Michaela Katstaller

Dr. Michaela Katstaller is a Senior Scientist at the Department of Education, University of Salzburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences. Her work integrates empirical research methods with education and youth development studies. She holds a doctorate from the University of Salzburg (2017) and completed a research stay at Duke University (2001/2002).

Education:

• Bachelor's/Master's in Educational Science (focus: evaluation) from the University of Salzburg
• Yearlong studies in Education at Duke University, North Carolina, USA
• Doctorate in Educational Science from the University of Salzburg (2017)

Research Interests: Empirical educational research and youth development form the core of her work. She specializes in longitudinal modeling using structural equation models to investigate professional competence among teachers and person-oriented methodologies. Her studies often bridge quantitative techniques with qualitative insights into educational motivation and teacher training.

Publications: Recent work explores teacher trainees' career motivations, adolescents' psychological resilience, and methodological approaches to analyzing educational heterogeneity. These studies highlight her methodological rigor and focus on practical applications in educational policy and pedagogy.

Awards: None explicitly mentioned in provided texts.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisee/students listed. Her contributions include collaborative research within the Quantitative Research Methods (QM) group and institutional teaching support roles.

Labs/Teams: Active member of the Quantitative Research Methods (QM) Group, part of the Department of Empirical Socialization and Teaching-Learning Research. Collaborates with peers like Burkhard Gniewosz and focuses on statistical methodologies for educational science.