Dries Van Gasse is a sociologist, postdoctoral researcher and visiting professor at the University of Antwerp. He studies singlehood, single parenthood and changing family and relationship forms. His research explores how people organise care, support and intimacy within and beyond partnerships and families, with attention to solidarity, social norms and alternative living arrangements. He specialises in qualitative research methods, including Grounded Theory, and teaches and provides training on qualitative research and the use of AI in research.