Hämel, Kerstin

"In my research, I investigate how nursing professionals can address the complex needs of patients and also social determinants of health. Primary and long-term care are becoming increasingly important areas of nursing. An important issue is what conditions enable nursing professionals to expand their scope of action. With my research, I want to contribute to a fair health care system. Studies in different health care systems are essential in order to learn from other countries."

• Innovations in primary and long-term care from an international comparative perspective
• Patient/user-oriented care and participation in chronic illness and long-term care
• Expanded nursing roles & interprofessional collaboration
• Working environments in nursing

• 1998-2005 Studied ecotrophology, specializing in home economics (diploma), Justus Liebig University Giessen
• 2006-2007 Graduate scholarship holder at Justus Liebig University Giessen
• 2007-2010 Research and teaching (WHK & freelance) at the Chair of Comparative Health and Social Policy at Justus Liebig University Giessen
• 2009-2010 Research assistant in the Department of Social Work and Health at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
• 2010 Doctorate in Social Sciences (Dr. rer. soc.) in Social Sciences at the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Justus Liebig University Giessen
• 2010-2014 Research assistant (postdoc) at the Institute for Nursing Science at Bielefeld University
• 2014-2024 Professor of Health Sciences with a focus on nursing care research at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Bielefeld University
• 2016-2020 Member of the Executive Board of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG)
• 2018-2021 Spokesperson for the research network “User-oriented care: promoting health in chronic illness and care needs” (förges)
• 2019 DAAD short-term lectureship at the Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca (ENSP/FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, and the Universidade Franciscana, Santa Maria, RS.
• Since October 2024 Professor of Nursing Science at the Institute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna