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14 May 2025

Meet Dr. Dustin S. Stoltz from Lehigh University, a cultural and economic sociologist using computational methods to study cultural change. At SweCSS, he's updating his book Mapping Texts and building new collaborations in computational social science. He grew up raising pigs and likes to run 鈥 he's completed three marathons.

What drew you to apply for the SweCSS Visiting Fellows Program, and how does it align with your research interests?
I had a great experience presenting at the IAS Computational Text Analysis workshop in 2019 and I'm delighted to return. The scholars here are continually at the forefront of applying computational methods to the social sciences.

What do you hope to gain from your time as a Visiting Fellows at SweCSS?
I am currently updating my book Mapping Texts: Computational Text Analysis for the Social Sciences (with another SweCSS Senior Fellow, Marshall Taylor), and I can't think of a better place to absorb what is new, exciting, and useful in the field of computational text analysis.

What do you hope to contribute as a Visiting Fellows at SweCSS?
I hope to offer useful feedback and suggestions during my time here. Also, just from the conversations I've already have, I'm sure I'll leave SweCSS with new collaborations underway.

What advice would you give to someone considering applying to the program?
Just do it! Norrköping is lovely, and SweCSS has been so flexible with my schedule. And as I said, I really can't imagine a better place to interact with so many people doing great work at the intersection of computational methods and the social sciences.

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