Research Interests
Independent living and societal Integration and participation in old age
Education
1998 Diploma in Sociology, JWG University, Frankfurt a. M.
2006 Dissertation in Gerontology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg
Research Fellowships
Mai 2005 - January 2006 Marie Curie Training Fellowship. Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, University of Sheffield, UK.
August 2006-December 2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship. Department for Human Ecology, University of Alberta, Canada.
Working Experience
April 1999 - January 2002 Research Associate Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Market Focus Unit "Public Health", Stuttgart.
February 2002 - March 2005 Research Associate in the EU Project "Enabling Autonomy, Participation and Wellbeing in Advanced Old Age: The Home Environment as a Determinant for Healthy Ageing ENABLE-AGE, German Center for Research on Ageing, University of Heidelberg.
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