CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DETAILS Date of birth: 20th of August, 1984 Place of birth: Budapest, HUNGARY Citizenship: Hungarian Gender: Female Marital status: Single CONTACT Address: MTA TK Lendület Research Center for Educational and Network Studies (RECENS) H-1014, Budapest, Országház utca 30., room: 208. Email: pal.judit@mta.tk.hu / judit.pal2@uni-corvinus.hu Phone: +36.1.224.6700/301 EDUCATION 06.2012- PhD canditate, Corvinus University of Budapest, Doctoral School of Sociology Title of PhD dissertation: Behind negative ties - Social network analysis of inimical relations and relational aggression in classrooms 06.2012 PhD certificate exam (distinction: summa cum laude) 09.2009-06.2012 PhD student, Corvinus University of Budapest, Doctoral School of Sociology Research project: Dynamics of negative social networks Supervisors: Károly Takács, PhD; Tamás Bartus, PhD 06.2009 Master in Sociology and Communication (with excellent degree) 09.2004-06.2009 Corvinus University of Budapest Faculty of Social Sciences, Communication and Sociology Major: Public Opinion Research; Minor: Marketing Communication 09.2006-06.2009 College for Advanced Studies for Social Theory 09.1999-06.2004 Kölcsey Ferenc High School, Budapest French-Hungarian Bilingual School Page 1 / 5
OTHER EDUCATI ON AND TRAINING 10.2013 Visiting PhD student, Centre for the Sociology of Organizations, Institut d'etudes Politiques de Paris (CSO- Sciences po), France Supervisor: prof. Emmanuel Lazega Financial support by: Campus Hungary- Institute Balassi 10.2012-11.2012 Visiting PhD student, University of Groningen, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, the Netherlands Supervisor: prof. Tom A. B. Snijders Financial support by: University of Groningen 01.2012 6th SIENA Workshop University of Groningen, The Netherlands Financial support by: University of Groninge/ Corvinus University of Budapest 09.2011 Atelier d analyse de Données Relationnelles Université de Lille 1, France Financial support by: University Paris Dauphine 09.2010 First ESSA School in Social Simulation University of Brescia, Department of Social Sciences, Italy 02-06.2008 Erasmus scholarship University of Groningen, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, the Netherlands 07.2005 Local Development Training Erasmus Intensive Program, Fizeŝu Gherlii, Romania AWARDS AND GRANTS 04.2011 Third prize at the 30th National Contest of the Scientific Students Association, Zsigmond király Főiskola, Budapest, Hungary Project: Analysis of the positive and the negative networks in two high school classes (with Zoltán László Csaba, in Hungarian) 04.2010 Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) Wired Into Each Other: Network Dynamics of Adolescent in the Light of Status Competition, School Performance, Exclusion and Integration as a member of Research Center for Educational and Network Studies (RECENS) Project leader: Tamás Bartus, PhD 04.2009 Second prize at the Contest of the Scientific Students Association at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Project: Analysis of positive and negative networks in two high school classes (with Zoltán László Csaba, in Hungarian) 04.2005 Third prize at Scientific Student Competition in Sociology Corvinus University of Budapest, Institute of Sociology and Social Policy Project: Male domination in the Hungarian television news programs (in Hungarian) Page 2 / 8
WORK EXPERIENCE 10.2013- Assistant research fellow at MTA TK Lendület Research Center for Educational and Network Studies (RECENS) 09.2012-09.2013 Research assistant at MTA TK Lendület Research Center for Educational and Network Studies (RECENS) Project: Competition and negative networks: The origin, dynamics, and harmful consequences of negative relations Project leader: Károly Takács, PhD Description: Sub-project management, coordination of data collection, data analysis, writing proposals, supervision of MA students, organizing seminars s series, coordination of reading groups 02.2010-05.2012 Quantitative analyst at Krolify Institute of Opinion and Organizational Research Ltd. Description: Conducting focus groups, editing online surveys, data cleaning, data analysis, writing studies 06.2011-06.2012 Multi-level Social Networks (MLSN) Project by the University of Paris Dauphine Project leader: prof. Emmanuel Lazega Description: Interview making at the Discop-Budapest Fair in scope of a longitudinal network study among television content sellers and buyers 03-06.2009 Research assistant at the Institute of Economics at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Project: Sources of funds in the Hungarian venture capital and private equity industry in international perspective Project leader: Judit Karsai, PhD Description: Editing questionnaire, data coding, data analysis 11.2008 02.2009 Marketing intern at the Hungarian News Agency, Marketing Department Description: Event management, data analysis 09.2007 01.2008 Teaching assistant at the Institute of Sociology and Social Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest Description: Participation in educational and administrative tasks TEACHING EXPERIENCE 03.2013 Social network analysis of institutions - Training programme for educational executives 11-12.2012 Social network analysis for MA students 05.2012 Social network analysis of institutions - Training programme for educational executives 02.-06.2012 Social network analysis for MA students 09.2011-01.2012 Introduction to interview and focus group methods for BA students Page 3 / 8
