About
Derick S. Baum is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Sociology at Brown University. His work bridges methodological innovation and substantive inquiry in social network analysis and statistical modeling.
Education:
- B.A. in Sociology and Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara
- A.M. and Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University
Research Focus: Baum’s research emphasizes methodological development in network analysis, Bayesian inference, and causal modeling, alongside substantive applications examining social inequality, differential access to occupations, and disparities in social capital. He also investigates data quality challenges in survey methods and software tools for causal inference.
Contact: derick_baum@brown.edu
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