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Alexandra Marin
alexandra.marin@utoronto.ca
University of Toronto
725 Spadina Ave.
Toronto ONM5S 2J4
Academic Appointment
University of Toronto Toronto, ON
Department of Sociology 2006-Present
Assistant Professor
Education
Harvard University 2007
Ph.D., Sociology Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dissertation: Social Capital As Process: The Network Sources of Latent, Available and Accessed Job Information
Committee: Peter Marsden (Chair), David Gibson, Roberto Fernandez
Harvard University 2002
A.M., Sociology Cambridge, Massachusetts
University of Toronto 1999
Hon. B.A. With High Distinction, Sociology Toronto, Ontario
Publications
Marin, Alexandra. 2013. “Who Can Tell? Network Diversity, Within-Industry Networks and Opportunities to Share Job Information” Sociological Forum
Fleming, Lee, Lyra Colfer, Alexandra Marin and Jonathan McPhie. Forthcoming. “Why the Valley Went First: Agglomeration and Emergence in Regional Inventor Networks” forthcoming in Walter Powell and John Padgett (eds.). Networks and Market Transformation. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Marin, Alexandra. 2012. “Don't Mention It: Why People Don't Tell Other People about Jobs, When They Do, and Why it Matters.” Social Networks. 34:181–192
Marin, Alexandra and Barry Wellman. 2011. “Social Network Analysis: An Introduction.” in Peter Carrington and John Scott (eds.). Handbook of Social Network Analysis. Thousand Oaks: Sage. pp.11-25
Fleming, Lee and Alexandra Marin. 2007. The Discovery of DNA and Merton’s Norms of Science. [Teaching Note] Cambridge MA: Harvard Business School.
Marin, Alexandra and Keith Hampton. Simplifying the Personal Network Name Generator: An Alternative to Traditional Multiple and Single Name Generators. Field Methods 19:163-193
Marin, Alexandra. 2007. How Job Information Enters and Flows through Social Networks: The Role of Labour Market Characteristics and Tie Strength. in Lorne Tepperman and Harley Dickinson (eds.) Sociology in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Marin, Alexandra. 2004. “Are Respondents More Likely to List Alters with Certain Characteristics?: Implications for Name Generator Data.” Social Networks 26: 289-307.
Müller, Christoph, Barry Wellman and Alexandra Marin. 1999. "How to Use SPSS to Study Ego-Centred Networks." Bulletin de méthodologies sociologiques 64: 63-76.
Grants
Canadian Institute for Health Research “Interactional dynamics in health care organizations: A network analysis of services for the elderly” [Co-investigator] |
$71,494 2012-2015 |
Graphs, Animation and New Media Network Centre of Excellence Program “Digital Infrastructures: Access and Use in the Network Society” |
$2000 2010-2011 |
Strategic Grant in Business Finance and Management Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada “Charting the Transmission of Job Information through Social Networks: Contingencies, Mechanisms and Variations” |
$116,282 2008-2011 |
Connaught New Staff Matching Grant University of Toronto “Social Capital and Contingencies: How Labour Markets Shape the Flow of Job Information” |
$24,000 2008 |
Connaught Start-Up Award University of Toronto |
$10,000 2007 |
Areas of Specialization
Research Interests
• Social Networks
• Social Capital
• Work and Labor Markets
• Gender
Workshops and Invited Lectures
Marin, Alexandra. 2011. “Social Capital” Invited presentation. Current Trends in Social Media: Implications for Defence and Security. National Defence. Ottawa, ON: May.
Marin, Alexandra. 2011. “Social Network Analysis in Organizations.” Invited presentation. Current Trends in Social Media: Implications for Defence and Security. National Defence. Ottawa, ON: May.
Marin, Alexandra. 2011. “Introduction to Social Network Analysis.” Invited lecture at the Developmental Centre for Aids Research, University of Illinois. Chicago, IL. April.
Marin, Alexandra. 2011. “Collecting Social Network Data.” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. St. Pete’s Beach, FL: February.
Marin, Alexandra. 2011. “Networks for Newbies” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. St. Pete’s Beach, FL: February.
Marin, Alexandra. 2010. “Collecting Social Network Data.” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. Riva del Garda, Italy: June.
Alexandra Marin. 2010. “Networks for Newbies” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. Riva del Garda, Italy: June.
Marin, Alexandra. 2009. “Collecting Social Network Data.” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. San Diego, CA: March.
Wellman, Barry [Presenter] and Alexandra Marin. 2009. “Networks for Newbies” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. San Deigo, CA: March.
Marin, Alexandra. 2008. “An Introduction to Social Network Analysis and its Applications to Knowledge Transfer.” Child Health Evaluative Sciences Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto, June.
Wellman, Barry [Presenter] and Alexandra Marin. 2008. “Networks for Newbies” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. St. Pete’s, FL, January.
Alexandra Marin. 2007. “Networks for Newbies” Workshop given at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. Corfu, Greece: May.
Conference Presentations
Marin, Alexandra and Sean Hayes. 2011. “A Job-matching Approach to Measuring Occupational Closure.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Las Vegas, August.
Marin, Alexandra and Jessica Collins. 2010. “Dear AskMe, Can Building Networks and Reading Random Articles Help Me Solve Other People’s Problems?” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Atlanta, August.
Marin, Alexandra and Jessica Collins. 2010. “Networks, Information Consumption and Problem Solving in a Web-Based Community” Presented at the Sunbelt International Social Network Conference. Riva del Garda Italy, June.
