.
Advice
I get a lot of requests for personal advice on school or careers. It’s hard to give this kind of advice to perfect strangers, and I don’t always have the time to respond to these requests. To be as helpful as possible, I’ve developed advice posts over the years on development, careers and graduate school, which you can see on the right sidebar.