Sandra Leumann

Sandra Leumann is a Research Fellow at the WZB – Social Science Research Center Berlin, affiliated with the Research Professorship on Work, Family, and Social Inequality (led by Prof. Lena Hipp) and the former Research Group Work and Care. She is pursuing a PhD at the University of Potsdam, focusing on Polish 24-hour caregivers' working conditions using respondent-driven sampling. Her research emphasizes social inequalities, work dynamics, care work, and methodological innovation.

Education:

• PhD candidate at University of Potsdam (since 2017)

Research Interests:

• Social cohesion, migrant labor, and care work challenges.
• Methodological applications like respondent-driven sampling in hard-to-reach populations.

Transfer Projects:

• Visual Society Programme (ViSoP): 'Solidarity and cohesion in society' (2024/25), 'Who's going to take care of grandma?' (2018/19)
• WZB wirkt: Film on gender-atypical occupations (2023/24)
• YES Student Competition: 'Pflege 2030' (2021)

Grants and Collaborations:

• Mercator Foundation: Solidarity and cohesion project (2023–present)
• BMBF: 'Who cares?' study (2017–2023)
• BMAS: Elderly care sector research (2017–2023)

Labs/Teams: Active in WZB's Research Professorship and former Research Group Work and Care.