Research

Research Interests

My research interests range from education and higher education research to labour market research and health sociology. In addition, I focus on the methods of quantitative social research, causal analysis, survey methodology as well as sampling and weighting.

List of Publications

(* = peer-reviewed)

* Graduates’ early wages in Germany: Does a university’s status of excellence make the difference?
Lang, S. & Schwabe, U. (2023). Graduates’ early wages in Germany: Does a university’s status of excellence make the difference?. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. doi: 10.1016/j.rssm.2023.100765

* The Effects of Response Burden: Collecting Life History Data in a Self-Administered Mixed-Device Survey
Carstensen, J.; Lang, S. & Cordua, F. (2022). The Effects of Response Burden: Collecting Life History Data in a Self-Administered Mixed-Device Survey. Journal of Official Statistics. doi: 10.2478/jos-2022-0046

* A Life History Calendar in a CAWI? Evidence from Higher Education Research
Lang, S. & Carstensen, J. (2022). A Life History Calendar in a CAWI? Evidence from Higher Education Research. In: Brandt, G. & de Vogel, S. (Eds.) Survey Methoden in der Hochschulforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-36921-7_6

  „Am Geld allein liegt es nicht“. Wissenschaftliche Impulse zur Reform des BAföG
Buchholz, S., Peter, F., Lang, S., & Gwosć, C. (2022). „Am Geld allein liegt es nicht“ Wissenschaftliche Impulse zur Reform des BAföG. DZHW Brief 02/2022. Hannover: DZHW. doi: 10.34878/2022.02.dzhw_brief

* Prejudices against the unemployed—empirical evidence from Germany
Gross, C., Gurr, T., Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Lang, S. (2020). Prejudices against the unemployed—empirical evidence from Germany. Journal for Labour Market Research, 54(3), 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12651-020-00268-8

* Einflussfaktoren auf das Stigmabewusstsein Arbeitsloser
Lang, S., & Gross, C. (2019). Einflussfaktoren auf das Stigmabewusstsein Arbeitsloser. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 48(4), 243-262. doi: 10.1515/zfsoz-2019-0018

* Zum Stigmabewusstsein Arbeitsloser: Eine Mixed-Methods-Analyse
Gurr, T., & Lang, S. (2019). Zum Stigmabewusstsein Arbeitsloser: Eine Mixed-Methods-Analyse. Soziale Welt, 69(3), S. 252-292. doi: 10.5771/0038-6073-2018-3-252

* Übergangschancen in ein Masterstudium von Bildungsinländern und Bildungsausländern im deutschen Hochschulsystem
Jungbauer-Gans, M., & Lang, S. (2019). Übergangschancen in ein Masterstudium von Bildungsinländern und Bildungsausländern im deutschen Hochschulsystem. In M. Lörz & H. Quast (Eds.), Bildungs- und Berufsverläufe mit Bachelor und Master. Determinanten, Herausforderungen und Konsequenzen (S. 157-189). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-22394-6_6

* The Impact of Informal Care and Employment on the Mental Health of the Caregiver
Eberl, A., Lang, S., & Seebaß, K. (2017). The Impact of Informal Care and Employment on the Mental Health of the Caregiver. Sozialer Fortschritt, 66(1), 77-96. doi: 10.3790/sfo.66.1.77

Work in Progress (among others)

  • Labeled unemployed - How neighborhood unemployment affects the individual’s stigma-consciousness
  • The Life History Module of the Student Life Cycle
  • Exploring Scholarship Effects of the Studienstiftung on Bachelor to Master Transitions
  • The German Initiative of Excellence: Short- and Mid-Term Effects on Students’ Perceptions of Educational Quality

Teaching Activities

2024

 Causal Analysis in Higher Education Research: Challenges and Possible Solutions (University of Braunschweig, Workshop)

2023/24

 Introduction to Social Science Data Analysis II: Multivariate Methods (Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Lecture)

2022

 Data Handling Using Panel and Episode Data (DZHW, Internal Course)
2019 A Short Introduction to Sampling and Weighting (DZHW, Internal Course)
2016/17 Quantitative Social Research II (Leibniz University Hanover)
2016 Quantitative Social Research I (Leibniz University Hanover)