Through SWISS100, I am interested in knowing about nature and experience of care – both formal and informal – in this specific period of life.
Current Positions
- Researcher, Centre of Competence on Ageing, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
- Research associate, Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability (CIGEV), University of Geneva (UNIGE)
Educational Background
- PhD in socioeconomics, University of Geneva
- Master in Sociology, University of Fribourg
- Bachelor in Social sciences, University of Fribourg
Prior Experience
- Assistant, Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS-SUPSI)
- Member of the National Center of Competence in Research LIVES – Overcoming vulnerability: Life course perspectives
Research Focus
- Care and family ties during later life
- Perception of changes and aging
- Mixed methods
Additional Experiences/Mile Stones
- VLV – Vivre Leben Vivere, CIGEV, LIVES (PhD student)
- Pro Senectute Award
Role in Swiss100
- Coordination of data collection in the Italian-speaking area
- Analyses and publications on sociological characteristics in Swiss Centenarians