Cleotilde Gonzalez
Professor
Social and Decision Sciences
BIO
Cleotilde (Coty) Gonzalez is a Full Tenured Professor of Decision Sciences, the Founding Director of the Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory (DDMLab), and the Research Co-Director of the NSF National Institute for AI for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM) at Carnegie Mellon University. Coty's main affiliation is with the Department of Social and Decision Sciences (SDS). She is also affiliated to the Security and Privacy Institute (CyLab), the Societal Computing program in the Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D), the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) in the School of Computer Science at CMU; and with the Center for Behavioral Decision Research (CBDR), the Center for Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) and other units at Carnegie Mellon University.
Coty is a 2024 AAAS Fellow and the 15th faculty member from Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences to be elected a fellow of AAAS. Coty is also a lifetime Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. She is also a member of the Governing Board of the Cognitive Science Society, a Member at Large of the Policy Council of the System Dynamics Society, and a Committee member of the National Academies Division Committee for the Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE). Coty is Senior Editor for Topics in Cognitive Science, Consulting Editor for Decision, Consulting Editor for Psychological Review, and Associate Editor for the System Dynamics Review. She is also a member of multiple other editorial boards including: Cognitive Science, Perspectives on Psychological Science, and others.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Full ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Social and Decision Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2026 - present
- Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2025
- Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Department of Social and Decision Sciences (SDS), Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2007 - 1 Jan 2015
- Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Department of Social and Decision Sciences (SDS), Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2000 - 1 Jan 2006
- Postdoctoral FellowCarnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 1997 - 1 Jan 2000
- Associate ProfessorUniversidad de las Américas Puebla, Department of Computer Engineering, San Andrés Cholula, Mexico1997 - 1997
- Assistant ProfessorUniversidad de las Américas Puebla, Department of Computer Engineering, San Andrés Cholula, Mexico1996 - 1996
- Research AssistantTexas Tech University, Computing and Information Technologies, Houston, United States1991 - 1995
- ChairUniversidad de las Américas Puebla, Analysis and Programming Department, San Andrés Cholula, Mexico1987 - 1991
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Faculty Committee on Diversity and InclusionCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2015 - 2019
- General Education Curriculum, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social ScienceCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2017 - 2018
- Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure CommitteeCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States2016 - 2018
DEGREES
- Ph.D., Management Information SystemsTexas Tech University, Houston, United States1992
- M.Sc., Management Information SystemsTexas Tech University, Houston, United States1992
- M.B.A.Universidad de las Américas Puebla, San Andrés Cholula, Mexico1990
- B.Sc., Computer ScienceUniversidad de las Américas Puebla, San Andrés Cholula, Mexico1986
CAMPUS
- Pittsburgh
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 13 Climate Action
- 4 Quality Education
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions