Research associate Lester Gerdung, M.Ed.
Tasks and functions at the Institute of Gerontology
- Research Associate
- Lecturer
- ERASMUS coordinator for Gerontology
- Examination office for B.A. Gerontology
- Member of the M.Ed. admissions committee
- Member of the Subject Council
- IT Coordinator
- Responsible for HeiCO and inventory
Professional background
Table
2023 – | Participation in the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Cognitive Science, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. |
2022 – | Participation in the Hochschuldidaktikzertifikat (HDZ) of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. |
2022 – | Research associate, IT coordinator and doctoral candidate at the Institute of Gerontology, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. |
2020 – 2022 | Master of Education in Gerontology, Health and Care with a minor in Philosophy/Ethics, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. |
2016 – 2020 | Bachelor of Arts in Gerontology, Health and Care with a minor in Philosophy/Ethics, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. |
2013 – 2016 | Training as a state-certified health and nursing professional, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn. |
2005 – 2013 | General higher education entrance qualification, Episcopal Clara-Fey-School Schleiden. |
Main focus of work
- Death and dying in society and the media
- Quantitative statistics
- Cognition in old age
- EEG and NLP research approaches
- Ethics in the digitalisation of the healthcare system
Publications
Gerdung, L. (2023): "Die Verschiebung individueller Auseinandersetzung mit Tod und Sterben auf mediale Darstellungen anstelle von gesellschaftlicher Verdrängung." Veranstaltung: Transmortale XII - Neue Forschung zum Thema Tod. Veranstalter: Zentralinstitut und Museum für Sepulkralkultur Kassel / Institut für Kulturwissenschaft Universität Hamburg / AK Thanatologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie; Kassel, 24.03.2023.
Gerdung, L. (2022): "Die Bildung eigener Sterbebilder. Mediennutzung der jungen Generationen." In: Pflege Zeitschrift, Jg. 75, H. 12/22, S. 49.