2027 INSNA Board of Directors Election

CANDIDATES FOR BOARD (14)

Birgit Pauksztat

Nordland Research Institute & Nord University, Bodø, Norway 

Christina Prell

University of Groningen, Netherlands

Christina Prell is an Associate Professor in Networks, Sustainability, and Human Dimensions of Environmental Change. Her research focuses on the intersection of social networks and socio-environmental changes at multiple scales: how networks, at different scales, can operate either as drivers of climate change leading to various socio-environmental inequalities, or alternatively, support/enable local climate action processes. She has published 40+ articles in peer-reviewed journals, across a range of disciplines (e.g. Nature Sustainability, Social networks, Social Forces, Global Environmental Change, and Mathematical Sociology) and she has published two books on the topic of social networks, one being a sole-authored book entitled, Social Network Analysis: History, theory, and methodology (Sage). She has received funding for her research from a variety of international funding bodies, including the HORIZON Europe, EUHorizon 2020 Programme, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the UK, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in the USA. Currently, she is a Co-investigator and work package leader for a HORIZON Europe EU-China award, focused on decarbonization, and she is the main beneficiary for the University of Groningen and Co-investigator of the Marie-Curie ITN entitled i-CONN (http://iconn.network), a Horizon 2020 award focused on Connectivity Science and Transdisciplinarity. Christina serves on the editorial board for Social Networks. And is the co-founder and co-coordinator of the Networks and Sustainability Research Group.

Christina Prell CV

Dan Halgin

LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky, USA

Daniel S. Halgin is Associate Professor of Management and core member of the LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky. He has served as Editor-in-Chief and co-Editor-in-Chief of Connections since 2020. He has also served on INSNA award committees including the Freeman Award and the Best Student Paper Award. 
 
He has greatly benefited from the supportive INSNA community since his time as a graduate student. He is hopeful for the opportunity to give back as a member of the board and contribute to making INSNA a welcoming hub for network scholars across diverse disciplines. 

Dan Halgin CV

Jalayer (Jolly) Khalilzadeh

East Carolina University, USA

Dr. Jalayer (Jolly) Khalilzadeh has a passion for network and [complex] system science research in general, and their applications in tourism and hospitality, in particular. He is the founder and head of the Tour-Complex (aka T-Complex) virtual lab, which was established in 2015 to study hospitality, travel, and tourism from the [complex] system and network science perspectives. His works have been published in top-ranked academic journals. Jolly has various editorial positions in international blind peer-reviewed journals. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor at East Carolina University (ECU).

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Jalayer (Jolly) Khalilzadeh CV

Johan Koskinen

Stockholm University, Sweden

I have been a member of INSNA since 2001 when I attended my first Sunbelt. Having defended my PhD in Statistics in Stockholm in 2004, I visited Melbourne and subsequently did a postdoc there with Pip Pattison and Garry Robins, developing approaches for handling missing data in networks. During this time Garry, Dean, and I started on the ERGM book, which was meant to provide an accessible introduction that was comprehensive and included both the methodological details as well as substantive interpretation, all illustrated with empirical examples. I subsequently did a postdoc at Nuffield college (Oxford) with Tom Snijders, working on hierarchical extensions to the stochastic actor-oriented model, before moving onto the University of Manchester and its Mitchell Centre. Over the years I worked increasingly in collaboration with colleagues in Sociology, IR, Criminology, etc, on more substantive issues in network research. I left for Australia in 2019 to head up the social networks lab at the University of Melbourne, but am as of halfway through 2022 back in Europe at Stockholm University. A firm believer in the core principles of SNA, I have been very grateful for the confidence to serve on the INSNA board for the last three years 

Johan Koskinen CV

Jorge Rocha

EGADE Buisness School Tec de Monterrey, Mexico

Dr. Rocha González’s teaching work focuses primarily on marketing, consumer behaviours, social research methodologies, ethnographic focus in market research, qualitative and quantative methods, in-depth interviews and social network research.

He works as a consultant with small businesses with high growth potential. He is currently a board member and financial supervisor of the Grupo Internacional de Inversiones Monterrey, some of the projects he has overseen include Céntrika Residencias, Plaza Céntrika, Hotel Quinta Real Monterrey, Torre Dataflux, VAO Oficinas, SAQQARA, Atria, Liu Residences amongst others. He was also a consultant to Grupo IDM México, Mexico City.

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Lindsay E. Young

Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, USA

Dr. Lindsay Young is an Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. There, she specializes in health communication and communication networks. In her research she investigates the social and communication dynamics in both real-world and digital settings that undergird and/or facilitate health outcomes and behaviors, particularly in minoritized communities. Her work has been supported by an NIH Career Development Pathway to Independence Award, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). At USC, she is also the co-director of the Annenberg Networks Network (ANN) and an Associate Director of the USC Center for AI in Society (CAIS). Prior to joining USC, Lindsay was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination at the University of Chicago under the mentorship of Dr. John Schneider, and she earned her PhD in Communication Studies at Northwestern University under the mentorship of Dr. Noshir Contractor. Lindsay has been an engaged member of INSNA since 2011, presenting her research at annual Sunbelt conferences, organizing sessions at Sunbelt and NASN regional conferences, and chairing the Top Student Paper committee in 2023.  

Lindsay E. Young CV

Rebecca Maildin

School of Social Work at The University of Texas, USA

Rebecca L. Mauldin, PhD, MSW, is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington and founding Director of the Social Networks for Social Good (SNSG) Laboratory. A social work researcher and INSNA member since 2014, she uses social network analysis to understand social connectedness, health, well-being, and communities, with a particular focus on older adults. Rebecca’s collaborations have integrated social network analysis into social work, gerontology, public health, transportation, and health informatics research. Rebecca’s commitment to open access for students and researchers (she has authored or edited three open access research textbooks) extends to making the social network datasets and tools she has developed publicly available. One of her professional goals has been to increase capacity for social network analysis among social work scholars and practitioners, making SNA concepts and applications accessible across a broad range of settings. Through the SNSG Laboratory, she builds capacity by mentoring students and emerging scholars, providing SNA training and consultation, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and engaging with community-based service organizations. Rebecca was on the organizing committee for the 2023 Sunbelt conference and is currently serving on the planning committee for the 2027 conference. Looking ahead, she is committed to welcoming applied researchers, practitioners, and emerging scholars into INSNA and helping strengthen their ties with the methods community. 

Rebecca Maildin CV

Reza Yousefi Nooraie

University of Rochester and University of Toronto, Canada

Reza Yousefi Nooraie, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester and a faculty member at the University of Toronto. His research advances the use of social network analysis and network interventions in implementation science, community engagement, and health improvement. He has developed methodological frameworks and practical guides for mixed-methods social network analysis, integrating quantitative network measures with qualitative, participatory approaches. A major focus of his current work is understanding how personal and organizational networks shape resilience, social support, and care experiences among people affected by cancer, particularly older adults. He develops network-based interventions to strengthen supportive relationships, and activate connections among patients, families, communities, and healthcare teams. Reza is also the founder of the Activate, Connect, Transform (ACT) Center, which develops practical tools for participatory planning and implementation of complex interventions.

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