SMU recruits top-class faculty from around the world to build an exciting diversity of talent. Starting from the seminal group of two faculty in 2003, the Social Sciences and Humanities faculty has grown to a total strength of 25 full-time faculty in 2007, with 9 in Psychology, 5 in Political Science, 4 in Sociology, and 7 in the Humanities. The School is currently expanding and will continue to recruit more faculty in the various disciplines. The faculty mix of expertise provides an exciting diversity of talent for multidisciplinary research and teaching.

Endowed with a wealth of experience in research, teaching, and consultancy, faculty members hold PhDs from top ranking universities such as Harvard, Yale and Michigan. Several faculty serve as members on national councils, editors or editorial board members of prestigious scholarly journals, and are recipients of international scholarly awards.