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On Wednesday 12 February, the NIDI-NVD Master Thesis Award 2025 was awarded to Isabell Schuler, for her thesis titled “Marriage and the Mental Health of Sexual Orientation Minorities“. Isabel wrote her thesis at the University of Groningen as a student of the Master Population Studies. Her supervisor was dr. Tobias Vogt.
The jury wrote the following about the thesis: “This paper shows the breadth of demography, adapting theories and methods used in demography in novel ways. The thesis is clearly written, well-grounded in the literature, and incorporates many strategies in presenting the findings. The author applied broader theories about mental health and marriage in novel ways to examine the wellbeing of a specific group. She applies strong analysis and generates interesting findings, for example, pointing out an interesting trend that favourable trends seem especially beneficial for people who are in a less advantaged position.”
