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Daniel A. McFarland

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Daniel McFarland

Professor

mcfarland@stanford.edu

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Assistant: Mitch Gilmer

Office: CERAS 419

Biography

I study the intellectual, social and institutional dynamics of educational systems like schools, classrooms, universities and disciplines. In particular, I have performed a series of studies on classroom organization and interaction; on the formation of adolescent relationships, social structures, and identities; on interdisciplinary collaboration and intellectual innovation; and on the form, dynamics and innovation of scientific fields. I have broad research interests and have been drawn into a variety of interdisciplinary collaborations with linguists, computer scientists, and sociologists. This in turn has led to studies of big data and methodological advances in social networks, language modeling and the study of innovation.

Other Titles

Professor, Graduate School of Education
Professor (By courtesy), Sociology
Professor (By courtesy), Organizational Behavior
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Program Affiliations

SHIPS (PhD): Education Data Science
SHIPS (PhD): Educational Policy
SHIPS (PhD): Higher Education
SHIPS (PhD): Organization Studies
SHIPS (PhD): Social Sciences in Education
SHIPS (PhD): Sociology of Education
(MS) EDS

Research Interests

Data Sciences | Diversity and Identity | Higher Education | Leadership and Organization | Philosophy | Research Methods | Sociology

See a full list of GSE Faculty research interests >

Recent Publications

Makinen, E. I., Evans, E. D., & McFarland, D. A. (2024). Interdisciplinary Research, Tenure Review, and Guardians of the Disciplinary Order. JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Doehne, M., McFarland, D. A., & Moody, J. (2024). Network ecology: Tie fitness in social context(s). SOCIAL NETWORKS, 76, 174–190.

Smith, S., van Tubergen, F., Maas, I., & Mcfarland, D. A. (2023). WHEN ERGMS LEAD TO BIASED SAMPLES: REPLY TO KRETSCHMER ET AL. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, 129(2), 586–602.

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