Manuela Schmidt works as a research assistant for the DFG-funded project “The Cologne Dwelling Panel” and is a doctorate candidate of sociology at the University of Bonn. She obtained a bachelor's degree in political science and sociology (2015) and a Master's in sociology (2019) at the University of Bonn. She has since worked as a project manager and consultant for different online research companies. Her research interests include survey methodology, computational social science, and multivariate analysis methods.