Introduction to Network Analysis for Social Scientists
Workshop by Dr Cassy Dorff
On 22 October, Cassy Dorff (Vanderbilt University Faculty Affiliate, Data Science Institute) will lead a workshop on network analysis for social scientists.
Event details of
Introduction to Network Analysis for Social Scientists
- Date
- 22 October 2026
- Time
- 15:30 -17:00
- Location
- Roeterseilandcampus - building A
- Room
- A2.08
Cassy Dorff's research uncovers patterns of how people engage with and respond to political conflict and crises. To do this, she analyzes the ways networks and interdependence shape individual, community, and state-level behaviors during and after episodes of violence.
About Cassy Dorff
Dr Dorff is a co-creator of netify, an R package for working with relational data. In this workshop, she will teach social scientists of all levels and all programs how to conceptualize and perform network analysis to make working with relational data easier and more productive.
Good to know
- Some familiarity with R is encouraged but not required for participants.
- Please bring your own laptop or other device.
- Please download the netify package in R before the workshop. You can email Dr Dorff with any installation questions or problems.
- All AISSR and FMG social scientists are welcome.
This workshop is sponsored by the Social and Behavioural Data Science Centre (SoBe DSC)
