Prof. Michael Doh, Ph.D.
Since March 2021: Professor at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg: https://www.kh-freiburg.de/de/contact/doh-michael_2564 Assoziiert am: Institute of Gerontology |
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Education
- 1992 Funkkolleg „Media and Communication“, Deutsches Institut für Fernstudien, University of Tübingen
- 1994 Masters degree in education, psychology and adolescent psychiatry, Heidelberg University
- 2010 PhD in Gerontology, Heidelberg University - Title: "Heterogenität und Veränderung der Mediennutzung im Alter. Ein Beitrag zur Mediengerontologie auf Grundlage der Massenkommunikationsstudie 2000/2005 und der ILSE-Kohorte 1930-1932
- Award (dissertation) May 2011: 2. Preis Willi Abts Förderpreis, Albert und Loni Simon-Stiftung, Mainz
- Award (dissertation) July 2011: Förderpreis 2011 des Vereins "Gesellschaft - Altern - Medien (GAM)", Leipzig
Research Projects
- Digitale Bildungsprozesse für ältere Menschen in seniorenspezifischen Wohnformen der institutionalisierten Altenhilfe (DiBiWohn) (2020-2025)
- Empowering Older People to Participate Digitally in Healthcare (2020-2021)
- Communication With Intelligent Technology (KommmiT) (2015-2020)
- Supporting and limiting factors for the exposure to new information and communication technologies by older adults (FUTA) (2014-2015)
- Inter-generational Filmfestival and inter-generational Theatredialogue (2018-2019)
- New Directions in ‘Active Ageing’ and ‘Age-Friendly Culture’ in India and Germany (2015-2020)
- European Filmfestival for Generationen (festival-generationen.de)
Research Interests
- Media use in old age
- Digital inclusion for older persons
- Digital neighbourhoods
- Digital learning and education for older persons
- Dialogue of the generations
- Pictures of aging in media
- Gerontechnology
Selected Publications
- Jokisch, M. R., Scheling, L., Doh, M., & Wahl, H.-W. (2021). Contrasting Internet adoption in early and advanced old age: Does Internet self-efficacy matter? The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab096
- Jokisch M. R., Schmidt, L. I., Doh, M., Marquard, M. & Wahl, H.-W. (2020). The role of internet self-efficacy, innovativeness and technology avoidance in breadth of internet use: Comparing older technology experts and non-experts. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106408
- König, R., Seifert, A., & Doh, M. (2018). Internet use among older Europeans: An analysis based on SHARE data. Universal Access in the Information Society. Springer. DOI.org/10.1007/s10209-018-0609-5.
- Seifert, A., Doh, M. & Wahl, H.-W. (2017). They also do it: Internet use by older adults living in residential care facilities. Educational Gerontology, 43, 9. DOI.org/10.1080/03601277.2017.1326224 .
- Doh, M. & Jokisch, M. (2017). New Concepts for Digital Inclusion in Germany – Results from the Initiative "Senior-Technology-Experts. Innovation in Aging, DOI 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2748.
- Doh, M., Schmidt, L. I., Herbolsheimer, F., Jokisch, M. R., & Wahl, H.-W. (2015). Patterns of modern ICT use among „senior technology experts“: The role of demographic variables, subjective beliefs and attitudes. Jia Zhou & Gavriel Salvendy (eds), Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for Aging (pp. 177-188). First International Conference, ITAP 2015. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-20892-3.
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Latest Revision:
2022-09-15