Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf
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- Name
- Prof. Dr. Denis Gerstorf
- Status
- Prof.
- denis.gerstorf (at) hu-berlin.de
- Web Adresse
- https://www.psychologie.hu-berlin.de
- Einrichtung
- Humboldt-Universität → Präsidium → Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät → Institut für Psychologie → Entwicklungs- und Pädagogische Psychologie
- Sitz
- Rudower Chaussee 18 , Raum 5'109
- Telefon
- (030) 2093-98732
- Fax
- (030) 2093-9351
- Postanschrift
- Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin Lehrveranstaltungen
Office hours: on appointment
Research Interests
- the individuality of age and aging,
- the multitude of different ways in which the historical times people are living in often profoundly shape adult development and aging,
- how our everyday lives and developmental trajectories are often closely intertwined with and co-regulated by the contexts in which we live (e.g., our partners or spouses)
Publications
Research Support
Service
Berlin Aging Study II, Steering Committee
Media
Education
2004
Dr. phil. (equivalent to Ph.D.), Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Heterogeneity and differential development in old age: A systemic-wholistic approach
summa cum laude
Advisors: Dr. Paul B. Baltes; Dr. Jacqui Smith
2001
Diploma in Psychology (equivalent to MA), Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Transcending the Rubicon: Psychological predictors of longevity in centenarians
Academic Positions and Professional Activities
2015 – present
Chairperson, Berlin Aging Study II, Germany
2011 – present
Professor, Developmental Psychology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
2011 – present
Research Fellow, Socio-Economic Panel at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, Germany
2011 – 2021
Adjunct Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
2014 – 2016
Department Head, Department of Psychology, Humboldt University, Berlin
2014 – 2016
Co-Speaker, structured PhD Program “Self-Regulation Dynamics Across Adulthood and Old Age: Potentials and Limits”
2011 – present
Faculty, International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE)
2008 – 2011
Research Affiliate, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, Germany
2007 – 2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies,
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
2005 – 2007
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Preceptor: Dr. John R. Nesselroade
2004 – 2005
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Lifespan Psychology,
Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Preceptors: Dr. Paul B. Baltes, Dr. Ulman Lindenberger, Dr. Jacqui Smith
2001 – 2004
Fellow, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Neuropsychiatry and Psychology of Aging, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Free University Berlin, and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
2001 – 2004
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
2002 – 2003
Graduate Co-Chair, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Neuropsychiatry and Psychology of Aging
Honors and Awards
2024
Felix Büchel Award, Society of Friends of the DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research)
2020
Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Article Award, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Gerontological Society of America (for “A conceptual framework for studying COntext Dynamics in Aging (CODA)” together with Hans-Werner Wahl)
2014
Fellow, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Gerontological Society of America
2011
Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Early Career Contributions Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology, Gerontological Society of America
2010
Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research in Adult Development and Aging, American Psychological Association, Div. 20 Adult Development and Aging
2009
Honorary Visiting Scholar, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
2005 – 2010
Junior Fellow of the Max Planck International Research Network on Aging MaxnetAging