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Staff members with discipline Social Sciences, Quantitative Methods

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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At the faculty BSS, I am employed on the chair Applied Statistics and Data Visualisation. 
My research focuses on the development of statistical models for applications in the social sciences. These models often contain dynamic or longitudinal components. Furthermore, I’m interested in science communication - for which data visualisation plays a key role - and the improvement of scientific practice in general.

Furthermore, I'm Director of Research of the Heymans Institute for Psychological Research.

See casperalbers.nl for details.

prof. dr. C.J. (Casper) Albers
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c.j.albers rug.nl
+31 50 36 38239
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Professor of Applied Statistics and Data Visualisation / Director of Research Heymans Institute
Political Psychology
F.A. (Flavio) de Azevedo Neto, MSc
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flavio.azevedo rug.nl
+31 50 –36 3677 6
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Assistant Professor
Economic Geography, Spatial Economics, Regional Science, Social and Spatial Inequalities,  Happiness and Well-being, Migration, Spatial Microsimulation, Geoinformatics
D. (Dimitris) Ballas, Prof Dr
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d.ballas rug.nl
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Professor of Economic Geography
Knowledge with respect to New Product Devleopment processes and project teams and how we can study these processes and teams 
dr. J.D. (Hans) van der Bij
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j.d.van.der.bij rug.nl
+31 50 36 37347
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Associate Professor
dr. K.M. Bijlsma-Frankema
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k.m.bijlsma-frankema rug.nl
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Senior Researcher
cultural diplomacy, cultural entrepreneurship, cultural leadership
D.Z. (Djamila) Boulil, MA
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d.z.boulil rug.nl
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Lecturer
Cooperation Collective Action Social Innovation Social dilemmas Social simulation and Agent-Based Modelling Experimental methods Quantitative methods
dr. L. (Loes) Bouman
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l.bouman rug.nl
+31 50 36 32139
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Post-doctoral researcher
Broadly speaking, my research focuses on what drives members of advantaged groups to behave anti-socially and pro-socially towards disadvantaged groups, using quantitative methods. In that vein, I am currently researching the motivational and emotional rudiments of 'solidarity-based collective action' as part of my PhD project. My other research interests are collective violence, group-based norms and dissent, which I attempt to implement into political issues.

I conduct my PhD studies under the supervision of Prof Dr Ernestine H. Gordijn, Prof Dr Katherine E. Stroebe & Dr Yasin Koç.
H. (Hakan) Çakmak, MSc
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h.cakmak rug.nl
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PhD student
Political parties, party image, electoral campaigns, content analysis, comparative studies, quantitative methods, text analysis
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e.de.saint-phalle rug.nl
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Social integration, Cooperation, Social networks, Agent-based modelling, Social complexity
A. (Andreas) Flache, Prof Dr
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a.flache rug.nl
+31 50 36 36214
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Professor
My research is centrally concerned with how social environments (ranging from cultural resources and discourses to everyday social interactions) influence individual development. For example, my PhD research project focuses on how sexual identity construction is influenced by conversation partners, who mediate the influence of cultural conceptions on sexual identity development in the context of everyday interactions. I am also interested in developing methods and theoretical frameworks for understanding how discursive processes can account for the emergence of psychological properties that are commonly understood as latent traits. I have a specific expertise in: dynamic systems theory, thematic analysis, narrative analysis, time series analysis, discourse and conversation analysis, identity construction, queer theory, LGBTQ* psychology, and identity development.
F.C. (Frank) Gootjes, MSc
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f.c.gootjes rug.nl
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PhD student
R.N. (Robin) Groen, MSc
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r.n.groen umcg.nl
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PhD candidate
Statistics, missing data, multiple imputation, social network analysis
dr. J.M.E. (Mark) Huisman
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j.m.e.huisman rug.nl
+31 50 36 36345
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Assistant Professor
Coordination dynamics within multiteam systems, Disruption management, Organizational resilience, Social network analysis

