CV

Education

Ph.D in Version Control Theory, GitHub University, 2018 (expected)
M.S. in Jekyll, GitHub University, 2014
B.S. in GitHub, GitHub University, 2012

Work experience

Spring 2024: Academic Pages Collaborator
- GitHub University
- Duties includes: Updates and improvements to template
- Supervisor: The Users
Fall 2015: Research Assistant
- GitHub University
- Duties included: Merging pull requests
- Supervisor: Professor Hub
Summer 2015: Research Assistant
- GitHub University
- Duties included: Tagging issues
- Supervisor: Professor Git

Skills

Skill 1
Skill 2
- Sub-skill 2.1
- Sub-skill 2.2
- Sub-skill 2.3
Skill 3

Publications

Ingroup preferences, segregation, and intergroup contact in neighborhoods and civic organizations

Dederichs, K., Franken, R., Wiertz, D., and Tolsma, J. (2025). "Ingroup preferences, segregation, and intergroup contact in neighborhoods and civic organizations" PNAS Nexus. 4(9), pgaf256.

The unstable social networks of students: Where does dissimilarity drive tie dissolution?

Franken, R., Bekhuis, H., and Tolsma, J. (2024). "The unstable social networks of students: Where does dissimilarity drive tie dissolution?" Sociological Forum. 40(1), 95-118.

Choosing your sports partners: Assessing selection preferences through observational and experimental studies

Franken, R., Bekhuis, H., and Tolsma, J. (2024). "Choosing your sports partners: Assessing selection preferences through observational and experimental studies" Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 96(2), 233-247.

The bridging power of civic organizations and neighborhoods

Dederichs, K., Franken, R., Wiertz, D., and Tolsma, J. (2023). "The bridging power of civic organizations and neighborhoods." OSF.

The bridging power of sports clubs

Dederichs, K., Franken, R., Wiertz, D., and Tolsma, J. (2023). "The bridging power of sports clubs." OSF.

Kudos make you run! How runners influence each other on the online social network Strava

Franken, R., Bekhuis, H., and Tolsma, J. (2023). "Kudos make you run! How runners influence each other on the online social network Strava." Social Networks. 72, 151-164.

Promoting sustained sports participation through online social networks - Does it work?

Franken, R., Bekhuis, H., and Tolsma, J. (2023). "Promoting sustained sports participation through online social networks - Does it work?" Sociale Vraagstukken.

Do students consider wokeism a threat to democracy?

Franken, R., and Tolsma, J. (2022). "Do students consider wokeism a threat to democracy?" Stuk Rood Vlees.

Running together! How sports partners keep you running

Franken, R., Bekhuis, H., and Tolsma, J. (2022). "Running Together: How Sports Partners Keep You Running." Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 4, 643150.

Shared decision making about housing transitions for persons with dementia

Garvelink, M.M., Groen-van de Ven, L., Smits, C., Franken, R., Dassen-Vernooij, M., and Légaré, F. (2019). "Shared Decision Making About Housing Transitions for Persons With Dementia: A Four-Case Care Network Perspective." The Gerontologist. 59(5), 822-834.

Rob Franken

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