Petra Stein

Prof. Dr. Petra Stein serves as a University Professor at the Institute of Sociology, University of Duisburg-Essen, holding a C4 Professorship in Empirical Social Research. She concurrently holds a leadership position as Board of Directors member at the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF).

Her academic credentials include:

• Diploma in Social and Economic Sciences, University of Wuppertal (1992)
• Doctorate, Gerhard Mercator University Duisburg (1997)
• Habilitation, University of Duisburg-Essen (2003)

Professor Stein's research centers on advanced statistical methodologies within social sciences. She specializes in modeling complex social processes, analyzing social mobility effects, and lifestyle research through sophisticated techniques including mixed distribution models and mean/covariance structure analysis. Her methodological expertise spans multivariate statistics, longitudinal data analysis, and latent variable modeling, with significant contributions to classification methods in empirical sociology.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• University Society Prize for the best doctorate (1998)

She directs a comprehensive research operation comprising:

• Core research staff: Eva Depenbrock, Christoph Frohn, Monika Obersneider, Anthony Daykin, Sebastian Willen
• Research assistant: Alexander Klingenberg
• Administrative support: Marion Hannemann (Secretariat)