Position
Questionnaire Development
Contact
phadler@share-berlin.eu
Dr. Patricia Hadler is a survey specialist in the Questionnaire Development team at SHARE. She coordinates the translation of survey instruments and contributes to their development and testing.
She has extensive experience in cross-cultural and national cognitive pretesting, having coordinated and conducted more than 50 studies, and has also managed large-scale survey projects.
Dr. Patricia Hadler holds an M.A. in communication sciences (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, 2009) and a PhD in psychology (University of Mannheim, 2023). Her research interests include cognitive pretesting methodology, the use of survey paradata to assess data quality, and the measurement of non-binary gender in surveys.
Selected Publications
Response burden and response quality in web probing: An experiment on the effects of probe placement and format
Hadler, P. (2025). Response burden and response quality in web probing: An experiment on the effects of probe placement and format. Survey Research Methods, 19(2), 187–206.
Improving cross-cultural comparability of measures on gender and age stereotypes by means of piloting methods
Menold, N.; Hadler, P.; & Neuert, C. (2025). Improving cross-cultural comparability of measures on gender and age stereotypes by means of piloting methods. Sociological Methods & Research, online first.
The effects of open-ended probes on closed survey questions in web surveys
Hadler, P. (2025). The effects of open-ended probes on closed survey questions in web surveys. Sociological Methods & Research, 54(1), 106-139.
An experimental test of the effectiveness of cognitive interviewing in pretesting questionnaires
Lenzner, T.; Hadler, P.; & Neuert, C. (2023). An experimental test of the effectiveness of cognitive interviewing in pretesting questionnaires. Quality & Quantity, 57, 3199-3217.
Are you…? Asking questions on sex with a third category in Germany
Hadler, P.; Neuert, C.; Ortmanns, V.; & Stiegler, A. (2022). Are you…? Asking questions on sex with a third category in Germany. Field Methods, 34(2), 91–107.
