Prof. Dr. Natalja Menold
© Michael Kretzschmar
Chair of Methods in Empirical Social Research
NameMs Prof. Dr. Natalja Menold
Managing Director
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Visiting address:
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01219 Dresden
Office hours:
- 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
2019
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Health monitoring among asylum seekers and refugees: a state-wide, cross-sectional, population-based study in Germany, 7 Jul 2019, In: Emerging themes in epidemiology. 16, 1, 21 p., 3Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Multiple-Component Measurement Instruments in Heterogeneous Populations: Is There a Single Coefficient Alpha?, Apr 2019, In: Educational and psychological measurement : EPM ; a bimonthly journal devoted to the development and application of measures of individual differences. 79, 2, p. 399-412, 14 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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On Examining Intervention Effects Upon Ability Development Using Latent Variable Modeling, 4 Mar 2019, In: Structural equation modeling : a multidisciplinary journal. 26, 2, p. 291-301, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Revisiting the Bi-Factor Model: Can Mixture Modeling Help Assess Its Applicability?, 2 Jan 2019, In: Structural equation modeling : a multidisciplinary journal. 26, 1, p. 110-118, 9 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Integrated Data and Survey Infrastructure (IEDI) at GESIS: Report "An overview of survey topics and socio-demographic variables in the survey programs of the IEDI", 1 Jan 2019, GESIS ReportElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Other chapter contribution
2018
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Reliability of Scales With Second-Order Structure: Evaluation of Coefficient Alpha's Population Slippage Using Latent Variable Modeling, Dec 2018, In: Educational and psychological measurement : EPM ; a bimonthly journal devoted to the development and application of measures of individual differences. 78, 6, p. 1123-1135, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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The Impact of Payment and Respondents' Participation on Interviewers' Accuracy in Face-to-face Surveys: Investigations from a Field Experiment, Nov 2018, In: Field methods. 30, 4, p. 295-311, 17 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Studying Latent Criterion Validity for Complex Structure Measuring Instruments Using Latent Variable Modeling, Oct 2018, In: Educational and psychological measurement : EPM ; a bimonthly journal devoted to the development and application of measures of individual differences. 78, 5, p. 905-917, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Validity Challenges in Conception, Methods, and Interpretation in Survey Research, Oct 2018, In: Methodology : European journal of research methods for the behavioral and social sciences. 14, 4, p. 143-145, 3 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
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Examining Measurement Invariance and Differential Item Functioning With Discrete Latent Construct Indicators: A Note on a Multiple Testing Procedure, Apr 2018, In: Educational and psychological measurement : EPM ; a bimonthly journal devoted to the development and application of measures of individual differences. 78, 2, p. 343-352, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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