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Nadine Reibling is a researcher in the Department of Sociology of Health and the Health System at the University of Siegen, Faculty of Social Sciences. She led the junior research group MEPYSO (Medicalization and Psychologization of Social Problems: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Policy) from 2017 to 2022, funded by BMAS. Her work focuses on health inequalities, healthcare access, and the sociological implications of medicalizing social issues within comparative welfare state contexts.
Her academic background includes a doctorate in Social Sciences from the University of Mannheim (2014, summa cum laude), with a dissertation titled How Healthcare Systems Matter: An International Comparative Analysis of Access to Healthcare and Its Implications. She completed doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Economic & Social Sciences, University of Mannheim (2008–2012), and holds a Diploma in Social Sciences from the same institution (2004–2008), with studies in sociology, political science, psychology, and empirical methods. She also studied abroad at Indiana University Bloomington (2006–2007) and earned an earlier degree from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
Her research interests lie at the intersection of sociology, public health, and social policy, particularly examining how healthcare systems shape health disparities across Europe. She has conducted research on older adults' healthcare-seeking behavior (HEALSEE project) and health inequalities in European welfare states (HiNEWS project). Her work emphasizes structural and institutional factors influencing health access and outcomes.
She was a Harkness Fellow in Healthcare Policy and Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health (2012–2013), where she researched patient-centered medical homes and health disparities. She has also served as a lecturer at the University of Siegen (2010) and held research positions at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (2009–2012).
Although no specific scientific awards are listed, her fellowship at Harvard and leadership of a nationally funded junior research group highlight recognition in her field. She is not currently supervising theses, but remains actively affiliated with the university. Her work contributes significantly to understanding the sociological dimensions of health policy and medicalization trends.
The team under her MEPYSO research group included Mareike Ariaans, Philipp Linden, Stephan Krayter, Lisa Bleckmann, Lucas Hamel, Torsten Schneider, Tamara Bernhardt, Julia Brase, and Theresa Nink. She offers consultation hours by appointment via email.
