Julia Reinold

Dr. Julia Reinold is a Researcher at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, within the Department of Policy, Politics and Society. Her work centers on migration, integration, and the mobility of highly educated individuals, particularly in cross-border regions like the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.

Her research interests include Migration Studies, Talent Retention, Mixed-Methods Research, Survey Analysis, Emotional Integration, and Public Policy. She employs both qualitative and quantitative methods, with a focus on semi-structured interviews and survey-based designs to understand the social and psychological dimensions of migration and graduate mobility.

The recent articles highlight a consistent focus on the experiences of highly educated migrants and graduates, examining how early social interactions, emotional responses, and regional policies influence mobility decisions. Her work bridges academic research and policy impact, with several publications referenced in policy sources and widely read on platforms like Mendeley.

• First Impressions Matter: Feeling Welcome and Onward Migration Intentions of Highly Skilled Migrants (2024)
• "If you smile, they smile": Explaining highly educated migrants' feelings of being welcome in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine (2024)
• Essays on attracting and retaining highly educated migrants. (2023)
• Be prepared for the unexpected: The gap between (im)mobility intentions and subsequent behaviour of recent higher education graduates (2020)
• Competition for talent: retaining graduates in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine (2017)

Julia Reinold completed her doctoral thesis in 2023 at Maastricht University, titled Essays on attracting and retaining highly educated migrants, which consolidated her research on graduate and talent mobility. She has collaborated with scholars such as I. Hooijen, M. Özer, and M. Siegel. While no formal advising or grant information is provided, her research has been supported through institutional affiliations and has influenced policy discussions, particularly in regional planning and migration integration. Her work is open access and widely disseminated, reflecting strong academic engagement.