Dr. Emily Frank

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Emily Frank

Contact

emily.frank [at] wzb.eu
Reichpietschufer 50
D-10785 Berlin
room
D 218
Research Fellow of the Research Group

Research fields

Migration, Integration, and Intercultural Conflicts | Citizenship | Immigration and Integration Policies | Health and Social Inequality | Welfare State and Social Inequality

Emily Frank is a research fellow in the Health and Social Inequality research group and at the Einstein Centre Population and Diversity. She completed her PhD at DYNAMICS, a joint programme of the Hertie School and Humboldt University Berlin, and also worked as a research associate at the Berlin Institute for Migration and Integration Research (BIM), Humboldt University Berlin. Her research focuses on migration, asylum, and health inequalities, with a particular interest in how migration policies affect refugees' mental health and well-being. 

Selected Publications

Wzbaktiv
Frank, Emily/Nivorozhkin, Anton (2024): "Legal Status and Refugees' Perceptions of Institutional Justice. The Role of Communication Quality". In: Public Administration Review, advance access, 12.11.2024, online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/puar.13898.

CV

Since 07/2024 Research Fellow | Research Group Health and Social Inequality at the WZB & Einstein Center Population Diversity

2021-2024 Doctoral Researcher | DYNAMICS RTG, Hertie School and Humboldt University Berlin

2021-2024 Research associate | Berlin Institute for Migration and Integration Research (BIM), Humboldt University Berlin

2019-2021 Dissemination coordinator | Population Europe, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

2018-2019 Research assistant | University of Wisconsin-Madison, La Follette School of Public Affairs

2017-2018 Research assistant | University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Law

2015-2017 Legal advocate | Urban Justice Center, Safety Net Project

2012-2015 Research assistant | New York University, Department of Sociology

Education

2024 PhD in Governance | Hertie School

2019 Master of Public Policy | University of Wisconsin-Madison

2015 B.A. in Sociology | New York University 

Selected Publications