Prof. Dr. Josefine Heusinger
born 1965, four adult children
Areas of teaching and research interest
- Principles and theories of action in social work
- Intergenerational relationships over the life course
- Social gerontology
- Healthcare research and evaluation
Career
| 1984-1988 | Nurse training |
| 1988-1995 | Studies in Sociology, Psychology, Political Science and Latin American Studies at the Free University of Berlin, graduated with a “Diplom” degree in Sociology |
| 1998-1999 | Research associate in a law firm |
| 1999 | Scholarship from the Berlin Senate Administration for Work, Professional Education and Women for the development of a research proposal |
| 1999-2004 | Research associate in the Institute for Gerontological Research, Berlin on the DFG research project, “Control in domestic care arrangements” |
| 2004 | Case manager (DGS, DBSH, DBfK*) |
| 2005 | Awarded Doctor of Philosophy |
| seit 2005 | Research activity in the Institute for Gerontological Research, Berlin |
| 2008 | Interim Professor of Sociology of Health and Healthcare at the University of Siegen |
| 2006-2019 | Board member of the Institute for Gerontological Research |
| seit 2011 | Professor of Principles and Theories of Action in Social Work at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences |
Contact

Fundamentals and theories of social work
Prof. Dr. Josefine Heusinger
Phone: 0049-391-886 41 17
E-Mail: josefine.heusinger@h2.de

