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A few words from THE management
2021 has been a year of adaptation and transition for the CIGEV in many respects. Still largely dominated by the COVID pandemic, thanks to the incredible resilience and creativity of our staff, our research, teaching and community service activities have not only almost returned to pre-pandemic levels but were transformed and enriched in many areas by the solutions we had to develop in response to the challenges presented by the pandemic. For the CIGEV’s Gerontology Department (Director: Prof. Matthias Kliegel), three areas may be particularly highlighted. The first is the development and launch of the CIGEV Open Science Platform (https://cigev.unige.ch/recherches/openscience/). While sharing recent developments in our methodology and scientific output has always been a high priority for our research groups, the increased use of ICT and internet-based empirical assessment tools in gerontology and life course research during the pandemic has given the final booster to systematically focus on the development of easy-to-use and easy-to-share instruments tailored to measure our key outcome variables remotely, both for large-scale epidemiological and for more fine-grained experimental mechanistic research. Currently with a focus on cognitive health and memory as well as executive functioning, we have systematically evaluated those tools and provide them through our platform to the international community. The overwhelmingly positive feedback of users around the world is reward and encouragement to continue at the same time. A second area stimulated by the challenges of the pandemic has been the development and implementation of remote training and intervention programs for older adults. In several research projects, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, we have transformed our previous laboratory research on cognitive plasticity into community-based and remotely administered intervention and prevention programs, of which several have been launched in 2021. Some of these activities are integrated in Age-INT, an interdisciplinary Swiss Network for aging research and services (https://age-int.ch/). A third development in 2021 at which we gratefully look back is the implementation of webinars as flexible and highly stimulating way for scientific exchange. Initially lunched in late 2020, our “Padua Geneva Webinar Series on Cognitive Aging” (https://cigev.unige.ch/colloques/pgwebs/) has fully prospered in 2021 with four editions covering a broad range of current hot topics and presentations from the international key players in each area. In addition, after the unfortunate break in 2020, the long standing “Geneva Aging Series” (https://cigev.unige.ch/colloques/geneva-aging-series/) that the CIGEV organises conjointly with the FPSE could resume with its 9th edition that was organised in an hybrid modality and hosted, as it is its philosophy, both young emerging scholars and top tier international experts. Especially for our young academics who partly started their career in the pandemic this possibility to present their work and discuss their ideas with an our international network has been an important milestone in their personal and academic development (see below Highlights).
For the CIGEV’s second department, the LIVES CENTER (director: prof. Eric Widmer), we first wish to stress that the dynamics of research continues to be highly productive. Associated projects have indeed be increasing steadily with a total of 44 projects to date. LIVES research projects at UNIGE carried out in 2021 include (non-exhaustive list) research on debt (prof. Morvant Roux), on the shelters in Geneva (prof. Bonvin), on living conditions and health of undocumented migrants (Parchemins project, Prof. Burton-Jeangros and Dr Jackson), on the transition to adulthood in times of crisis (Family Observatory, prof. Rossier and Widmer), on the resources capable of mitigating the effects of cognitive decline (prof. Kliegel and Dr. Ihle), on social links in the face of aging (prof. Oris and Ciobanu), on divorce agreements (prof. Cottier and Widmer), or on sequence analysis (Prof. Studer). The administrative supervision of those projects in CIGEV generated quite a lot work which was performed outstandingly thanks to the profesionalism of the CIGEV administrative team.
We were also able, in close connection with our partners at the University of Lausanne, to launch a new cohort of LIVES PhD students within our doctoral programme (https://www.centre-lives.ch/en/page-de-base/doctoral-programme) with funding external to the NCCR for the first time. Thanks to the dedication of Dr Fagot and Roduit, high quality modules dedicated to life course methods and theory were provided to students on a regular basis with the aim of developing highly valued competences in the use of longitudinal data and the mastering of the interdisciplinary life course paradigm. 2020-2021 have been challenging years as the PhD programme has two organize modules for two cohorts of PhD students while taking into account the constrains and stress stemming from the COVID crisis. The LIVES center was able to attract students not only of the two partner universities but also from universities abroad.
We also launched a critical project dedicated to the construction of an interdisciplinary glossary of major life course concepts, which has been made public on the internet (https://www.centre-lives.ch/en/page-de-base/lives-centre-develops-interactive-glossary-promote-interdisciplinary-research) . The IT officer, Urs Richle, in close connection with a board of senior researchers and professors of LIVES, was instrumental in setting up a flexible highly visual and fast evolving web tool that help the center LIVES increase its impact on vulnerabilities studies in la life course perspective.
