Karoline Mikus
Short biography
since October 2015
Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Sociology and the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network, University of Tübingen.
Research interests: Educational inequalities, early childhood
09/2013–07/2015
Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Mannheim
Areas of specialization: quantitative social research, family, education and labour market / Master thesis: "The Effect of Childhood Health on Educational Outcomes" (grade 1.7)
09/2009–07/2012
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with minor in educational sciences, University of Mannheim
Areas of specialization: quantitative social research, social psychology, general sociology and special sociological disciplines / Bachelor thesis: "The connection between environmental awareness and ecologically responsible behaviour. A matter of awareness or costs?" (grade 1.0)
09/2011–05/2014
Stays at universities abroad
Indiana University, USA (2013-2014); Kingston University, UK (2013); Universität Bern (2011-2012)
Research interests
Conference presentations
Organized leisure activities in early childhood and social inequalities in cognitive and social skills