Andrea Albrecht, M.A., studied sociology at the University of Cologne. After her studies, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Essen (Department of Empirical Social Research) and then as a research assistant at the University of Cologne (Research Institute for Sociology). This was followed by teaching positions at the University of Düsseldorf and freelance work in consulting and in adult and youth education. The last years she worked in direct marketing as a quality and project manager. Since 2019, Andrea Albrecht has been a data manager at ceres in the D80+ project.