Ursula Henz

Ursula Henz is an Associate Professor in Social Research Methods at the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics. Previously, she held research positions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education (Berlin), Stockholm University, and King's College London. Her research focuses on family dynamics, demography, social inequality, and the interplay between work and family life. She examines trends in father involvement, assortative mating, work-life conflict, and caregiving patterns across socioeconomic groups.

Expertise: Family sociology, demography, inequality, informal caregiving, life course analysis, work-life balance.

Research Interests: Dr. Henz explores longitudinal aspects of education, labor markets, family structures, and caregiving using large-scale surveys. She investigates gender disparities, class differences in family formation, and policy impacts on family dynamics. Recent projects address father-child co-residence trends, socio-economic disparities in caregiving for the elderly, and gendered childcare schedules.

Teaching: Dr. Henz teaches courses on family diversity, migration, and inequalities. She supervises research on family sociology, demography, and social inequality.

Labs/Teams: Part of the Social Inequalities research cluster at LSE.