Social Networks, Influence Systems, Social Psychology, Complex Organizations
Education:
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Bio:
Areas of interest include social psychology, social networks, mathematical sociology, and formal organizations. Friedkin’s publications, in the field of structural social psychology, have appeared in the American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Annual Review of Sociology, Social Psychology Quarterly, Administrative Science Quarterly, Social Forces, and Journal of Mathematical Sociology, among other outlets. His two books are A Structural Theory of Social Influence (Cambridge University Press, 1998), and Social Influence Network Theory (Cambridge University Press, 2011), with Eugene Johnsen. He has served on the editorial boards of ASR, AJS, SPQ, and JMS. In 2005, he was elected to the Sociological Research Association
Courses:
Soc 146 Social Movements and Social Networks
Soc 147: Advanced Topics in Social Psychology
Soc 148: Social Networks Seminar
Soc 148MA/248MA: Introduction to Social Network Methods