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== Answers to Questions: ==
Answers to questions'''
# '''What are your main interests?'''
 
#*My interests tend to change as I am exposed to different perspectives.  Broadly, I’m interested in how participants of social and economic systems organize themselves – and which individuals or groups tend to be the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in these self-organized communities.  For my dissertation, I am studying the processes that lead to the emergence of ‘hub’ actors within a communication network of ~1,600 students (i.e. why some students communicate with large numbers of other students while others are relatively isolated).  As far as possible, I am trying to integrate findings from physical sciences – such as Barabási’s work on scale free networks – with research from sociology and social-psychology.
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# '''What sorts of expertise can you bring to the group?'''
 
#*I come from a very broad social-science background – economics, social-psychology, and sociology.  I think I can contribute to an application of complex systems perspectives in social contexts.
1. What are your main interests? Feel free to include a "pie in the sky" big idea!'''  
# '''What do you hope to get out of the CSSS?'''
o My interests tend to change as I am exposed to different perspectives.  Broadly, I’m interested in how participants of social and economic systems organize themselves – and which individuals or groups tend to be the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in these self-organized communities.  For my dissertation, I am studying the processes that lead to the emergence of ‘hub’ actors within a communication network of ~1,600 students (i.e. why some students communicate with large numbers of other students while others are relatively isolated).  As far as possible, I am trying to integrate findings from physical sciences – such as Barabási’s work on scale free networks – with research from sociology and social-psychology.
#*I’m looking forward to learning new methodological approaches; particularly those that focus on networks and network dynamics.  I am also excited to see how complexity theory is being used in other disciplines.
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# '''Do you have any possible projects in mind for the CSSS?'''
2. What sorts of expertise can you bring to the group?'''  
#*I should have a cool dataset of e-mail communications among ~1,600 students.  The dataset is longitudinal over 2 years and begins before any of the individuals knew each other - which should allow for some interesting analyses of self-organization and the emergence of community structure etc.  I am hoping to apply methodologies and concepts from CSSS to this data.
o I come from a very broad social-science background – economics, social-psychology, and sociology.  I think I can contribute to an application of complex systems perspectives in social contexts.
'''3. What do you hope to get out of the CSSS?'''  
o I’m looking forward to learning new methodological approaches; particularly those that focus on networks and network dynamics.  I am also excited to see how complexity theory is being used in other disciplines.
'''4. Do you have any possible projects in mind for the CSSS?'''  
o I should have a cool dataset of e-mail communications among ~1,600 students.  The dataset is longitudinal over 2 years and begins before any of the individuals knew each other - which should allow for some interesting analyses of self-organization and the emergence of community structure etc.  I am hoping to apply methodologies and concepts from CSSS to this data.

Latest revision as of 20:48, 2 May 2008

Hi All, I’m a 4th year PhD student at the Kellogg School of Management. My research is focused on the formation and dynamics of social networks. I’m currently working on a project exploring the emergence of ‘hub’ actors in a communication network of ~1,600 students. I’m really excited to attend CSSS and learn about cool new methodologies. Aside from research, I’m an avid cyclist, skier, and enthusiast of all things related to mountains. I look forward to meeting everyone in June!

Answers to Questions:

  1. What are your main interests?
    • My interests tend to change as I am exposed to different perspectives. Broadly, I’m interested in how participants of social and economic systems organize themselves – and which individuals or groups tend to be the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in these self-organized communities. For my dissertation, I am studying the processes that lead to the emergence of ‘hub’ actors within a communication network of ~1,600 students (i.e. why some students communicate with large numbers of other students while others are relatively isolated). As far as possible, I am trying to integrate findings from physical sciences – such as Barabási’s work on scale free networks – with research from sociology and social-psychology.
  2. What sorts of expertise can you bring to the group?
    • I come from a very broad social-science background – economics, social-psychology, and sociology. I think I can contribute to an application of complex systems perspectives in social contexts.
  3. What do you hope to get out of the CSSS?
    • I’m looking forward to learning new methodological approaches; particularly those that focus on networks and network dynamics. I am also excited to see how complexity theory is being used in other disciplines.
  4. Do you have any possible projects in mind for the CSSS?
    • I should have a cool dataset of e-mail communications among ~1,600 students. The dataset is longitudinal over 2 years and begins before any of the individuals knew each other - which should allow for some interesting analyses of self-organization and the emergence of community structure etc. I am hoping to apply methodologies and concepts from CSSS to this data.
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