Members
Management
Have a look at all the team members on our website!
Professors
Emiliano Albanese, Jean-Michel Bonvin, Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Oana Ciobanu, Anik de Ribaupierre, Olivier Desrichard, Giovanni Frisoni, Paolo Ghisletta, Christophe Graf, Cornelia Hummel, Yves Jackson, Dimitri Konstantas, Christian Lalive d'Épinay, Solène Morvant-Roux, Michel Oris, Michele Pellizzari, Ulrike Rimmele, Gilbert Ritschard, Clémentine Rossier, Daniel Stoecklin, Matthias Studer, Andrea Trombetti
Academic Staff
Marie Baeriswyl, Catherine Bassal, Gaël Brulé, Liala Consoli, Chloé Da Silva Coelho, Vera de Bel, Lea Dettwiler, Iuna Dones, Aline Duvoisin, Delphine Fagot, Julien Fakhoury, Olga Ganjour, François Geiser, Myriam Girardin, Maximilian Haas, Alexandra Hering, Andreas Ihle, Émilie Joly-Burra, Morgane Künzi, Gianvito Laera, Francesco Laruffa, Frédérique Leresche, Max Lovey, Sarah Ludwig-Dehm, Greta Mikneviciute, Eva Nada, Dan Orsholits, Julie Péron, Gina Potârcă, Sabrina Roduit, Rojin Sadeghi, Julia Sauter, Stefan Sieber, Doriana Tinello, Sascha Zuber
Administrative and Technical Staff
Nathalie Blanc, Lorraine Dubuis, Claire Grela, Grégoire Métral, Urs Richle, Alexis Vial, Marie-Ève Zufferey
Associate Researchers
Nicola Ballhausen, Isabel Baumann, Jean-François Bickel, Claudio Bolzman, Christian Chicherio, Stéphane Cullati, Nora Dasoki, Bogdan Draganski, Rainer Gabriel, Bruna Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Christian Maggiori, Barbara Masotti, Jürgen Maurer, Marthe Nicolet, Rose van der Linden
highlights 2021
The Geneva Aging Series — CIGEV & CAL Lab
The Geneva Aging Series IX (GAS) returned after a one-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This new edition was particularly challenging, with the implementation of a hybrid format, allowing for a high-quality conference with international participants and speakers. GAS 2021 emphasized the promotion of doctoral students while having the chance to hear presentations from experienced researchers.
Presentations examined topics in the fields of emotions regulation, cognitive and affective resources in the context of healthy aging, and in regard to the current pandemic situation. They also explored the effects of early adversity on later life and examined the impact of multi-approach interventions to counteract cognitive decline.
There was also a rich poster session with presentations focusing on prospective memory and neural correlates involved in prospective memory and attentional control.
GAS 2021 definitely was an excellent opportunity for networking, new collaborations, keeping up to date with current research in the aging field, and learning more about large multimodal databases.
Assises des familles — LIVES Genève
Dans une société qui vise l'égalité et l'intégration de ses citoyen·nes, avec entre autres l’école publique comme moyen d’atteindre cet objectif, le décrochage scolaire et professionnel des jeunes interpelle depuis de nombreuses années. Il montre les limites des politiques publiques mises en place face à la compétition croissante dans le monde du travail et à la complexification des métiers. Parce que la désinsertion d’un·e jeune n’est pas un événement, mais un processus qui se construit depuis l’enfance, la situation socio-professionnelle des familles, ainsi que le style d’éducation pratiqué sont des enjeux fondamentaux. En effet, l’école reposant sur le sentiment d’appartenance et la volonté de participation, elle se révèle moins performante dans la transmission des savoirs aux élèves qui se tiennent en retrait pour différentes raisons, liées souvent au contexte social de la famille.
Les journées des Assises des familles, les 7 et 8 juin 2021, ont été l’occasion d’approfondir cette thématique en mettant à jour les liens entre les familles, leurs conditions de vie, ainsi que le système scolaire et professionnel. A travers plusieurs conférences sur deux jours (7 et 8 juin) la situation actuelle des jeunes décrocheurs·euses à Genève a été décortiquée dans une perspective plus large de parcours de vie dans un moment particulier du passage de l’adolescence à la vie d’adulte.
