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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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I am professor in Applied Statistics and Data VisualisationMy research focuses on the development of statistical models for applications in the social sciences. Furthermore, I’m interested in science communication concerning uncertainty - for which data... read more
prof. dr. C.J. (Casper) Albers
Contact
c.j.albers rug.nl
+31 50 36 38239
Function
Dean Faculty Behavioural and Social Sciences / Professor of Applied Statistics and Data Visualisation
Economic Geography, Spatial Economics, Regional Science, Social and Spatial Inequalities,  Happiness and Well-being, Migration, Spatial Microsimulation, Geoinformatics
D. (Dimitris) Ballas, Prof
Contact
d.ballas rug.nl
+31 50 36 33897
Function
Professor of Economic Geography
Collective action, Social Innovation, Experimental and simulation methods
dr. L. (Loes) Bouman
Contact
l.bouman rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Data analytics
Business Intelligence
Data processing
dr. R.S.S.J. (Raoul) Buurke
Contact
raoul.buurke rug.nl
+31 50 36 32889
Function
BI developer
Broadly, my research focuses on understanding the motivations that drive advantaged group members to behave both anti- and pro-socially towards disadvantaged groups, using quantitative methods. Specifically, I aim to identify ways to improve conditions... read more
H. (Hakan) Çakmak, MSc
Contact
h.cakmak rug.nl
Function
I am an Assistant Professor of International Relations at University of Groningen. Previously, I was a Marie Skłodowska Curie Global Fellow at University of Warwick and University of Denver. I work on international norms, diplomatic visits, military... read more
M.C.M. (Matteo) Casiraghi, PhD
Contact
m.c.m.casiraghi rug.nl
+31 50 36 38540
Function
Political parties, party image, party identity, electoral campaigns, party communication, content analysis, comparative studies, quantitative methods, mixed methods, textual analysis
E. (Eugenie) De Saint-Phalle, Dr
Contact
e.de.saint-phalle rug.nl
+31 50 36 38540
Function
Lecturer
Ethics; metascience; science reform; research methodology; science and technology studies; RRI; open science; qualitative research methods; pedagogy
S.M. (Sarahanne) Field, PhD
Contact
s.m.field rug.nl
+31 50 36 36560
Function
Assistant Professor
Social integration, Cooperation, Social networks, Agent-based modelling, Social complexity
A. (Andreas) Flache, Prof
Contact
a.flache rug.nl
+31 50 36 36214
Function
Professor
Agent-based Modeling, Complexity Science, Machine Learning, Digital Planning, Social Network Analysis, Social Media, Platform Urbanism, Urban Governance
J. (Junyao) He
Contact
j.he rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral Researcher
Statistics, missing data, multiple imputation, social network analysis
dr. J.M.E. (Mark) Huisman
Contact
j.m.e.huisman rug.nl
+31 50 36 36345
Function
Assistant Professor
Social Network; Spatial Context; Computational Social Science
Z. (Zhiyi) Jin, MSc
Contact
z.jin rug.nl
+31 50 36 36570
Function
PhD student
Statistics, test theory, IRT
dr. E.M.L.A. (Edith) van Krimpen-Stoop
Contact
e.m.l.a.van.krimpen-stoop rug.nl
+31 50 36 36369
Function
Teacher
Evolutionary games in complex networks, Multi-agent systems
S.A.J. (Sebastian) Lortz
Contact
s.a.j.lortz rug.nl
Function
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
Contact
m.mallow rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate and Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in i-CONN ITN
My broad interest is to better understand how people respond to transgressions in the social and political domains from their value, belief, and emotion systems. I incorporate in my work different insights and methods from emotion science, social, and... read more
C.A. (Cristhian) Martínez Moreno, PhD
Contact
c.a.martinez rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Survey Research Methodology, Questionnaire design, quantitative analysis of interviewer-respondent interaction in survey interviews.
dr. Y.P. (Yfke) Ongena
Contact
y.p.ongena rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4036
Function
Senior Lecturer
Herman is a Doctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Before returning to academia, he worked in various HR fields for over a decade. He has diverse research interests related to the impacts of... read more
Bullying, group processes and social status
Peer relations (social networks)
Intervention research 
Quantitative research methods for longitudinal research


dr. R. (Rozemarijn) van der Ploeg
Contact
rozemarijn.van.der.ploeg rug.nl
+31 50 36 32486
Function
Assistant professor
Banking, Corporate Finance, Political Economy
A. (Asad) Rauf, PhD
Contact
a.rauf rug.nl
+31 50 36 32942
Function
Associate Professor of Finance
Residentiële jeugdhulp
Y.G. (Ymke) Riemersma, MSc
Contact
y.g.riemersma rug.nl
+31 50 36 36191
Function
Universitair Docent
Research methods, problem-based learning, social identity & cooperation
M. (Marina) Roos, MSc
Contact
m.roos rug.nl
+31 50 36 33235
Function
Lecturer
Age-diverse workplace friendship, organizational intervention, aging theories
A. (Andrew) Setiono
Contact
a.setiono rug.nl
Function
social networks, multilevel analysis, stochastic models in the social and behavioral sciences, statistics
prof. dr. T.A.B. (Tom) Snijders
Contact
t.a.b.snijders rug.nl
+31 50 36 36189
Function
Full Professor
social networks, stochastic modelling
dr. C.E.G. (Christian) Steglich
Contact
c.e.g.steglich rug.nl
+31 50 36 36189
Function
Associate Professor
I am an assistant professor in Econometrics. My research focuses around estimating social networks and processes mitigated through them. 
L.S. (Lisa Sanna) Stephan, PhD
Contact
l.s.stephan rug.nl
+31 50 36 37018
Function
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... read more
prof. dr. M.E. (Marieke) Timmerman
Contact
m.e.timmerman rug.nl
+31 50 36 36255
Function
Professor of Multivariate data analysis
International Trade and Sustainable Development
Economics, Psychology, Leadership, Crises
dr. W.B. (Wout) de Vries
Contact
w.b.de.vries rug.nl
Function
Quantitative researcher at Gronings Perspectief
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
Contact
m.j.warrens rug.nl
+31 50 36 36691
Function
Professor (adjunct) of Educational Sciences
Travel Behaviour, Public Transport, Transit Service Disruption, Quantitative Analysis
I. (Irma) Yusfida, MSc
Contact
i.yusfida rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
E.L. (Emma) Zaal
Contact
e.l.zaal rug.nl
Function
PhD
Social Network Analysis 
S. (Stepan) Zaretckii, M
Contact
s.zaretckii rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
International political economy, interstate conflict and cooperation, and Chinese foreign policy.
Y. (Yuleng) Zeng, Dr
Contact
yuleng.zeng rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
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