Florian Keusch University of Mannheim, Germany
Florian Keusch is a Professor of Statistics and Methodology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim, Germany, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) at the University of Maryland, U.S. He received his MSc in Business Administration and PhD in Social and Economic Sciences (Dr.rer.soc.oec.) from WU, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. He teaches courses on Data Collection Methods and Research Design. His research interests include the development, implementation, and assessment of modern methods of collecting data for the behavioral and social sciences. In particular, he is interested in the joint collection of self-reports (usually via (mobile) web surveys) and passive measurement from smartphone and wearable sensors, online and device log files, Internet search queries, and other digital traces to better study research questions on migration, employment, and inequality. He has published widely on this topic in international peer-reviewed journals, including Social Science Computer Review, Sociological Methods & Research, Public Opinion Quarterly, and Computers in Human Behavior.