Ingmar Rapp

PD Dr. Ingmar Rapp serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Max Weber Institute for Sociology, University of Heidelberg, where he specializes in family dynamics, population studies, and health sociology. His research examines partnership formation, fertility patterns, and relationship stability across the lifespan, with particular focus on middle-aged and older adults.

Rapp's scholarly work investigates how family biography shapes health behaviors and outcomes, employing advanced quantitative methods including panel data analysis and event history modeling. His current research explores time-use patterns in romantic relationships, the health impacts of partnership transitions, and social inequalities in aging populations. He integrates perspectives from demographic sociology, stratification theory, and life course analysis to understand how structural factors influence individual health trajectories.

His recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on time allocation within couples, relationship stability in later life, and the sociological dimensions of health. These works bridge family sociology with public health research through interdisciplinary methodological approaches.

Rapp's significant contributions to demographic research have been recognized through prestigious awards:

• Doctoral Prize of the Dr. Gerhard Ott Foundation (2014)
• Allianz Young Researcher Award for Demography from the German Society for Demography (2012)

He actively secures competitive research funding, currently leading the DFG-funded project 'Partnership and Time Use - Shaping Partnership' examining how couples negotiate daily schedules. Previous DFG projects investigated partnership determinants in later adulthood and health consequences of family transitions, demonstrating sustained research productivity in family demography and health sociology.