Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Paul Gellert

Deputy Director of the Institute

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Sozial- und verhaltenswissenschaftliche Gerontologie Bereich Alternsforschung
Charitéplatz 1
10117 Berlin

Campus / internal address:
Virchowweg 22

Expertise

health care research and health promotion across the lifespan
self-regulation of successful ageing
dyadic processes in coping with chronic illness
aquisition of health knowledge and health literacy
quantitative research methods

Vita Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Paul Gellert

2019 Associate Professorship and Junior Research Group leader in the scheme „Directive to strengthen research in geriatrics and gerontology“ at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin funded by the BMBF
2018 Awarded with the Margret-und-Paul-Baltes-Award by the German Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG)
2014 until now Research associate at The Ageing Research Group of the Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2012 – 2013 Research Associate at the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
2013 Awarded with the Herman Schaalma Early Career Award for the best PhD dissertation of the year in the field of Health Psychology by the European Health Psychology Society
2011 to 2012: Research associate at the Department of Health Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
2012 PhD (Dr. phil., summa cum laude) in Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin. Dissertation title: A Lifespan Perspective on Health Behaviour Change: Temporal, Emotional, and Social Aspects in Promoting Physical Activity in Older Adults. Examiner & Advisor: Ralf Schwarzer, PhD
2008 – 2011 PhD Student in interdisciplinary PhD Program ‘Multimorbidity in Old Age’of the Charité – CC1 – Center for Health and Human Sciences (The PhD program is sponsored by the Robert Bosch Foundation through their scholarship program for young scientists 2011: Research Exchange to University of Newcastle, Faculty of Health and Society
2008 Diploma in Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin

Functions / offices

Member of Boards of the Section III of the German Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics(DGGG)
German Society of Psychology (DGPs)
European Health Psychology Society (EHPS)