Prof. Dr. Natalja Menold

Chair of Methods in Empirical Social Research

Ms Prof. Dr. Natalja Menold

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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

2018

European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS): Kognitiver PretestHadler, P., Neuert, C., Lenzner, T. & Menold, N., 1 Jan 2018, Cognitive Pretests DatenbankElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Internet of Things: Kognitiver Online-PretestLenzner, T., Neuert, C., Hadler, P. & Menold, N., 1 Jan 2018, Cognitive Pretests DatenbankElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Attitude strength moderates adverse effects to questionnaire designBogner, K., Pforr, K. & Menold, N., 2018, In: Mathematical population studies : an international journal of mathematical demography. 25, 2, p. 99-111, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Design aspects of rating scales in questionnairesMenold, N., Wolf, C. & Bogner, K., 2018, In: Mathematical population studies : an international journal of mathematical demography. 25, 2, p. 63-65, 3 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
Linearity, symmetry, and equidistance in semantic differential scales for measuring images of self and images of othersEifler, S. & Menold, N., 2018, In: Mathematical population studies : an international journal of mathematical demography. 25, 2, p. 82-98, 17 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2017

Eingabenkultur und Diktaturerfahrungen in der DDR: Kognitiver PretestNeuert, C., Hadler, P., Lenzner, T., Sarafoglou, A., Bous, P., Stiegler, A. & Menold, N., 1 Jan 2017, Cognitive Pretests DatenbankElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Kommunikation und Information im Gesundheitswesen aus Sicht der Bevölkerung - Patientensicherheit und informierte Entscheidung (KomPaS): Kognitiver PretestNeuert, C., Meitinger, K., Stiegler, A., Beitz, C., Schmidt, R. & Menold, N., 1 Jan 2017, Cognitive Pretests DatenbankElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Krankheitswissen und Informationsbedarfe - Diabetes mellitus: Fragebogen für Personen mit Diabetes; Kognitiver PretestLenzner, T., Neuert, C., Hadler, P., Stiegler, A., Beitz, C., Schmidt, R., Umuc, Z. & 3 others, 1 Jan 2017, Kognitive Pretest DatenbankElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
RESPOND - Improving regional health system responses to the challenges of migration through tailored interventions for asylum-seekers and refugees: Cognitive PretestHadler, P., Neuert, C., Lenzner, T., Stiegler, A., Sarafoglou, A., Bous, P., Reisepatt, N. & 1 others, 1 Jan 2017, Kognitive Pretests DatenbankElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report

2016

Measurement of Latent Variables With Different Rating Scales: Testing Reliability and Measurement Equivalence by Varying the Verbalization and Number of CategoriesMenold, N. & Tausch, A., Nov 2016, In: Sociological Methods & Research. 45, 4, p. 678-699, 22 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article