CORE TEAM
Michael Donihue
Interim Director, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence Herbert E. Wadsworth Professor of Economics
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Michael Donihue’s fields of expertise include economic impact analysis and macroeconometric modeling for forecasting and policy analysis. His career at Colby includes appointments as the senior economist responsible for macroeconomics and forecasting at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in Washington, DC and as a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Professor Donihue received curriculum development grants from the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence to incorporate AI and machine learning approaches into the economics department’s introductory econometrics (EC393) curriculum and in his senior seminar in data analytics and forecasting (EC473). Professor Donihue’s current research includes the application of generative AI models in academic labor markets.
Amy Poulin
Associate Director, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Amy Poulin is the Associate Director of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence. With over 17 years of experience here at Colby in both academic and administrative areas, she has a deep understanding of how Colby works. When she isn’t at Colby working toward the mission of our institute, she enjoys spending time with her family and camping.
Amy has a B.S. of Biology from the University of Maine and is working on getting certified in data science at the University of Michigan.
Michael Yankoski
Postdoctoral Associate, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Dr. Michael Yankoski is a postdoctoral associate at the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He received his PhD from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies before working with Notre Dame’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering as a postdoctoral research associate. Michael’s current research focuses on the social and political implications of AI and dis/misinformation. (Google Scholar) (ORCID)
Sonya Donaldson
Faculty Fellow (African-American Studies), Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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José Martínez
Faculty Fellow (Music), Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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