"There is nothing so practical as a good theory."  Kurt Lewin

Professor Comas pursues questions about how social networks in and around organizations effect learning, innovation, change, and power. He is also interested in studying organizations in many contexts including terrorism, social entrepreneurs, political organizations, and community organizations. He teaches classes on social networks, organizational theory, organizational change, as well as CLA classes like "Six Degrees of Separation" and "The Rise of the Network Society." He has published about service learning and experiential education as well. He received an MA in Sociology from the University of Virginia (1999) and will be conferred a PhD from IESE/Universidad de Navarra in Barcelona, Spain in 2008. Professor Comas's personal interests include soccer, ultimate frisbee, outdoor activities, speaking Spanish to his children, politics, cooking, and discussing the finer points of Barcelona sight-seeing.