Stanley Wasserman is currently teaching at University of
Indiana as a professor of Statistics, Psychology and Sociology. His research topics
range from social networks to mathematical sociology and applied statistics. Wasserman
is a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and an honorary fellow of the
American Statistical Association and the American Association for the Advance
of Science.
Wassermans’ diverse expertise led him to set a milestone in
the works of social networks. Having researched
on methodology for social networks for over forty years, Professor Wasserman is
known for his work on statistical models for social networks. In particular, Wasserman
contributed to advancing the exponential random graph models (ERGMs).
With his partner Philippa Pattison, Stanley Wasserman expanded
on the existing work of Frank and Strauss (1986) to improve the Markov Graph
model. Initial probability models (p1) had been restricted to assuming dyadic independence
of actors. Generally referred to as p* model, Wasserman and Pattison developed
a more general formula which permitted the model to include a wider array of
networks.
Wasserman co-authored a book with Katherine Faust, “Social Network
Analysis: Methods and Applications”. It has been considered a comprehensive
introductory book on the topic and currently they are in preparation of
publishing its second edition. Professor Wasserman’s most recent articles
include “Social networks and violent behavior”.
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