Publications
Grants — Ongoing Projects
CIGEV Gerontology Projects
Project Titles | Principal Investigators | Funding Sources |
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AGE-INT : National innovation network on aging : Dementia, Technology, Work and Living Environments | Matthias Kliegel | SBFI |
From Lab to Life: Cognitive Aging Revisited | Matthias Kliegel | SNSF |
CIGEVCité: Évaluation d'une intervention de soins centrés sur la personne avec démence: Projet pilote à l'hôpital de Loëx | Christophe Graf / Matthias Kliegel | Leenaards Foundation/HUG Foundation |
CIGEVCité :Développement d'un outil d'évaluation modulaire centré sur la personne avec démence pour évaluer les capacités cognitives, affectives, physiques et sociales (PCMAT). | Alexandra Hering / Matthias Kliegel | Hedwig Widmer Foundation |
E-GISIN «Unemployment Exit and Entry: Cognition, Nudges, Information, and Eligibility Screening» | Rafael Lalive / Matthias Kliegel | SNSF |
Besser älter werden mit Musikunterricht: Auswirkungen von Musikunterricht auf Kognition, Perzeption, Motorik und begleitende hirnplastische Effekte bei Senioren in Deutschland und in der Schweiz | Clara James / Matthias Kliegel | SNSF |
How emotion, stress and their regulation shape and alter episodic memories across the life span | Ulrike Rimmele | SNSF Eccellenza |
NCCR LIVES Projects
LIVES Center Geneva Associated Projects
Project Titles | Principal Investigators | Funding Sources |
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Social inequalities in cancer prevention care and fundamental social causes: a comparative study of innovative technologies and (in)effective policies | Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Piet Bracke | Lead Agency Switzerland and Flanders SNSF |
Transnational Ageing among Older Migrants and Natives : A strategy to overcome vulnerability Trans-Age | Ciobanu, Oana Ruxandra | SNSF Professorship Grant |
Mindfulness meditation and the stress response to social-evaluative threat | Matthias Kliegel | Cogito Foundation |
The negotiation of divorce agreements and gender (in)equality in Switzerland | Eric Widmer, Michelle Cottier | SNSF |
Healthy Ageing in the Face of Death: Preferences, Communication, Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding End of Life and End-of-life Planning Among Older Adults in Switzerland | Jürgen Maurer | SNSF |
The participatory capability of children in street situations in Brazil and China | Daniel Stoecklin | SNSF |
Describing the safety of abortion at the population level using network | Clémentine Rossier | WHO |
«Lifetime social adversity and the aging brain». Leenaards Price for Translational Medicine awarded to Matthias Kliegel together with Silvia Stringhini and Bogdan Draganski | Matthias Kliegel | Leenaards Fondation |
How Does the Internet Change Modern Romance ? | Gina Potârcă | SNSF Ambizione |
Parchemins: Étude prospective de l'impact du programme de régularisation Papyrus sur la santé et les conditions de vie des migrants sans-papiers à Genève | Claudine Burton-Jeangros / Yves-Laurent Jackson | SNSF |
Individual pathways of cognitive reserve accumulation - a fine-grained lifespan perspective (COREPATH) | Andreas Ihle | SNSF |
Doctoral students enlisted in the LIVES Doctoral Program
Doctoral Student | Tutors | Thesis Title |
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Besozzi Roberta | Le Feuvre Nicky, Lamamra Nadia | Les formateurs et formatrices en entreprise : trajectoires et expériences en Suisse romande. |
Bian Fei | Vandecasteele Leen | Effets du/de la partenaire sur la carrière professionnelle : une étude comparative |
Bochsler Yann | Bonvin Jean-Michel | Governing the Poor in Switzerland: Young adults dealing with ambiguous cantonal social policies. |
Bornscheuer Lisa | Almquist Ylva Brännström | Gendered resilience processes and health over the life-course: An assessment of pathways, patterns and interactions in a Swedish birth cohort |
Brandalesi Vanessa | Bernardi Laura | Etre une non-mère. Implications de la non-maternité dans les parcours de vie et les rôles de genre(s). |
Canzio Leandro | Bühlmann Felix, Masdonati Jonas | Trajectoires professionnelles et qualité subjective de l'emploi. Travailleurs indépendants, à temps partiel et temporaires en Suisse et en Europe |
Cheng Mengling | Spini Dario | Les antécédents socio-économiques et les mécanismes psychologiques de la santé des personnes âgées en Chine : Une approche multiniveau |
Spini Dario | Attachement et pertes liées au parcours de vie : vers une compréhension du désir de vivre et de mourir des personnes âgées en établissement d'hébergement | |
