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 University of Heidelberg Bergheimer Str. 20 69115 Heidelberg Germany E-Mail: michael.doh[at]gero.uni-heidelberg.de

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

1. Digitale Bildungsprozesse für ältere Menschen in seniorenspezifischen Wohnformen der institutionalisierten Altenhilfe (DiBiWohn) (2020-2025)
2. Empowering Older People to Participate Digitally in Healthcare (2020-2021)
3. Communication With Intelligent Technology (KommmiT) (2015-2020)
4. Supporting and limiting factors for the exposure to new information and communication technologies by older adults (FUTA) (2014-2015)
5. Inter-generational Filmfestival and inter-generational Theatredialogue (2018-2019)
6. New Directions in ‘Active Ageing’ and ‘Age-Friendly Culture’ in India and Germany (2015-2020)
7. European Filmfestival for Generationen (festival-generationen.de)

Research Interests

1. Media use in old age
2. Digital inclusion for older persons
3. Digital neighbourhoods
4. Digital learning and education for older persons
5. Dialogue of the generations
6. Pictures of aging in media
7. 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.