09.2011-01.2012 Social statistics for MA Students 09.2011-01.2012 Social statistics for MA Students 09.2010-01.2011 Social statistics for MA Students 09.2009-01.2010 Social statistics for MA Students 02.2010-06.2010 Data analysis using computer for MA students SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES 04.2012 Local organizational committee member, Negative Ties and Social Networks Workshop, Corvinus University of Budapest SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS 02-04.2013 Eszter Mandácskó - Barbara Panyik: Everyone around me is smoking, why not me? -The effect of friendship and popularity on smoking habits among high school students First prize in section on Sociology 2 at the Contest of the Scientific Students Association (TDK)at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary (in Hungarian) 02-04.2012 Tamás Ribárszki - Kinga Varga: Dynamics of positive and negative nominations. Subtitle: Testing of Matthew effect among high school graders Second prize in section on Sociology 3 at the National Contest of the Scientific Students Association (OTDK) at the University of Kaposvár, Hungary (in Hungarian) 02-04.2012 Tamás Ribárszki - Kinga Varga: Dynamics of positive and negative nominations. Subtitle: Testing of Matthew effect among high school graders Second prize in section on Sociology at the Contest of the Scientific Students Association (TDK) at the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary (in Hungarian) RESEARCH INTERESTS Social Network Analysis Methodology Digital Sociology Sociology of education Page 4 / 8
COMPUTER SKILLS User level of statistical and social network analysis software Microsof office (advanced) Ucinet (advanced) Pajek (intermediate) SPSS (intermediate) R (intermediate) Pnet (beginner) Stata (beginner) LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Hungarian (native) English (fluent) French (fluent) German (beginner) PROFESSIONAL SKILLS I am a young, experienced professional in social scientific research design, data management and data analysis. PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES IN JOURNALS 2013 Takács, E., Vicsek, L., Pál, J.: Lányok útja a műszaki diplomáig Középiskolai és felsőoktatási esélyek és nemi különbségek a műszaki pályaválasztás területén (Girls to the technical degree - high school and higher education opportunities and gender differences in engineering career opportunities). In Szekeres, Valéria, Krolify Vélemény-és Szervezetkutató Intézet: Ti tényleg komolyan gondoltátok? -Nők és a műszaki felsőoktatás. Kutatási zárótanulmány. 15-213. (ISBN 978-615-5018-59) 2011 Keszi, R., Kiss L., Pál, J., Papp, G.: Autista gyermekek a mai magyar közoktatásban. (Children with autism in the present Hungarian public education system), Kapocs, 10 (3), 30-46. 2010 Csaba, Z. L., Pál, J.: A negatív kapcsolatok alakulása és hatása: elméleti áttekintés és empirikus tesztelés két középiskolai osztályban (Formation and effects of negative relations: theoretical overview and empirical analysis in two high school classes). Szociológiai Szemle, 20 (3): 4-33. 2010 Csaba, Z. L., Pál, J.: How negative networks are forming and changing in time? Theoretical overview and empirical analysis in two high-school classes. Review of Sociology, 16 (2): 70 96. BOOKS, BOOKCHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 2011 Lőrincz, L., Néray, B., Pál, J.: Hungary. In Barnett, G. A. (ed.): Encyclopedia of Social Networks, SAGE Publications Inc. Page 5 / 8
2011 Pál, J., Csaba, Z. L., Takács, K.: Determinants and dynamics of negative relations in adolescents school networks. In: Lazega, E., Bruna, M. G., Eloire, F. (eds.): Recherches récentes sur les réseaux sociaux et organisationnels. Cahier de l ORIO No.3, Université Paris - Dauphine/IRISSO (Dauphine-CNRS), 11-27. PRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS 05.2013 Pál, J., Grow, A., Stadtfeld, C., Takács, K.: Reasons to hate mates: effects of status considerations on disliking relations in the classroom, XXXIII Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA), Hamburg, Germany 04.2013 Pál, J., Grow, A., Stadtfeld, C., Takács, K.: Reasons to hate mates: effects of status considerations on disliking relations in the classroom, IX HUNNET-Hungarian Network for Social Network Analysis, Insititute for Sociology, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary 03.2013 Pál, J., Grow, A., Stadtfeld, C., Takács, K.: Reasons to hate mates: effects of status considerations on disliking relations in the classroom. Workshop Applied Network Analysis, University of Mannheim, MZES, Mannheim, Germany 08.2012 Grow, A., Takács, K., Pál, J.: Status generalization and in group favoritism- A network study among adolescents, Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, Colorado, USA 10.2012 Pál, A., Zsilinszky, Zs., Pál, J.: Communication of doctors and patients in otolaryngology, 42st Congress of the Hungarian Ear, Nose, Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Medical Association, Pécs, Hungary 04.2012 Pál, J., Takács, K.: Types and extent of negativity and status competition, Negative Ties and Social Networks Workshop, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary 10. 