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SNA TIG Week: Maryann Durland on the Social Network Analysis Application Standard

2 Comments / Social Network Analysis / July 7, 2015

Hi, I’m Maryann Durland, an independent evaluator and Social Network Analysis (SNA) practitioner. In this post I will address the requirements for doing an SNA application, particularly in evaluation, and which we could also call the standard for an application. I will use the early literature that formed and grounded SNA thinking and that continues …

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SNA TIG Week: Maryann Durland on Analyzing Multiple Relationships in UCINET

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis / May 3, 2013

Hi, I’m Maryann Durland, Co-Chair of the Social Network Analysis TIG and owner of Durland Consulting, where we specialize in social network analysis. In this post, I show how to enter data into UCINET for a network where you are measuring multiple types of relationships. An NGO recently wanted to understand how a network of …

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SNA TIG Week: Simon Geletta on Analyzing Hospital Visitation Data in Gephi

2 Comments / Social Network Analysis / May 2, 2013

Greetings! I am Simon Geletta – Program Co-Chair for the SNA-TIG and associate professor of public health atDes Moines University in Iowa. In this post, I illustrate how I used the open-source softwareGephi to conduct a social network analysis of hospital visitation patterns in Iowa. Hospital utilization patterns are important to healthcare services research because …

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SNA TIG Week: Jes Koepfler and Derek Hansen on Manipulating Network Graph Aesthetics in NodeXL to Visualize Online Community Engagement

2 Comments / Social Network Analysis / May 1, 2013

Hello there! This is Jes Koepfler, Principal of UXR Consulting in Philadelphia, PA, and a PhD candidate at the University of Maryland in Information Studies, and Derek Hansen, Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University in the Information Technology department and one of the team members behind NodeXL. We are working with some of our colleagues at the Information Policy and Access …

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SNA TIG Week: Castle Sinicrope on Picking Your Social Network Analysis Software

1 Comment / Social Network Analysis / April 30, 2013

Hello all, I’m Castle Sinicrope, Webmaster for the Social Network Analysis TIG since 2011 and Policy Analyst at Social Policy Research Associates, a research, evaluation, and technical assistance firm in Oakland, CA. For newcomers to social network analysis, picking the right software package can be a daunting task. Here’s an overview of four commonly used tools …

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SNA TIG Week: Sophia Guevara on Being a Social Network Analysis Beginner

1 Comment / Social Network Analysis / April 29, 2013

My name is Sophia Guevara, and I am the Program Co-Chair for the Social Network Analysis (SNA) TIG. I am currently pursuing my MPA degree at Wayne State University. Like many graduate students, I spend much of my time studying traditional evaluation techniques for identifying and measuring the success of programs. I first learned about …

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SNA TIG Week: Stacey Friedman on the Relevance of Social Network Analysis for Evaluation

1 Comment / Social Network Analysis / April 28, 2013

Welcome to the Social Network Analysis in Evaluation (SNA) TIG week on AEA365! My name is Stacey Friedman, and I am Co-Chair of the SNA TIG. I am the Associate Director of Evaluation and Planning for the Foundation for Advancement of International Education and Research (FAIMER), which works to improve education of health professionals around …

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SNA TIG Week: Todd Honeycutt on Missing Data in Social Network Analysis

1 Comment / Social Network Analysis / October 3, 2011

Hello, my name is Todd Honeycutt and I’m a researcher at Mathematica Policy Research. We’ve used social network analysis (SNA) in several evaluations, and one challenge we’ve encountered is missing data. Even with high response rates on surveys, you can still have missing data from survey and item non-response. You can also have missing data …

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SNA TIG Week: Russell Cole on Using Social Network Analysis for Systems Change Evaluations

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis, Systems in Evaluation / January 17, 2012

I am Russell Cole, a researcher at Mathematica Policy Research. At Mathematica, we have used Social Network Analysis (SNA) in a number of systems change evaluations. The goals of system change interventions are to affect individuals, organizations, and communities, with changes in outcomes occurring at various levels. In our work, we have used SNA to …

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SNA TIG Week: Stacey Friedman on Defining Network Boundaries in Social Network Analysis

Leave a Comment / Social Network Analysis / September 29, 2011

My name is Stacey Friedman and I am co-chair of the Social Network Analysis (SNA) TIG. I work for a nonprofit agency that supports health professions educators around the world. One of our aims is to create and sustain an active international community of individuals interested in improving the education of doctors, nurses, dentists, and …

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