Fields of Specialization
- Factorial Surveys
- Sociology of Arts and Culture
- Quantitative Methods
Curriculum Vitae
| Since 10/2019 | Research and Teaching Fellow, Chair of Social Stratification (Prof. Dr. Gunnar Otte), University of Mainz |
| 2017–2020 | Master Studies in Sociology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Topic of the Master’s Thesis: "Musical Prototypicality and Musical Preferences. Findings on Experimental Aesthetics in a Survey of the German Population." |
| 12/2016–09/2019 | Student Research Assistant in the project “Cultural Education and Cultural Participation in Germany”, Chair of Social Stratification (Prof. Dr. Gunnar Otte), University of Mainz |
| 2014–2017 | Bachelor Studies in Sociology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Topic of the Bachelor’s Thesis: "Temporal and Cross-Regional (East-West) Comparison of Overweight and Obesity Prevalence in Germany. Theory-Driven Empirical Analyses Using Data of the German General Social Survey." |
| 2013–2014 | Professional activity as a paramedic |
| 2010–2013 | Vocational training as a paramedic |
| 2010 | Abitur (A-levels) |
Publications
Articles in Scientific Journals
Balzer, D., Sawert, T., Schlosser, M., Röser, A., & Otte, G. (2025). Measuring cultural capital using book collections: What are we missing by not asking about digital objects? Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 7, e13523.
Breznau, N., Rinke, E. M., Wuttke, A., Adem, M., Adriaans, J., Akdeniz, E., ... & Balzer, D. (2025). The reliability of replications: A study in computational reproductions. Royal Society Open Science, 12(3), 241038.
Sonntag, N., & Balzer, D. (2024). Regressionen, Relationen und die Unabhängigkeit der unabhängigen Variablen: Zur Bourdieu’schen Kritik der Regressionsanalyse. SozW Soziale Welt, 75(3), 295–328.
Sonntag, N., & Balzer, D. (2024). Über Feldwege und Holzwege: Relationieren relativieren. SozW Soziale Welt, 75(3), 362–376.
Breznau, N., Rinke, E. M., Wuttke, A., … & Balzer, D. (2022). Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(44), e2203150119.
Articles in Edited Volumes
Otte, G., Lübbe, H., Balzer, D., & Baum, J. (2023). Mediale Kulturpartizipation: Gibt es Stadt-Land-Unterschiede der Kulturnutzung auch im digitalen Raum? In N. Kolleck & L. Fischer (Eds.), Kulturelle Bildung in ländlichen Räumen: Transfer, Ko-Konstruktion und Interaktion zwischen Wissenschaft und Praxis (pp. 85–99). Verlag Barbara Budrich.
Otte, G., Lübbe, H., & Balzer, D. (2022). Macht Stadtluft aktiv? Die Nutzung außerhäuslicher Kulturangebote im Stadt-Land-Vergleich. In N. Kolleck, M. Büdel, & J. Nolting (Eds.), Forschung zu kultureller Bildung in ländlichen Räumen: Methoden, Theorien und erste Befunde (pp. 207–227). Beltz Juventa.