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nealcaren

17 Skills published on GitHub.

abductive-analyst

Abductive analysis for qualitative interview data following Timmermans & Tavory. Guides you through theory-first analysis that recognizes anomalies and generates novel theoretical insights through systematic puzzle exploration.

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case-justification

Draft case justification sections for interview-based sociology articles. Guides cluster selection, component coverage, and calibration based on analysis of 32 Social Problems/Social Forces articles.

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dag-development

Develop causal diagrams (DAGs) from social-science research questions and literature, then render publication-ready figures using Mermaid, R, or Python.

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genre-skill-builder

Meta-skill for creating genre-analysis-based writing skills. Analyzes a corpus of article sections, discovers clusters, and generates complete skills with phases, cluster guides, and techniques.

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interview-analyst

Pragmatic qualitative analysis for interview data in sociology research. Guides you through systematic coding, interpretation, and synthesis with quality checkpoints. Supports theory-informed (Track A) or data-first (Track B) approaches.

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interview-bookends

Write article introductions and conclusions for sociology interview research. Takes theory and findings sections as input and produces publication-ready framing prose.

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interview-writeup

Write-up support for qualitative interview research in sociology. Guides methods and findings drafting with emphasis on argument-driven narrative, not formulaic quote display.

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lecture-designer

Transform textbook chapters into engaging, evidence-based lectures with Google Slides. Guides instructors through learning outcomes, narrative design, active learning activities, and slide creation via Google Docs MCP.

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lit-search

Build systematic literature databases for sociology research using OpenAlex API. Guides you through search, screening, snowballing, annotation, and synthesis with structured user interaction at each stage.

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lit-synthesis

Deep reading and synthesis of literature corpus. Theoretical mapping, thematic clustering, and debate identification using Zotero MCP for full-text access.

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lit-writeup

Draft publication-ready Theory sections for sociology research. Guides structure, paragraph functions, sentence craft, and calibration based on analysis of 80 Social Problems/Social Forces articles.

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methods-writer

Draft publication-ready Methods sections for interview-based sociology articles. Guides pathway selection, component coverage, and calibration based on analysis of 77 Social Problems/Social Forces articles.

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peer-reviewer

Simulate peer review by constructing reviewer personas from Zotero sources. Identifies relevant perspectives, retrieves full texts, builds reviewer profiles, and generates focused reviews on theory/methods and findings.

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r-analyst

R statistical analysis for publication-ready sociology research. Guides you through phased workflows for DiD, IV, matching, panel methods, and more. Use when doing quantitative analysis in R for academic papers.

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revision-coordinator

Orchestrate manuscript revision by routing feedback to specialized writing skills

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stata-analyst

Stata statistical analysis for publication-ready sociology research. Guides you through phased workflows for DiD, IV, matching, panel methods, and more. Use when doing quantitative analysis in Stata for academic papers.

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text-analyst

Computational text analysis for sociology research using R or Python. Guides you through topic models, sentiment analysis, classification, and embeddings with systematic validation. Supports both traditional (LDA, STM) and neural (BERT, BERTopic) methods.

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