Consoli Liala |
Burton-Jeangros Claudine | Parcours des migrants sans papiers en voie de régularisation - volet qualitatif |
Delgado Villanueva Cecilia | Spini Dario | Social capital and mental health of migrants across the life course: The Chavannes-près-Renens residents’ example |
Dones Iuna | Ciobanu Ruxandra Oana | Happiness and wellbeing among older migrants and natives: Meanings of and strategies developed to achieve happiness |
Emery Kevin | Berchtold André | Imputation des données manquantes dans les séquences multichannels |
Fakhoury Julien | Burton-Jeangros Claudine, Guessous Idris | Parcours de vie des migrant-e-s sans-papiers à Genève : dans quelle mesure la régularisation de leur statut légal affecte leurs trajectoires de santé ? |
Fellmann Lukas | Widmer Éric | From Conflict to Support? Changes in Personal Networks of Parents During a Social Pedagogical Family Intervention. |
Fernandez Guillaume | Widmer Éric | Language variability in interaction: a configurational and a longitudinal approach |
Geiser François | Bonvin Jean-Michel, Bickel Jean-François | La visée de préservation de l’autonomie dans les dispositifs de maintien à domicile. Référentiel, instrumentation et appropriation |
Hoffman Adar | Staerklé Christian | “Si la vie vous donne des citrons, faites-en de la limonade?": Identités sociales et l'interaction entre la vulnérabilité et la résilience dans la transition à l'âge adulte. |
Köster Fiona | Oesch Daniel | Une perspective de parcours de vie sur les effets à long terme de licenciement collectif |
Künzi Morgane | Kliegel Matthias | The impact of lifetime socio-economic status on age-related cognitive performance |
Laera Gianvito | Kliegel Matthias | Neural mechanisms of cognitive aging (working title) |
Leresche Frédérique | Tabin Jean-Pierre, Bonvin Jean-Michel | Le non-recours aux droits et services de l'État social comme critique du pouvoir. Une ethnographie de pratiques politiques quotidiennes subalternes |
Lovey Max | Bonvin Jean-Michel, Tabin Jean-Pierre | L'action sur le non-recours aux prestations sociales à l'aune de l'approche par les capabilités |
Mehrpour Anahita | Staerklé Christian, Widmer Éric | L'individu et le contexte : Vers un modèle unifié de santé, de bien-être et de vulnérabilité |
Ménard Benjamin | Bühlmann Felix | Private equity at work (abstract) / Titre doctoriales |
Mikneviciute Greta | Kliegel Matthias | Life course mechanisms of vulnerability in old age : Aging, stress and the role of multi-domain reserves |
Nsabimana Loïc | Beninguisse Gervais | The vulnerability of people living with disabilities to HIV infection in Bujumbura / Titre doctoriales |
Sautier Marie | Le Feuvre Nicky | The Local Making of Internationalisation : Values of Academic Mobilities in Comparative Perspective (Switzerland-France). |
Schmutz Rita | Vandecasteele Leen | Early childhood and family policies: a study of the Swiss case |
Schüttenberger Victoria | Freund Alexandra M. | Is it Work or Leisure? Investigating the Role of Cues in Online Vignette Experiments / Titre doctoriales |
Sieber Stefan | Burton-Jeangros Claudine | Inégalité de santé dans le parcours de vie et les Etats-providence européens |
Tirehote-Corbin Maëlys | Le Feuvre Nicky, Perrenoud Marc | The lives of female comic book artists from a life-course perspective |
Vigna Nathalie | Oesch Daniel | Le déclin de la classe ouvrière et la montée du populisme de droite : Le rôle du statut social subjectif |
Ziade Garnelle | Jopp Daniela | The Effect of Centenarians’ Personality on Health, Social Contacts, and Well-being |
Other doctoral students
Doctoral Student | Tutors | Thesis Title |
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Da Silva Coelho Chloé | Kliegel Matthias | Vieillissement cognitif et la mémoire prospective |
Haas Maximilian | Kliegel Matthias | From Lab to Life: Studying Everyday Prospective Memory |
Karunanethy Kalaivani | Lalive Rafael | Three Essays in Development/Labor Economics |
Leko Minja | Elcheroth Guy | Cicatrice sans blessure? Transmission de traumatismes de guerre de la première à la deuxième génération chez les Bosniaques vivant en Suisse. |
Mancini-Vonlanthen Nathalie |
Spini Dario | Career difficulties and strategies of female self-initiated expatriates and self-initiated expatriate couples in Switzerland |
Morel Sandrine | Bühlmann Felix | Divorce et séparation, toujours des événements critiques ? Une études des trajectoires de parents mariés et non mariés avant et après la séparation |
Tinello Doriana | Kliegel Matthias | Cognitive training in adulthood: a multi-method approach |
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