Board Member
Visiting Professor
UC Berkeley, Sociology (Retired)
David Nasatir is an experienced statistician, expert in research design, and a senior researcher on the PIL study. He is a retired Visiting Professor in the U.C. Berkeley Sociology Department. David’s work has been marked by the application of sociological research to the identification, description, and evaluation of efforts to solve social problems. He has served as Director of the International Data Library of the University of California’s Survey Research Center, consulted for UNESCO, the Ford Foundation, the Government of Chile, and the United States Agency for International Development. He received his undergraduate degree from MIT, a Masters from Stanford, and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley.
Senior Researcher in Information Design
Contributing Writer, PIL Provocation Series
Assistant Teaching Professor/Designer in Residence, Northeastern University, Art + Design
Contributing Editor, Provocation Series (2021 – present)
PIL Scholar-in-Residence
Professor Emerita, Gustavus Adolphus College
Senior Researcher
Associate Editor, Provocation Series
Professor Emerita, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta
Research Analyst
Contributing staff, PIL Provocation Series
First-Year Experience Librarian, The University of Washington Tacoma
Research Analyst
Contributing writer, PIL Provocation Series
Instruction and Outreach Faculty, Central Oregon Community College
Senior Fellow in Information Literacy
Contributing staff, PIL Provocation Series
Associate Professor, Digital Scholarship Liaison, Instruction Librarian,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign