Grüezi

I am a sociologist with a strong focus on quantitative and computational methods and a research interest in understanding the dynamics of groups, both within and between, and how these interactions shape social outcomes. By leveraging novel and often untapped sources of data, I aim to shed light on complex social phenomena and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of social structures and interactions.

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, University of Mannheim, and an honorary research fellow at the University of Warwick. I currently work within the project Making Diversity Work, where we use field experimental methods to explore intergroup relations in multi-ethnic German neighborhoods. Previously, I held a Digital Humanities Fellowship from the German National Library. I received my PhD in Sociology in January 2023 from the University of Warwick. My PhD research, funded by a Wikimedia Project Grant, focused on the online community Wikipedia, specifically studying how offline gatherings between Wikipedians affect their online group behaviour. This research is part of my broader agenda focusing on digital technologies and the collection and analysis of digital data within the social sciences. Through this interdisciplinary lens, I have also been working on topics regarding social status and prosociality, discrimination, and ethnic violence. Additionally, I collaborated with Oxfam GB's impact evaluation team, contributing expertise in leveraging digital data, particularly from Twitter, to enhance their impact evaluations.

Send me an email to get in touch: nicole.schwitter[at]uni-mannheim.de.