Office Location: | 122H Sociology-Psychology Building |
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PhD | Freie Universitaet Berlin [Free University Berlin, Germany] | 2008 |
MS | Technische Universitaet Dresden [University of Technology Dresden, Germany] | 2004 |
BS | Technische Universitaet Dresden [University of Technology Dresden, Germany] | 2001 |
My research focuses on - psychosocial development in middle adulthood and old age - social cognition (age stereotypes, ageism, self-perceptions of aging) - self-regulation & coping in the context of aging and critical life events - well-being in the context of successful aging - group processes in the context of intergenerational interactions - social relationships & social support - psychosocial predictors of mortality