Diana-Roxana Galos

Roles & Affiliations: Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen. Maintains an affiliation with the Center for the Philosophical-Experimental Study of Discrimination (CEPDISC) at Aarhus University. Serves as Editor of Acta Sociologica.

• Education:
  • PhD in Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute (Florence)
  • MA in Sociology, University of Oxford
  • BA in Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London

Research Interests: Focuses on social inequality, including discrimination mechanisms, gender inequality dynamics, intergenerational mobility, education systems, and societal impacts of social media. Employs experimental methods (field/survey experiments) and quasi-experiments to investigate these areas. Her work bridges theoretical sociological questions with empirical rigor.

Research Trends: Recent articles address gender disparities in academic performance, labor market discrimination via social media cues, and how institutional contexts shape resource transfers between generations. Methodologically, she prioritizes causal inference through experimental designs.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates across European institutions, with notable partnerships in Germany, Italy, and the UK. Her work frequently intersects with policy-relevant topics like employment equity and educational policy.

Office Hours: Mondays 15:00–16:00 in office 16.01.54 (Building 16).