Miranda Simon

MRES TITLE
Modeling Influence and Risk Attitudes in Migration Decisions Using Actor-Based, Longitudinal Networks
PREVIOUS DEGREES
MSc International Public Policy, University College London
MA Communication and Journalism, Stanford University
BA Communication and Journalism, Universidad Iberoamericana
PREVIOUS JOBS
Journalist
WHERE I'M ORIGINALLY FROM...
Argentina and Germany
WHY I APPLIED TO THE SECURITY SCIENCE DTC
The DTC is a multidisciplinary centre where I can learn the skills and concepts I need to for my doctoral work. This centre allows us to receive guidance from professors from a variety of disciplines and may opportunities to work collaboratively with students from different fields.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Social Network Analysis
Migration and policy
Remittances
Social cognition and influence
WHAT I DO WHEN I'M NOT STUDYING
Running, reading and going out with my friends
MY CAREER ASPIRATIONS
Academic researcher or lecturer
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Future Security, Bonn 2012





