I am interested in applying, teaching and extending statistical models for social network research.
Applications
Preprint
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro; Lerner, Jürgen & Fritz, Cornelius (2024). "Socio-cognitive Networks between Researchers". ArXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.21067
Working paper
Velazquez-Quiroz, Roberto & Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (working paper). Artists, Works of Arts, and Galleries: A Socio-Semantic Approach to the Contemporary Art Market and its Duality.
Publications
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro; Bellotti, Elisa; Everett, Martin & Stadtfeld, Christoph (2024). Co-evolution of a Socio-Cognitive Scientific Network: A Case Study of Citation Dynamics Among Astronomers. Social Networks, 78, 92-108. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2023.11.008
Arias-Yurisch, Karina; Retamal-Soto, Karina; Ramos-Fuenzalida, Camila & Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (2024). Participation in multiple policy venues in governance of Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region: When institutional attributes can make the difference. Policy Studies Journal 00(0), 1-20. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12527
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro, & Ortiz, Francisca (2022). Gender and researchers with institutional affiliations in the global south/north in social network science. Applied Network Science, 7(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-022-00478-8
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (2021). A Network Approach for the Sociological Study of Science and Knowledge [PhD Thesis, The University of Manchester]. https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/a-network-approach-for-the-sociological-study-of-science-and-know
Teaching
(recent years)
Lecturer. Course: “Network Modeling” (851-0252-13L HS2023). The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). Co-convenors: Prof Christoph Stadfeld & PhD Candidate Alvaro Uzaheta
September 2023 – December 2023 (5 months).
Lecturer. Course: “Network Modeling” (851-0252-13L HS2022). The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). Co-convenors: Prof Christoph Stadfeld & PhD Candidate Alvaro Uzaheta
September 2022 – December 2022 (5 months).
Teaching Assistant. Course: “Social Network Analysis”. MSc Social Research Methods and Statistics, The University of Manchester. Convenors: Dr Termeh Shafie, Prof Martin Everett & Dr András Vörös
February 2021 – June 2021 (5 months).
Teaching Assistant. Course: “Advanced Social Network Analysis”. Bachelor of Sociology, The University of Manchester. Convenor: Dr Termeh Shafie
February 2021 – June 2021 (5 months).
Teaching Assistant. Course: “Social Network Analysis”. MSc Social Research Methods and Statistics, The University of Manchester. Convenors: Dr Termeh Shafie, Prof Nick Crossley & Dr András Vörös
February 2020 – June 2020 (5 months).
Introductions and Tutorials
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (2023). “Contemporary uses of stochastic actor-oriented models (SAOMs) for dynamic networks”. In: Ortiz, Francisca & Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (eds.), Social Network. Theory, Methods, and Applications in Latin America. CIS – Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. Madrid, España (pp. 239-269) (Original title of the book in Spanish: “Redes Sociales. Teoría, Métodos y Aplicaciones en América Latina”; Original title in Spanish of the chapter: “Usos contemporáneos de los modelos estocásticos orientados en el actor (SAOMs) para redes dinámicas”)
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro, & Uzaheta, Alvaro (2023). Modelos estocásticos orientados en el actor utilizando RSiena (VI).: Análisis Descriptivo. REDES-Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, 34(1), 125-131. DOI:https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.988
Uzaheta, Alvaro, & Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (2023). Modelos estocásticos orientados en el actor utilizando RSiena (V).: Formato de las variables. REDES-Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, 34(1), 119-124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.989
Uzaheta, Alvaro, & Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (2022). Modelos estocásticos orientados en el actor utilizando RSiena (IV).: Formato de las variables. REDES-Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, 33(2), 203-209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.2022332
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro, & Uzaheta, Alvaro (2022). Modelos estocásticos orientados en el actor utilizando RSiena (III).: Análisis Descriptivo. REDES-Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, 33(2), 196-202. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.956
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (2022). Modelos estocásticos orientados en el actor utilizando RSiena (II). Formato de los Datos. REDES-Revista Hispana para el Análisis de Redes Sociales, 33(1), 100-111. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.937
Espinosa-Rada, Alejandro (2022). Modelos estocásticos orientados en el actor utilizando RSiena (I). Guión básico introductorio. Redes: Revista hispana para el análisis de redes sociales, 33(1), 92-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.936