2011 Pál, J., Csaba, Z. L., Takács, K.: Dynamics of negative networks in homogenous and heterogeneous classes, Hunnet Conference VIII, Institute of Sociology, Hungarian Academy of Sceinces, Budapest, Hungary 06.2011 Pál, J., Csaba, Z. L., Takács, K.: Determinants and dynamics of relational aggression NetSci2011 Conference, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary 12. 2010 Csaba, Z. L., Pál, J.: Violence in secondary education Presentation of a research in an Easter- Hungarian small town, Conference at Ferenc Mérei Metropolitan Education and Career Consulting Institute -Point of views, methods and good practices in school management and aggression prevention, Budapest, Hungary 11. 2010 Csaba, Z. L, Pál, J.: Analysis of school conflicts in a network perspectives, Annual Conference and General Assembly of the Hungarian Sociological Association, John Wesley Theological College, Budapest, Hungary 11. 2010 Keszi, R., Kiss, L., Papp, G., Pál, J.: Children with autism in the present Hungarian public education system, Annual Conference and General Assembly of the Hungarian Sociological Association, John Wesley Theological College, Budapest, Hungary Page 6 / 8
10. 2010 Pál, A., Pál, J.: Will we do everything for our patients to make them as partners in healing?" The doctor-patient communication in otolaryngology, 41st Congress of the Hungarian Ear, Nose, Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Medical Association, Budapest, Hungary 07.2010 Csaba, Z. L., Pál, J.,Takács, K.: Behind enemy ties Effect of network structure on negative relations among high school students, unbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA), Riva del Garda, Italy 07.2010 Makovi, K., Néray, B., Pál, J.: Being loved or being acclaimed- How does (not) status rivalry bias performance in friendship networks? Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA), Riva del Garda, Italy 06. 2010 Csaba, Z. L., Pál, J.: Empirical network analysis of hate and school aggression Hunnet Conference VII, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary 06. 2009 Csaba, Z. L., Pál, J.: Analysis of the positive and the negative networks in two high school classes, Hunnet VI Conference, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary INVITED LECTURES 07.2012 Néray, B., Pál, J.: Importance of social network analysis in social sciences Methods and problems in school network research, IV SPSS Summer School, Debrecen, Hungary 09.2011 Pál, J.: Determinants and dynamics of negative relations in adolescent school networks, 2éme journée d études ORIO, Université Lille1-Laboratoire Clersé-CNRS, Lille, France 04.2011 Pál, J., Vörös, A.: Introducing to the work of Research Center of Educational and Network Studies, Invited presentation at the meeting of Ferenc Mérei Association of Social Network Research, Budapest, Hungary 04.2011 Vörös, A., Pál, J.: Applying social network analysis in organizations, Invited lecture in the course of the Training Programme for Educational Executives, Corvinus University of Budapest 03.2011 Pál, J., Vörös, A.: Introduction to social theory and methodology of social network analysis, Invited lecture in the course ELTE Survey Statistics Seminars, Budapest, Hungary WORKING PAPERS 2013 Grow, A.,Takács, K., Pál, J.: Status generalization and in group favoritism- A network study among adolescents 2013 Pál, J., Grow, A., Stadtfeld, C. & Takács, K.: Reasons to hate mates: effects of status considerations on disliking relations in the classroom 2013 Csaba, Z. L., Pál, J.: Az ezerarcú agresszió - Az utálat és az agresszió QAP elemzése egy keletmagyarországi kisváros középiskoláiban ( Thousands faces of aggression QAP analysis of hatred and aggression in two high schools in an Easter- Hungarian town). In Néray, B. and Vörös, A. eds. (2013): Behálózott iskolák, Széchenyi István College for Advanced Studies 2013 Keszi, R., Pál, J., Papp, G.: Fogyatékosügyi szervezetek Együttműködési kapcsolatai Magyarországon - Esettanulmány a non-profit szektor egyik speciális szegmensének hálózatszerveződési karakterisztikájáról (Cooperative Relations of Disability Organizations in Page 7 / 8
Hungary - Snapshot about the Characteristics of Network Organisation Related to a Special Segment of the Nonprofit Sector). accepted for publication, Gyógypedagógiai Szemle SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS Hungarian Sociological Association (MSZT) International Network For Social Network Analysis (INSNA) HOBBIES Travelling, watching movies, theater, reading books, listening music, swimming Budapest, 24 September, 2013 Page 8 / 8