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Tina Baier is a Research Fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center's Research Department Skill Formation and Labor Markets, and a Guest Researcher at the University of Oslo's Department of Sociology and Human Geography. Her work focuses on social stratification, intergenerational inequality, education, and social science genetics. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Bielefeld University (2019) and has held postdoctoral roles at institutions including the University of Oslo and Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories. Her research employs twin studies and register data to analyze how genetic and social factors influence educational attainment and family dynamics.
**Education & Positions:**
- Ph.D. in Sociology, Bielefeld University (2019)
- M.A. Sociology, University of Mannheim (2012)
- Postdoctoral Fellow at WZB (2024–present) and University of Oslo (2020–present)
**Research Interests:**
Dr. Baier investigates how socioeconomic background, family structure, and genetic factors interact to shape educational outcomes. She explores intergenerational mobility, the role of early childhood education, and biosocial approaches to stratification. Her work bridges sociology, genetics, and policy analysis.
**Key Contributions:**
Her publications analyze genetic effects on academic achievement across nations, the impact of parental separation on children’s skills, and the relationship between childcare attendance and cognitive development. Her 2024 work in Nature Human Behavior highlights dynastic social processes influencing academic success.
**Grants & Collaborations:**
Includes the ERC Project Openflux (2020–2024) and Einstein Center for Population Dynamics (ECPD). She contributes to the German TwinLife study, examining life course inequality.
**Lab & Teams:**
Active in the WZB’s Skill Formation group and collaborates with the University of Oslo’s sociology team on population dynamics research.
