Prof. Dr. Natalja Menold

Chair of Methods in Empirical Social Research

Ms Prof. Dr. Natalja Menold

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ABS, Haus 116 "Blaues Haus", 05-002 August-Bebel-Straße 30

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Tuesday:: 13:30 - 14:30; bis 29.11.2022

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Curriculum Vitae

since Apr 2019	W3-Professorship "Methods in Empirical Social Research", Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, TUD Dresden University of Technology
May 2017	Habilitation(venia legendi "Social Science Methodology") at the University of Mannheim, Faculty of Social Sciences
Apr 2011 - Mar 2012	Deputy Professor of Methods in Political Science at the Institute of Political Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen
Jan 2007 - Mar 2019	Research Associate at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences 2008 - 2019: Project consultant 2011 - 2019: scientific team leader
Jul 2006	Doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the University of Dortmund
2002 - 2006	Doctoral scholarship holder of the Hans Böckler Foundation
2001 - 2004	Research Associate at the University of Dortmund
1995 - 2000	Studied psychology at the University of Tübingen

Research interests

Measurement theory, measurement equivalence, measurement quality in empirical social research, questionnaire construction, response formats, question formulation, cognitive process, interviewer effects, falsification in surveys, use of social media in survey research, informed consent, mixed-mode surveys, surveys of migrants, methods of quality assurance of measurement instruments, intercultural comparisons, media analysis, harmonization of survey data, attitudes towards surveys

Further scientific activities

since 2019	Editor-in-chief of Survey Methods: Insights from the Field (SMIF)
since 2018	Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Education Barometer, ifo Institute, Munich
2017 - 2019	Associate Editor of Survey Methods: Insights from the Field (SMIF)
since 2016	Elected member of the Board of Appeal of the German Market and Social Research Council
2015 - 2019	Founder and responsible editor of the GESIS Survey Guidelines

Publications

85 Entries

2022

Alle an Bord? Über die Rechtfertigung von staatlichen Präventionsmaßnahmen in KrisenzeitenNeumann, R., von Hermanni, H., Kadel, J., Menold, N. & Brust, O., 2022, Mythos Dresden? Soziale Transformationen, kulturelle Repräsentationen und Lebenslagen. Reuband, K. (ed.). Thelem, p. 315-339, 33 p.Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report

2021

Patient-reported financial distress in cancer: A systematic review of risk factors in universal healthcare systemsPauge, S., Surmann, B., Mehlis, K., Zueger, A., Richter, L., Menold, N., Greiner, W. & 1 others, 7 Oct 2021, In: Cancers. 13, 19, 5015Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article
Response Bias and Reliability in Verbal Agreement Rating Scales: Does Polarity and Verbalization of the Middle Category Matter?Menold, N., Feb 2021, In: Social science computer review : SSCORE. 39, 1, p. 130-147, 18 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Evaluation of Response Probabilities along Studied Latent Dimensions: A Polytomous item ExtensionRaykov, T., Huber, C., Marcoulides, G. A., Pusic, M. & Menold, N., 2021, In: Measurement : interdisciplinary research and perspectives. 19, 3, p. 179-185, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2020

Double Barreled Questions: An Analysis of the Similarity of Elements and Effects on Measurement QualityMenold, N., Dec 2020, In: Journal of official statistics : JOS ; an international quarterly / publ. by Statistics Sweden. 36, 4, p. 855-886, 32 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Barriers and Potential Improvements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asylum Seekers with Tuberculosis in Germany: A Qualitative StudyStadtmueller, S., Menold, N., Schroeder, J. & Ehlers, S., Nov 2020, In: Das Gesundheitswesen : Sozialmedizin, Gesundheits-System-Forschung, medizinischer Dienst, public health, öffentlicher Gesundheitsdienst, Versorgungsforschung. 82, 11, p. 877-884, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
How Do Reverse-keyed Items in Inventories Affect Measurement Quality and Information Processing?Menold, N., May 2020, In: Field methods. 32, 2, p. 140-158, 19 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Rating-Scale Labeling in Online Surveys: An Experimental Comparison of Verbal and Numeric Rating Scales with Respect to Measurement Quality and Respondents' Cognitive ProcessesMenold, N., Feb 2020, In: Sociological Methods & Research. 49, 1, p. 79-107, 29 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2019

Questionnaire Design and Translation for Refugee Populations: Lessons Learned from the REHEAL StudyStathopoulou, T., Krajceva, E., Menold, N. & Dept, S., Dec 2019, In: Journal of refugee studies. 32, p. 105-121, 17 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Health monitoring among refugees: a state-wide, cross-sectional, population-based study in GermanyBiddle, L., Menold, N., Bentner, M., Noest, S., Jahn, R., Ziegler, S. & Bozorgmehr, K., Nov 2019, In: European journal of public health. 29, Suppl 4, 2 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Meeting abstract