Project task
Transfer and sustainable implementation of the results and their implementatio
Expertise
Digital technology use in older age, technology acceptance, Mixed-Methods research
Biography
Biography
Dr. Anna Schlomann (born 1988) is sociologist and accomplished her PhD at the University of Cologne in 2018. Since 2019, she is a postdoctoral researcher at the Network Aging Research at Heidelberg University and at Heidelberg University of Education. Her research focuses on use patterns of digital everyday technologies in older age and the questions to what extent these technologies can support social participation.
She is project leader of the research project “AI-based voice assistance for older adults with and without intellectual disabilities (AI-Ageing)” which is realized as a joint project at Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University of Education.
Relevant publications
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Schlomann, A., Even, C. & Hammann, T. (2022). How Older Adults Learn ICT – Guided and Self-Regulated Learning in Individuals with and without Disabilities. Frontiers in Computer Science, 3:803740. doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2021.803740.
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Schlomann, A., Memmer, N., & Wahl, H.-W. (2022). Awareness of Age-Related Change is Associated with Attitudes Towards Technology and Technology Skills among Older Adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:905043, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.905043.
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Schlomann, A., Wahl. H.-W., Zentel, P., Heyl, V., Knapp, L., Opfermann, C., Krämer, T. & Rietz, C. (2021). Potential and pitfalls of digital voice assistants in older adults with and without intellectual disability: Relevance of participatory design elements and ecologically valid field studies. Frontiers in Psychology, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.684012.
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Schlomann, A., Seifert, A., Zank, S., Woopen, C., & Rietz, C. (2020). Use of ICT Devices among the Oldest-Old: Loneliness, Anomie, and Autonomy. Innovation in Aging, 4(2). doi: 10.1093/geroni/igz050.
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Schlomann, A., Seifert, A., Zank, S., & Rietz, C. (2020). Assistive Technology and Mobile ICT Usage among Oldest-Old Cohorts: Comparison of the Oldest-Old in Private Homes and in Full-Stationary Care. Research on Aging, 42(5-6), 163–173. doi: 10.1177/0164027520911286.