My current research explores how individuals, teams, and organizations effectively share information under high time pressure, uncertainty, and risk of disruptions and crises. Some of the contexts where I have conducted my research are virtual hackathons and critical infrastructure organizations (NWO project 1, project 2). I primarily work with digital communication data and apply social network analysis to understand how information-sharing patterns affect the team and organizational performance and resilience.
N. (Nevena) Ivanovic, MA
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nevena.ivanovic rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
My research interests focus on negative workplace situations (e.g., layoffs) and how they shape behaviors, cognitions, and emotions in individuals and interactions between leaders and followers. I have a special interest in examining how positive outcomes can be fostered in the wake of negative experiences, how individuals cope with these stressful events, and identifying as well as curtailing the potential of negative workplace encounters (e.g., identity threats, legitimacy). In a second research stream, I am focusing on applied quantitative research methods (i.e., mediation analysis, scale-anchors) and engage in providing best-practice recommendations to improve research designs (i.e., causality in mediation analyses) and data collection (i.e., equal-distance in scale anchors). In addition, I focus on work-related factors that promote resilience in leaders and how we can successfully measure resilience in the workplace. 
C.C. (Claudia) Kitz, MSc
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c.c.kitz rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Statistics, test theory, IRT
dr. E.M.L.A. (Edith) van Krimpen-Stoop
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e.m.l.a.van.krimpen-stoop rug.nl
+31 50 36 36369
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Teacher
Survey Methodology for the Social Sciences,
Qualitative Data Analysis (Atlas.ti) ,
Social Network Analysis (including basics of statistical modelling via ERGM and SAOM)
M. (Marcel) Mallow, MSc
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m.mallow rug.nl
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PhD candidate and Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in i-CONN ITN
Soundscape studies, Affective Geographies, Citizen Science, Spatial Inequalities, Environmental Justice, Critical GIS. Open to PhD supervision.
E. (Efstathios) Margaritis, PhD
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e.margaritis rug.nl
+31 50 36 33146
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Survey Research Methodology, Interviewer-respondent interaction in Survey interviews, Sequence Viewer
dr. Y.P. (Yfke) Ongena
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y.p.ongena rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4036
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Senior Lecturer
People Analytics, Well-Being, Performance
C.N. (Catia) Pinto Teixeira, PhD
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c.n.teixeira rug.nl
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Post-doctoral researcher
Bullying, group processes and social status
Peer relations (social networks)
Intervention research 
Quantitative research methods for longitudinal research


dr. R. (Rozemarijn) van der Ploeg
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rozemarijn.van.der.ploeg rug.nl
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Assistant professor
Banking, Corporate Finance, Political Economy
A. Rauf, PhD MSc
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a.rauf rug.nl
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Research methods, problem-based learning, social identity & cooperation
M. (Marina) Roos, MSc
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m.roos rug.nl
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Lecturer
social networks, multilevel analysis, stochastic models in the social and behavioral sciences, statistics
prof. dr. T.A.B. (Tom) Snijders
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t.a.b.snijders rug.nl
+31 50 36 36189
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Full Professor
social networks, stochastic modelling
C.E.G. (Christian) Steglich, Dr
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c.e.g.steglich rug.nl
+31 50 36 36189
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Associate Professor
I am an assistant professor in Econometrics. My research focuses around estimating social networks and processes mitigated through them. 
L.S. (Lisa-Susanna) Stephan, PhD MSc
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l.s.stephan rug.nl
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My main research theme involves explaining observed data, typically resulting from psychological research, with a meaningful and concise model. This task becomes really challenging when multivariate and/or longitudinal measurements are to be modeled jointly. Specific methods of interests concern the development and evaluation of 1. data reduction modeling (e.g., principal component analysis); 2. latent variable modeling (e.g., exploratory factor analysis); 3. cluster modeling (e.g., mixture analysis); 4. modeling for test construction (e.g., GAMLSS model for test norming).
prof. dr. M.E. (Marieke) Timmerman
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m.e.timmerman rug.nl
+31 50 36 36255
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Professor of Multivariate data analysis
School careers, educational choice options, transition from primary to secondary education, teacher expectations, school leavers attainment tests, equality of opportunity in education, educational datamining, statistical methods
prof. dr. M.J. (Matthijs) Warrens
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m.j.warrens rug.nl
+31 50 36 36691
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Professor (adjunct) of Educational Sciences
E.L. (Emma) Zaal
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e.l.zaal rug.nl
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PhD
Social Network Analysis 
S. (Stepan) Zaretckii, M
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s.zaretckii rug.nl
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PhD Candidate
Social and political implications of new media technologies, Political communication,Citizen (dis)engagement, polarization
Q. (Qinfeng) Zhu, PhD
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qinfeng.zhu rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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