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Dr. Nicole Kapelle

Assistant Professor (Sociology)

 


I am a quantitative Sociologist and Social Demographer based at Trinity College Dublin where I work as an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Sociology of Inequality and Life Course in the Department of Sociology. I am also an affiliated Research Fellow at Humboldt-Universität (HU) zu Berlin within the team of Prof. Anette Fasang at her chair of Microsociology and at Nuffield College at the University of Oxford. I obtained my PhD in Sociology, Demography, and Statistics at the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) at the University of Queensland, Australia, on 9th November 2020. Prior to joining Trinity College Dublin in September 2024, I also held positions as Lecturer at Humboldt-Universität (HU) zu Berlin (2022-2024) within the team of Prof. Anette Fasang, as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford (2021-2022) under Prof. Christiaan Monden and as Predoctoral Research Fellow within the MyWealth project of Prof. Philipp Lersch at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2018-2021) and at University of Cologne (2017-2018). Using predominantly household panel survey data and longitudinal data analysis methods, my research focuses on the causes and consequences of social inequalities over and between life courses of individuals with a particular focus on subjective and economic well-being, gender, work, and the family. My research has been published in journals such as the European Sociological Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, European Journal of Population, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, The Journals of Gerontology, European Societies and International Journal of Social Research Methodology.
  Comparative Sociology   demographic change   Divorce & Separation   Environment & Society   Family structure   Gender and Mental Health   gender and sexuality   Gender Roles   Health status and inequalities   Income distribution   income inequality   MARRIAGE   Quality of Life   Research Methods   social demography   Social Inequalities   Social Policy   Sociology   sociology of gender   Statistical and simulation methodologies   Taxation   Work-life balance
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Money, work, and wealth in partnerships in, editor(s)D. Mortelmans, L. Bernardi & B. Perelli-Harris , Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025, [Kapelle, N.], Book Chapter, ACCEPTED
Panel Data Analysis in, editor(s)U. Liebe , Handbook of Quantitative Methods in Sociology, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025, [Rüttenauer, T., & Kapelle, N.], Book Chapter, ACCEPTED  DOI
Kapelle, N. & Weiland, A., Intra-couple gaps in retirees" financial resources: Their extent and predictors across Eastern and Western Germany, European Societies, 2025, Journal Article, ACCEPTED
Schechtl, M., & Kapelle, N., The male marital earnings premium contextualized: Longitudinal evidence from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, Journal of Marriage and Family, 86, (1), 2024, p176-198 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kapelle, N., & Monden, C., Transitory or chronic? Gendered loneliness trajectories over widowhood and separation in older age, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 65, (2), 2024, p292-308 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kapelle, N., & Van Winkle, Z., Changes in Household Wealth Over the Process of Widowhood Across European Countries, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 79, (10), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kapelle, N., Nutz, T., Tisch, D., Schechtl, M., Lersch, P. M., & Struffolino, E., My Wealth, (Y)Our Life Satisfaction? Sole and Joint Wealth Ownership and Life Satisfaction in Marriage, European Journal of Population, 38, 2022, p811-834 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kapelle, N., Time cannot heal all wounds: Wealth trajectories of divorcees and the married, Journal of Marriage and Family, 84, (2), 2022, p592-611 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kapelle, N., & Vidal, S., Heterogeneity in Family Life Course Patterns and Intra-Cohort Wealth Disparities in Late Working Age, European Journal of Population, 38, (1), 2022, p59-92 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kapelle, N., & Baxter, J., Marital Dissolution and Personal Wealth: Examining Gendered Trends across the Dissolution Process, Journal of Marriage and Family, 83, (1), 2021, p243-259 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Gruijters, R. J., Kapelle, N., Van Winkle, Z., & Fasang, A., Millennials' Wealth Is Finally Growing: But So Is Inequality, Inequality.org, 2024, Report, PUBLISHED
Kapelle, N., Frémeaux, N., Leturcq, M., & Lersch, P. M., The cohabitation wealth premium: Comparing France, and East and West Germany, 2024, Working Paper, PUBLISHED
Kapelle, N., & Rowold, C., Uncovering what matters: Family life course aspects and personal wealth in late working age, 2024, Working Paper, PUBLISHED
Tilstra, A., & Kapelle, N., Breaking bonds, changing habits: Understanding health behaviours during and after marital dissolution, 2024, Working Paper, PUBLISHED
Zoch, G., & Kapelle, N., From parenthood to planet care? The evolution of environmental and climate concerns during family formation, 2023, Working Paper, PUBLISHED