Dr. Christina Prell

Associate Professor

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Biography

Christina Prell is an Associate Professor at the University of Groningen, specializing in networks, sustainability, and human dimensions of environmental change. Her research expertise encompasses multi-scale social networks as drivers of climate change impacts and socio-environmental inequalities, exploring stakeholder networks that support improved environmental governance outcomes through social learning and adaptive capacity. She has a strong focus on policy discourse networks for identifying policy aims, actors, and coalitions. Prell is recognized for her multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborative research, utilizing social-spatial-economic network analyses and participatory modeling techniques. In her teaching, she emphasizes philosophy of social science, research design, and both quantitative and qualitative methods including network analysis. She is involved as an Associate Editor for the journal 'Social Networks' and is a co-founder of the research group 'Networks & Sustainability' at the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainability at the University of Groningen.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Groningen

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
GMAT
Total Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
GRE General
Verbal
Required:145
Verbal Percentile
Required:25
Quantitative
Required:145
Quantitative Percentile
Required:25
Overall
Required:145
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business, Management) Strong background in mathematics and statistics Research orientation in previous studies
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate/diploma
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • GMAT/GRE score report (for non-EU/EEA)
  • Course descriptions of mathematics and statistics courses
Specialization Notes

Standard Master's entry requirements for Economics, Business, Finance, Accounting, and Management departments within the Faculty of Economics and Business.