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***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** I've seen some work recently where I am (Pittsburgh). One of my colleagues who just finished from the University of Pittsburgh might have relevant work, Kehoe, S. S. (2017). *Bridging the college completion gap with comprehensive support systems: A mixed-methods impact evaluation of the Dell scholars program* (Order No. 10692530). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2026720214). Retrieved from https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__search.proquest.com_docview_2026720214-3Faccountid-3D9902&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=BEifqNFT8U5ZI0fpmqu5mLVwGET18tWO7wKG0ycC0qo&e= For statistical modeling, Brian Junker, a statistics professor at CMU, has some students who have done their dissertations with a data set of networks among teachers, Sweet, T. M. (2012). *Statistical network models for replications and experimental interventions* (Order No. 3573622). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1443840133). Retrieved from https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__search.proquest.com_docview_1443840133-3Faccountid-3D9902&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=u8mfv-5KfnBxpOmkQ3g6nRennsprubNH2jxmkGqfBOk&e= (see also https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__journals.sagepub.com_doi_10.3102_1076998612458702&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=mw75EM-z8OHxUlCe7Qdj0VLcziqtz7iRtYeTjXHhh-4&e=) Another student, Sam Adhikari, doesn't seem to have her thesis online but her work is at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__samrachana.com_research-2Drelated_&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=ufqQz9ELcCVlI095ZUZ5JBywGmiFmK9Q_b8c1UtTOJw&e=. Around religion, it's not contemporary but you of course must cite Samuel Samson's dissertation, *A Novitiate in a Period of Change: An Experimental and Case Study of Social Relationships* (popularly known as the "Samson monastery"). Not only is it religion, but technically the people studied were students… Not dissertation work as far as I can tell, but one of the key works introducing SIENA (a statistical model for the co-evolution of behavior and networks) was done with 50 sociology graduate students in Groningen. See van Duijn et al., 2003, Evolution of sociology freshmen into a friendship network <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tandfonline.com_doi_abs_10.1080_00222500305889&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=P02G7sSXjH1u6phXTsrnOZ0dp8X6LQzBGAyoxPi5qS8&e=>, and van de Bunt, van Duijn, and Snijders, 1999, Friendship networks through time: An actor-oriented dynamic statistical network model <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__link.springer.com_article_10.1023-252FA-253A1009683123448&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=4YK0vvVy-hw8bQ40njbLa3UEr6VibJNVBalmD8j4TuE&e=>. Good luck! On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 6:46 PM, Samin Aref <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ***** To join INSNA, visit https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.insna.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=d7x8mI1Z-NtHV6t7fdxs8v-RagQ49VMPY4atza9ELGA&e= ***** > Hi Sara, > > I have been in a similar situation when I started my PhD on a completely > different topic, but involving networks. I read two books which helped me a > lot in terms of getting ideas and understanding basic theoretical > frameworks. > > The two books: > Easley, David, and Jon Kleinberg. Networks, crowds, and markets: Reasoning > about a highly connected world. Cambridge University Press, 2010. > Jackson, Matthew O. *Social and economic networks*. Princeton university > press, 2010. > > My thesis: > Thesis chapter 1> (link: arxiv.org/abs/1509.04037 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__arxiv.org_abs_1509.04037&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=s6SFcYvlHy-n2O9nFAguVphO6m7diQcTzRMXnCF7jqo&s=-TmN8FPYEoX-3PeLCs0TAqUhp2xIj_Mxgn3rTltxnxw&e=> > ) > Thesis chapter 2> (link: arxiv.org/abs/1710.09876 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__arxiv.org_abs_1710.09876&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=s6SFcYvlHy-n2O9nFAguVphO6m7diQcTzRMXnCF7jqo&s=6dCfRRBhkg9rlEse2fzR93zIoRCA2tbxOFE2UyapqbI&e=> > ) > Thesis chapter 3> (link: arxiv.org/abs/1611.09030 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__arxiv.org_abs_1611.09030&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=s6SFcYvlHy-n2O9nFAguVphO6m7diQcTzRMXnCF7jqo&s=tRqv4L6EOQU4g729Ihc9QU-wzA3cos6Q4XU7DD14UVA&e=> > ) > Thesis chapter 4> (link: arxiv.org/abs/1712.04628 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__arxiv.org_abs_1712.04628&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=s6SFcYvlHy-n2O9nFAguVphO6m7diQcTzRMXnCF7jqo&s=rTzriX5Djq91KgJiDiaAUE-Vrr4p_VwMtSB0VUddN7E&e=> > ) > > Kind Regards, > Samin > > *Samin Aref* > www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/people/sare618 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.auckland.ac.nz_people_sare618&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=s6SFcYvlHy-n2O9nFAguVphO6m7diQcTzRMXnCF7jqo&s=u3i3tUjV-xDAO2GEQJn_a9j5rCoULRtRFc85coyBN8s&e=> > > On 25 April 2018 at 09:56, Sara Shapiro-Plevan <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> ***** To join INSNA, visit https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.insna.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=bgp6_71oi7IzULxYwGANJ_4pWhdCbGY7aTuUpoRRv3U&s=d7x8mI1Z-NtHV6t7fdxs8v-RagQ49VMPY4atza9ELGA&e= >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.insna.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=uXI5O6HThk1ULkPyaT6h2Ws3RKNKSY__GQ4DuS9UHhs&m=s6SFcYvlHy-n2O9nFAguVphO6m7diQcTzRMXnCF7jqo&s=_1p3vdnD-3o6nxYjvsiVQsUog13zpuC5fxy6uSSRgf4&e=> >> ***** >> Hello all! I'm working on a dissertation at the intersection of social >> network analysis and education. I wonder if you might recommend some >> dissertations (perhaps your own) to look at for inspiration, example and >> theoretical frameworks that could offer me some thoughtful direction. I'd >> be very grateful for your recommendations! >> >> For a bit more information: I’m specifically looking at the social and >> professional networks of religious (here, Jewish) educators. I’ve completed >> an SNA of a cohort of 5 years of students at a small graduate program in >> religious education (between 9-12 years post graduation), and am looking >> to understand their relationships. 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