Sandra Morgenstern

Dr. Sandra Morgenstern is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Mannheim's School of Social Sciences, affiliated with the Chair of Sociology with a Focus on Migration and Integration. She has held visiting positions at UCLA and the University of Oxford, and her work spans migration policy, political communication, and xenophobia.

• Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (University of Mannheim, 2011–2015); Double-Degree Program 'European Master in Government' (Pompeu Fabra University & University of Konstanz, 2015–2017); PhD in Comparative Politics (University of Konstanz, 2017–2020).

Her research focuses on migration information campaigns, integration policies, and the role of political communication in shaping public attitudes toward migration. She has collaborated with institutions like the IOM Global Migration Data Analysis Centre and the IEA Data Processing and Research Center.

At the University of Mannheim, she contributes to the Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung (MZES) and has coordinated data analysis projects with NGOs in EU panel surveys.