In SWISS100, I am most interested in finding out how centenarians feel about their life at age 100, and what contributes to the fact that many feel satisfied.
Current Positions
- Professor of Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne
- Member of the National Center of Competence in Research LIVES – Overcoming vulnerability: Life course perspectives
- Member of the laboratory Health Psychology, Aging and Sport (PHASE)
Educational Background
- Psychology Diploma Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany
- PhD Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany
Prior Experience
- Post-doctoral researcher, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
- Post-doctoral researcher, Center for Research on Ageing, Heidelberg University, Germany
- Assistant Professor for Applied Developmental Psychology, Fordham University, New York, USA
Research focus
- Resilience in adulthood and very old age
- Personal, social and cultural factors associated with aging well
Additional Experiences/Mile Stones
- Second Heidelberg Centenarian Study (Principal Investigator)
- Fordham Centenarian Study (Principal Investigator)
- Margret-M.-Baltes-Award
- Brookdale Leadership in Aging Award, Brookdale Foundation
- Quality of Life in Old Age Award, Fondation Leenaards