In SWISS100, I am most interested in finding out how centenarians experience changes in their life and how historical times and places shape their life course
Current Positions
- Professor in Life course and aging, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
- Head, Centre of Competence on Ageing, SUPSI
- Faculty member, Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+)
Educational Background
- PhD in sociology, University of Geneva
Prior Experience
- Researcher, Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability (CIGEV), University of Geneva
- Researcher, NCCR LIVES “Overcoming vulnerability: Life course perspectives”
- Visiting researcher, Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, USA
- Lecturer: University of Lausanne, University of Geneva, Universidad de Chile
Research focus
- Social construction of the life course
- Transitions, life events and turning points
- Vulnerability and social exclusion in old age
Additional Experiences/Mile Stones
- CEVI – Changes and events across the life course: An international study (15 countries) (Director and coordinator of the international network)
- Adhering to a Right-to-die society: Analyzing a life course transition (Principal Investigator)
- Member Research Group “Culture, Cognition and Emotions”, University of Basque Country, Spain