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

2016

Current Challenges, New Developments, and Future Directions in Scale ConstructionDanner, D., Blasius, J., Breyer, B., Eifler, S., Menold, N., Paulhus, D. L., Rammstedt, B. & 3 others, Jul 2016, In: European journal of psychological assessment. 32, 3, p. 175-180, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
Can Reliability of Multiple Component Measuring Instruments Depend on Response Option Presentation Mode?Menold, N. & Raykov, T., Jun 2016, In: Educational and psychological measurement : EPM ; a bimonthly journal devoted to the development and application of measures of individual differences. 76, 3, p. 454-469, 16 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Methodological Aspects of Focus Groups in Health Research: Results of Qualitative Interviews With Focus Group ModeratorsTausch, A. P. & Menold, N., 1 Feb 2016, In: Global qualitative nursing research : GQNR. 3, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
Design of Rating Scales in Questionnaires (Version 2.0)Menold, N. & Bogner, K., 1 Jan 2016, GESIS Survey GuidelinesElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Postal Surveys (Version 2.0)Menold, N., 1 Jan 2016, GESIS Survey GuidelinesElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
SHARE Gatekeeper-Project: Cognitive PretestNeuert, C., Otto, W., Stiegler, A., Beitz, C., Schmidt, R., Meitinger, K. & Menold, N., 1 Jan 2016, Cognitive Pretests DatenbankElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
The Effects of Interviewers on the Collection of Reasons for Refusals in Face-to-Face SurveysMenold, N. & Zuell, C., 2016, In: Methodology : European journal of research methods for the behavioral and social sciences. 12, 2, p. 52-60, 9 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2015

Interviewer effects in real and falsified interviews: Results from a large scale experimentWinker, P., Kruse, K. W., Menold, N. & Landrock, U., 27 Aug 2015, In: Statistical journal of the IAOS. 31, 3, p. 423-434, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article
The Influence of the Answer Box Size on Item Nonresponse to Open-Ended Questions in a Web SurveyZuell, C., Menold, N. & Koerber, S., Feb 2015, In: Social science computer review : SSCORE. 33, 1, p. 115-122, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Frageformulierung (Version 1.1)Lenzner, T. & Menold, N., 1 Jan 2015, GESIS Survey GuidelinesElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report