# Damon Centola **Entity class:** Scholar **Field:** Network science / sociology **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Damon Centola** is a network scientist and sociologist known for experimental and theoretical work distinguishing simple from complex contagions and explaining how reinforcement and network topology affect behavioral diffusion. ## Relationships - **research area:** [[wiki/Complex Contagion|Complex Contagion]], [[wiki/Simple Contagion|Simple Contagion]], and [[wiki/Network Epidemiology|Network Epidemiology]]. - **counterterrorism application:** [[wiki/Radicalization as Social Contagion|Radicalization as Social Contagion]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [University of Pennsylvania — Damon Centola profile](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/people/faculty/damon-centola-phd) - [[research/A Network-Epidemiological Analysis of Radicalization and Real-Time Counterterrorism Observability|Network-Epidemiological Analysis]]