Marin, Alexandra and Jing Shen. 2009. “Measuring Occupational Closure by Looking at Educational Areas of Specialization” Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, March.
Marin, Alexandra and Jing Shen. 2009. “A Network Approach to Measuring Occupational Closure.” Presented at the Sunbelt International Social Network Conference. San Diego, March.
Marin, Alexandra. 2008. “Depth, Breadth, and Social Capital: The Effects of Information-Holders' Network Composition on Information Sharing” Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Boston, August.
Marin, Alexandra. 2008. “Network Diversity, Network Specialization and Job Information: Effects of Network Composition on Information Sharing”. Presented at the Canadian Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Vancouver, June.
Marin, Alexandra. 2007. When Good Deeds Go Unpunished: How Information Holders Weigh The Decision to Share Job Information. Presented at the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference. Corfu, May.
Marin, Alexandra. 2006. Who are the Information-Holders? Examining Variations in Job Information Among Potential Labour Market Intermediaries.” Presented at the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, June.
Marin, Alexandra. 2006. How Occupational Characteristics Influence the Importance of Qualifications and Gender in the Flow of Job Information from Weak Ties. Presented at the Sunbelt International Social Network Conference. Vancouver, May.
Marin, Alexandra. 2005. Getting the Word Out: The Role of Tie Strength and Labor Market Characteristics in the Transfer of Job Information. Presented at the Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Philadelphia, August.
Marin, Alexandra. 2005. Getting In-the-Know: How Job Information Enters Social Networks. To be presented at the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. London, ON, May.
Marin, Alexandra and Keith Hampton. 2005. Simplifying the Collection of Support Network Data: Evaluating A Middle Road Between Multiple and Single Name Generators. Presented at the International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. Redondo Beach, CA, February.
Fleming, Lee, Lyra Colfer, Alexandra Marin and Jonathan McPhie. 2004. “Why the Valley Went First: Agglomeration and Emergence in Regional Inventor Networks” Presented at the Meeting of the Academy of Management. New Orleans, August.
Marin, Alexandra and Keith Hampton. 2003. Reducing Respondent Burden and Maintaining Reliability in the Collection of Support Network Data. Presented at the Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Atlanta, August.
Marin, Alexandra and Keith Hampton. 2003. Simplifying the Social Support Network Name Generator: Measures of Network Composition Based on Multiple and Single Name Generators. Presented at the Aage B. Sorenson Memorial Conference. Stockholm, February.
Marin, Alexandra. 2002. “Are Respondents More Likely to List Alters with Certain Characteristics?: Implications for Name Generator Data” Presented at International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference. New Orleans, February.
Marin, Alexandra. 1998. “The Role of On-the-Job Relationships in Perpetuation Occupational Sex Segregation”. Presented at the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Ottawa, May.
Teaching Publications
Marin, Alexandra. 2012 "Article Comparison Assignment: Same Question, Different Methods." Assignment published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org)
• Top 10 most downloaded resource of 2012
Marin, Alexandra. 2012. "The Logic of Social Inquiry (Methods Course with Elective Readings)." Assessment, Assignment, Syllabus published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org)
Marin, Alexandra. 2010. "Network Olympics." Assignment published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Originally published 2008 in Social Networks, edited by D. T. and. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org)
Marin, Alexandra. 2010. "Sociology 355 -Structural Analysis." Syllabus published in TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Originally published 2008 in Social Networks, edited by D. T. and. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org)
Teaching
Graduate Supervision |
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Mo Guangying - Dissertaton Committee Member |
2012-Present |
Reza Yousefi-Nooraie - Dissertation Committee Member (McMaster University) |
2011-Present |
Jing Shen - Dissertation Committee Member |
2008- Present |
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Comprehensive Committees |
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Work, Stratification and Labour Markets |
2010-Present |
Social Networks and Community |
2008-Present |
Paul Glavin - Work, Stratification and Labour Markets |
2008 |
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Courses Taught University of Toronto |
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Graduate: |
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SOC6108: Network Analysis II |
2011-2013 |
SOC6008: Network Analysis I |
2007 |
Undergraduate: |
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SOC455H Researching from a Social Network Perspective |
2012-2013 |
SOC355H Introduction to Social Network Analysis |
2011-2013 |
SOC200H Methods of Social Inquiry |
2010-2011 |
SOC355Y Structural Analysis |
2006-2011 |
SOC396H Special Topics: Social Networks and Work |
2007 |
Harvard University: Teaching Fellow |
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SOC128: Paradigms of Social Inquiry Prof. David Gibson |
2002-2003
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SOC156: Quantitative Methods in Sociology Prof. Peter Marsden |
2003 |
SOC10: Introduction to Sociology Prof. David Frank |
2002 |
SOC22: Gender and Work Prof. Barbara Reskin |
2001 |
SOC25: Introduction to Organizations Prof. Peter Marsden |
2000
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Professional Activities and Service
Session Organizer: Job-Worker Match Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociological Association. Victoria, BC |
2013 |
Session Organizer: Social Networks Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociological Association. Ottawa, ON |
2009 |
Session Organizer Student Roundtables American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. |
2000 |
Advisory Board Member American Sociological Association, Student Forum |
1998-2000 |
Peer Reviewing
American Journal of Sociology
American Sociological Review
BMJ Quality and Safety
Canadian Review of Sociology
Field Methods
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Management Science
Russell Sage Foundation
Social Forces
Social Networks
Sociological Inquiry
Sociological Methods and Research
Sociological Quarterly
Affiliations
American Sociological Association
Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association
International Network of Social Network Analysts