Alex Yan
Education:
MS Sociology, North Carolina State University
BS Psychology, Michigan State University
Alex Yan is a PhD student in Sociology at Yale University. As a network scholar, his research interests span economic sociology, organizations, work, and technological innovation. His research includes two intertwined lines of study: 1) measuring social structure through textual data; 2) examining the interplay between culture, politics, technology, and labor markets. Currently, Alex is investigating the shift toward global and virtual workspaces among transnational corporations and its consequences.
Publication: Neal, Z. P., Domagalski, R., & Yan, X. (2022). Homophily in collaborations among US House Representatives, 1981–2018. Social Networks, 68, 97-106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2021.04.007