
Dr. Michaela Katstaller
Senior Scientist
Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg | Department of Educational Science Erzabt-Klotz-Straße 1, 5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43 (0)662 / 8044 – 7302
Fax.: +43 (0) 662 / 8044 – 141
E-Mail: michaela.katstaller.plus.ac.at
Room: 2.235, Unipark Nonntal, 2nd Floor
Office hours: by appointment, register via email
Short resume
Dr. Michaela Katstaller is a Senior Scientist at the Department of Educational Science at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She studied Educational Science with a focus on evaluation at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. The 2001/2002 academic year she spent studying at Duke University (North Carolina, USA). She earned her doctorate from Paris Lodron University in 2017 and is currently a member of the Quantitative Research Methods working group.
Main research interests
- Empirical educational research
- Youth research
- Longitudinal modeling in structural equation models
- Professional competence of (prospective) teachers
- Person-oriented research
Publications (selected)
- Eder, A. M., Katstaller, M., & Gniewosz, B. (2023). Eine personenzentrierte Perspektive zum Zusammenhang zwischen Berufswahlmotivation und Zielorientierungen von Lehramtsstudierenden. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. 26, 875–889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-023-01165-9
- Gniewosz, G., Katstaller, M., & Gniewosz, B. (2022). Adolescents’ psychological adjustment during challenging times: The role of mothers’, fathers’, and adolescents’ ratings of parental warmth. Developmental Psychology, 112–127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0001473
- Eder, A. M., Gniewosz, B., & Katstaller, M. (2021). Why do you want to become a teacher? A person-oriented approach. In M. Carmignola & D. Martinek (Eds.), Persönlichkeit – Motivation – Entwicklung. Festschrift für Franz Hofmann. (pp. 289–308). Dr. Kovač.
- Nagele, F., Katstaller, M., & Greiner, U. (2021). Einschätzungen von Textunterschieden durch Lehramtsstudent*innen: Eine Studie am Beispiel von Texten zum Umgang mit (Leistungs‑)Heterogenität. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-021-01048-x