Organized conferences
2023, Workshop on Social Networks and Wellbeing of Older Adults, University of Cologne, Germany. Funded by grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute.
2019, Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Soziologische Netzwerkforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Cologne, Germany. Funded by a grant from the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and supported by the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS).
2015, Herbsttagung der Sektion Soziologische Netzwerkforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Cologne, Germany. Supported by the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS).
Selected international conferences
2025, European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR), Cologne, Germany
2025, Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA), Utrecht, Netherlands
2025, International Sunbelt Social Network Conference (INSNA), Paris, France
2022, European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN), London, UK
2022, European Population Conference (EPC), Groningen, Netherlands
2021, Virtual European Sociological Association Conference (ESA), Barcelona, Spain
2021, Virtual Networks Sunbelt and NetSci, Bloomington, USA
2019, RC28, Frankfurt, Germany
2018, International Sunbelt Social Network Conference (INSNA), Utrecht, Netherlands
2018, European Population Conference (EPC), Brussels, Belgium
2016, ISA Forum of Sociology, Vienna, Austria
2014, ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan
2014, European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN), Barcelona, Spain
2014, Dag van de Sociologie, Antwerp, Belgium
2013, Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), New York, USA
2013, International Sunbelt Social Network Conference (INSNA), Hamburg, Germany
2011, European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR), Dublin, Ireland
2011, Dag van de Sociologie, Gent, Belgium
2011, International Sunbelt Social Network Conference (INSNA), St. Pete Beach/FL, USA
2010, International Sunbelt Social Network Conference (INSNA), Riva del Garda, Italy
2009, European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), Barcelona, Spain
2009, International Sunbelt Social Network Conference (INSNA), San Diego, USA
2008, Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), Boston, USA
2008, European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Invited talks
2024, Keynote, Promotionskolleg “Neue Herausforderungen in alternden Gesellschaften”, Dortmund, Germany
2023, Sociology Colloquium, University of Bern, Switzerland
2023, AS Hybrid Speaker Series on Analytical-Empirical Sociology, Academy of Sociology & University of Cologne, Germany
2021, Virtual Sociable Workshop, University of Milan & University of Brescia, Italy (watch here)
2020, Virtual Network Symposium, UC Berkeley, USA (watch here)
2019, Sociology Seminar, LMU University Munich, Germany
2017, Sociology Seminar, University of Oxford, England
2016, European Society of Family Relations, Dortmund, Germany
2013, Sociology Colloquium, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012, Sociology Colloquium, University of Bamberg, Germany
2010, Cooperative Relations Seminar, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
2009, Colloquium of the LINKS Centre for Social Network Analysis, University of Kentucky, USA
2007, Sociology Colloquium, Oldenburg University, Germany
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