I am an Associate Professor in Sociology and Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the Department of Police Work, Södertörn University, as well as a researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies and Stockholm University. I have a background in Engineering Physics and a research interest in modeling social phenomena using large-scale datasets and non-traditional quantitative methods.
My research mainly focuses on social cohesion—how it is maintained in society and how it can be encouraged. I address these questions through social network analysis of organizing processes, particularly as applied to criminal organizations and criminal collaboration. I also use life-course analysis methods to study migrant integration and neighborhood segregation in Sweden.
At the Institute, I am involved in the project 4C – The Swedish Consortium for the Study of Criminal Collaborations in Sweden, funded by the Swedish Research Council.
