Overview
Research focus
- Attitudes towards aging (images of old age)
- Attitudes towards dementia (images of dementia)
- Interventions to promote quality of life in old age
Current projects
- Demenzbilder
- JADE Health
Memberships and functions
- Member of the German Society for Geriatrics and Gerontology (DGGG)
- Mentor for graduates interested in pursuing a doctorate in the mentoring program KarriereWegeMentoring at the University of Greifswald
Curriculum Vitae
| Professional experience | |
|---|---|
| Since 2024 | Postdoctoral fellow in the Interventional Health Services Research Working Group, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) |
| 2023 – 2024 | Research associate and lecturer at the Institute for Psychogerontology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Since 2022 | Systemic coach and lecturer (freelance) |
| 2019 – 2022 | Research associate and lecturer in the Department of Prevention Research and Social Medicine, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald |
| 2017 | Research associate, Human-Centered Design, Supply Chain Services Working Group of Fraunhofer IIS, Nuremberg |
| 2016 – 2019 | Research associate and lecturer at the Institute for Psychogerontology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Academic education | |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Doctorate (Dr. rer. med.) in Gerontology, University Medicine Greifswald, Supervision: Prof. Susanne Wurm |
| 2016 | Master of Science in Gerontology, Institute for Psychogerontology at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| 2013 | Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (major) and Gender Studies (minor), University of Konstanz |
Prizes & Awards
| Prizes and awards | |
|---|---|
| 2024 | EXISTWomen scholarship to support female founders from science |
| 2019 | Travel Grant, Conference of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region, International Association of Gerontoloty and Geriatrics Council of Student Organizations, New York, USA |
| Alumna of the mentoring program KarriereWegeMentoring at the University of Greifswald | |
| Alumna of the mentoring program for young female scientists ARIADNEphil at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg | |
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Blawert, A., Krumpoch, S., Freiberger, E., & Wurm, S. (2021). Domain-Specific Self-Perceptions of Aging are Associated With Different Gait Patterns in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Latent Profile Analysis. BMC Geriatrics, 21(1), 392. doi:10.1186/s12877-021-02320-9.
Blawert, A., Schäfer, S. K., & Wurm, S., (2021). Associations of Agency and Communion With Domain-Specific Self-Perceptions of Aging: A Cross-Sectional Study In Old-Old Adults in Poor Health. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 95(2), 245-262.
Blawert, A., & Wurm, S. (2021). Shifting Self-Perceptions of Ageing: Differential Effects of Value Priorities on Self-Perceptions of Ageing Beyond Age Stereotypes. European Journal of Ageing, 18(2), 257-267. doi:10.1007/s10433-020-00578-3
Seemer, J., Kiesswetter, E., Blawert, A., Fleckenstein, D., Gloning, M., Bader-Mittermaier, S., . . . Volkert, D. (2021). An Individualised Nutritional Intervention Concept for Nursing Home Residents with or at Risk of Malnutrition: An enable Study. Geriatrics, 6(1), 2.
Klusmann, V., Notthoff, N., Beyer, A.-K., Blawert, A., & Gabrian, M. (2020). The Assessment of Views on Ageing: A Review of Self-Report Measures and Innovative Extensions. European Journal of Ageing, 17(4), 403-433. doi:10.1007/s10433-020-00556-9
Book chapters (peer-reviewed)
Blawert, A., & Wurm, S. (2019). Personality in Later Life. In D. Gu & M. E. Dupre (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging (pp. 1-8). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Wurm, S., Blawert, A., & Schäfer, S. K. (2022). The Importance of Views on Aging in the Context of Medical Conditions. In Yuval Palgi, Manfred Diehl (Ed.), Subjective Views of Aging: Theory, Research, and Practice, 289-307.
Conference contributions
Blawert, A., Freiberger, E. & Wurm, S. (2020, November). The Role of Self-perceptions of Aging for Recovery of Older Adults after Hospital Stay. In S. Wurm & A. Brothers (Chairs), Exploring Longitudinal Links and Mechanism Connecting Views on Aging with Health in Later Life. Symposium conducted at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA); virtual conference.
Blawert, A., Wirth., J. & Wurm, S. (2019, May). Values Shape Experiences. The Longitudinal Impact of Personal Values on Self-Perceptions of Aging. Poster presented at the Conference of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region (IAGG-ER), Gothenburg, Sweden.
Blawert, A., Wirth., J. & Wurm, S. (2019, September). The Role of Personal Values for Self-Perceptions of Aging. In A.-K. Beyer (Chair), Views on Aging – New Perspectives for Research and Practice. Symposium conducted at the Annual Congress of the German Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG), Berlin, Germany.
Klusmann, V., Blawert, A., Notthoff, N., Beyer, A.-K. & Gabrian, M. (2018, September). The Assessment of Views on Aging: Much thinking, less feeling?. In E.-M. Kessler & M. Wiest (Chairs), Subjective Views on Aging – New Findings from Psychological Aging Research. Symposium conducted at the Annual Congress of the German Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG), Cologne, Germany.
Other publications
Zok, K. & Blawert, A. (2022). Einsamkeit in der Corona-Zeit. Zeitschrift für Gesundheit und Gesellschaft (Nr. 11).
Wurm, S., & Blawert, A. (2020). Psychische Entwicklung im Erwachsenenalter. In Landesseniorenrat Thüringen (Hrsg.), Psychische Gesundheit und psychische Erkrankungen im Lebensverlauf. Verlag: Barbara Budrich.
Blawert, A., Kornadt, A. E., Schröder, H., Wurm, S., & Zok, K. (2020). Gesund Altern- Ergebnisse einer Repräsentativumfrage zu Altersbildern junger Erwachsener. (No. 17 (1)). Wissenschaftliches Institut der Ortskrankenkassen