Roberto Franzosi is Professor of Sociology at the University of Reading, UK. He earned his PhD in Sociology from Johns Hopkins University and immediately began teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Sociology and Industrial Relations Research Institute. Courses he has taught over the years include Regression Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Content Analysis, Time Series Analysis, Probability Theory, Research Methods, Narrative Analysis, Industrial Sociology, and Political Sociology. He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters in the area of quantitative narrative analysis.