About me
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Hi!
I am an Assistant Professor for Employment and Education in Higher Age at the Technical University of Dortmund and a Junior Research Group Leader at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB). Leading the Junior Research Group BeKomIng Digital, I explore the intersection of two megatrends—digitalization and demographic ageing—in the context of continuous vocational education and training (CVET) for older workers in digital learning environments. I am also a co-founder of the #IchBinHannelore Project, which examines the role of age and age discrimination in academic careers. My research interests include demographic ageing, ageism in the labor market, retirement pathways, age management, comparative labor market policies, post-retirement employment, CVET, and digital learning environments. I focus on how these issues impact workforce development, skills adaptation across the lifespan, and the role of digital technologies in supporting lifelong learning for older workers. My work aims to foster more inclusive and sustainable labor market practices in response to the challenges and opportunities posed by an ageing workforce in a digital world. I earned my doctorate from the University of Vechta’s Institute of Gerontology, where I researched competence management in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the German craft sector, with a focus on strategies for developing the competencies of older workers. I studied Sociology and Media Science at the Universities of Cologne and Bochum and Sociology/European Societies at the Free University of Berlin. |
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