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Claude S. Fischer

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School

University of California, Berkeley

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College of Letters & Science

Social Sciences

Sociology

Claude S. Fischer is currently serving as a College Of Letters & Science Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at University of California, Berkeley.

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University of California, Berkeley

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School

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Around but Not Close? Mapping Normative Trends in Cross-Race Contact During Adulthood. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2026)

interracial relationshipssocial psychologyethnic studiessocial sciencespsychology

Cross-Race Contact Across Adulthood. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (2026)

social sciencesinterracial relationshipsfamily studiesrace

The Gears in Network Dynamics: The Alter-Trajectory Approach. Social Networks (2025)

global networksnetwork sciencesocial networkssocial network analysiscommunicationnetwork dynamicsnetwork analysissocial simulation

Causal Relationships Between Personal Networks and Health: A Comparison of Three Modeling Strategies. Journal of Health and Social Behavior (2022)

Emily H. RuppelStephanie ChildClaude S. FischerMarian Botchway

public healthcausal modelssocial network analysiscausal relationshipshealth sciencesbehavioral sciences

Distinct Aspects of Human Connection Associated With Subjective Well-Being. SSM - Mental Health (2022)

Emily H. RuppelStephanie ChildClaude S. FischerMarian Botchway

mental healthsubjective well-beinghuman connectioncognitive sciencepsychology

How New is “New”? Who Gets Added in a Panel Study of Personal Networks?. Social Networks (2022)

Shira OfferClaude S. Fischer

social sciencessocial network analysispanel study

Life Course Transitions and Changes in Network Ties Among Younger and Older Adults. Advances in Life Course Research (2022)

Jordan WeissLeora E. LawtonClaude S. Fischer

public healthnetwork tieslife courselife course transitionsgeriatricsolder adults

Forms of Group Involvement: Alternatives to the Standard Question. Sociological Perspectives (2021)

Claude FischerXavier Durham

philosophy of social sciencesocial sciencesgroup involvementsociologystandard question

From the Northern California Community Study, 1977–1978, to the University of California, Berkeley, Social Networks Project, 2015–2020. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2021)

Claude S. Fischer

social networks projectsocial networkssocial contextvirtual communitiessocial network analysissocial mediacommunity engagementdigital scholarshiponline communitiessocial sciencescommunicationsocial influencesociologysocial informaticscommunity-engaged researchonline information

From the Northern California Community Study, 1977-78, to Ucnets, 2015-20. Personal Networks: Classic Readings and New Directions in Ego-Centric Analysis (2021)

global networkssocial networkssocial network analysissocial sciencescommunicationquantified selfpersonal networknetwork scienceonline information

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Claude S. Fischer

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School

University of California, Berkeley

Affiliations

College of Letters & Science

Social Sciences

Sociology

Claude S. Fischer is currently serving as a College Of Letters & Science Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at University of California, Berkeley.

Honors

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Experiences

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Claude S. Fischer

University of California, Berkeley

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Around but Not Close? Mapping Normative Trends in Cross-Race Contact During Adulthood. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2026)

interracial relationshipssocial psychologyethnic studiessocial sciencespsychology

Cross-Race Contact Across Adulthood. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (2026)

social sciencesinterracial relationshipsfamily studiesrace

The Gears in Network Dynamics: The Alter-Trajectory Approach. Social Networks (2025)

global networksnetwork sciencesocial networkssocial network analysiscommunicationnetwork dynamicsnetwork analysissocial simulation

Causal Relationships Between Personal Networks and Health: A Comparison of Three Modeling Strategies. Journal of Health and Social Behavior (2022)

Emily H. RuppelStephanie ChildClaude S. FischerMarian Botchway

public healthcausal modelssocial network analysiscausal relationshipshealth sciencesbehavioral sciences

Distinct Aspects of Human Connection Associated With Subjective Well-Being. SSM - Mental Health (2022)

Emily H. RuppelStephanie ChildClaude S. FischerMarian Botchway

mental healthsubjective well-beinghuman connectioncognitive sciencepsychology

How New is “New”? Who Gets Added in a Panel Study of Personal Networks?. Social Networks (2022)

Shira OfferClaude S. Fischer

social sciencessocial network analysispanel study

Life Course Transitions and Changes in Network Ties Among Younger and Older Adults. Advances in Life Course Research (2022)

Jordan WeissLeora E. LawtonClaude S. Fischer

public healthnetwork tieslife courselife course transitionsgeriatricsolder adults

Forms of Group Involvement: Alternatives to the Standard Question. Sociological Perspectives (2021)

Claude FischerXavier Durham

philosophy of social sciencesocial sciencesgroup involvementsociologystandard question

From the Northern California Community Study, 1977–1978, to the University of California, Berkeley, Social Networks Project, 2015–2020. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2021)

Claude S. Fischer

From the Northern California Community Study, 1977-78, to Ucnets, 2015-20. Personal Networks: Classic Readings and New Directions in Ego-Centric Analysis (2021)

global networkssocial networkssocial network analysissocial sciencescommunicationquantified selfpersonal networknetwork scienceonline information

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