Dr. sc. nat. Sarah Speck
IAF Institut für AltersforschungWissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Stellvertretung für Stefanie Sandra Wiloth)
+41 58 257 12 55sarah.speck@ost.chhttps://sarahspeck.wordpress.com/
Profil
Beruflicher Abschluss
- 2024 - 2025 CAS in Higher Education, Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH)
- 2015 - 2020 Dr. Sc. Nat. Geography, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
- 2015 - 2020 Certificate of Specialization in Sustainable Development, International Graduate School (IGS) North-South (Bern, Zurich, Lausanne, Basel)
- 2010 -2012 Master of Science (MSc) in Human/Economic Geography, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
- 2005 - 2010 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geography, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise
- 2023 Best Position Paper Award, 2023 | received at the 9th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE) held in Prague – Czech Republic, April 22 – 24, 2023, first author.
- 2018 BioOne Ambassador Award, 2018 | The BioOne Ambassador Award recognizes early-career researchers who excel at communicating the importance and impact of their research beyond their discipline.
- 2012 SGAG Preis, 2012 | Mit dem SGAG-Preis werden Master- und Diplomarbeiten ausgezeichnet, die sich besonders auszeichnen durch einen grossen Praxisbezug, hohe Innovativität (neue Ansätze) und grosse Handlungsrelevanz (Realisierbarkeit)
Fachliche Schwerpunkte
- Age-friendly Communities / Sorgende Gemeinschaften
- Altern & Sozialgeographie des Alterns (Rural Ageing)
- Digitale Kompetenzen, digitale Teilhabe im Alter
- Armut & Vulnerabilität im Alter
- Migration & Gesundheit älterer Menschen
- Qualitative & partizipative Methoden (Qualitative Interviews, Teilnehmende Beobachtung, Co-Design, Fokusgruppen, Mapping)
- Regionale Expertise: Südasien (Nepal), Südostasien (Vietnam, Singapur), Ostasien (Japan), Schweiz
Publikationen
Fachzeitschrift
- Kortmann, L. K., Speck, S., & Wallimann, M. (in review). Unpacking digital competencies in older adults in Switzerland: Patterns and predictors. Educational Gerontology.
- Sarah Speck, Cora Pauli, Cornelia Ursprung, Miriam Wallimann, Robert Huber, Sabina Misoch: “I Simply Accept the Terms and Conditions so that I Can Use an App at All”: Smartphone Use and Privacy Among Older Adults in Switzerland. In: Gao, Q., Zhou, J., Duffy, V.G., Antona, M., Stephanidis, C. (eds) HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14055. Springer, Cham.: 2023. Springer, Switzerland,
- Sarah Speck, Ulrike Müller-Böker, Monika Reuschenbach: Älterwerden im Globalen Süden: Ein Blick nach Nepal. Geographie heute: 363. 2023. 20-24, Friedrich Verlag GmbH, Hannover,
- Sarah Speck, Lilo Ruther, Sabina Misoch: Digital Participation among People aged 50+ in Switzerland: Insights to Course Offers and Training Experiences. International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE 2023): 2023. 48-58, - ISBN 978-989-758-645-3.
- Speck Sarah, Cornelia Ursprung, Robert Huber, Katja Riessenberger, Sabina Misoch: Easierphone: Participative Development of a Senior-Friendly Smartphone Application. International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE 2023): 2023. 199-207, - ISBN 978-989-758-645-3.
- Sarah Speck (2022) Review of Caring for Old Age. , Perspectives from South Asia edited by Christiane Brosius and Roberta Mandoki., in: HIMALAYA Nr. 41(2), S. 165-167
- Speck, S. (2021). Ageing in the Global South: A case study on life in old age from Nepal. European Bulletin of Himalayan Research, 56. https://doi.org/10.4000/ebhr.154
- Sarah Speck: Ageing in the Global South. A Case Study on Life in Old Age from Nepal. PhD thesis, University of Zurich, Department of Geography: 2021. Zurich,
- Sarah Speck; Ulrike Müller-Böker (2021) Glimpses on Emerging Alternative Living and Care Arrangements for Elderly People in Nepal., in: Journal of Social Protection Nr. 2(1), S. 1-18.
- Sarah Speck (2021) Obstacles to Social Pensions in Rural Nepal. , in: International Journal of Ageing in Developing Countries, INIA UN Nr. 6(1), S. 76-97.
- Sarah Speck; Ulrike Müller-Böker (2020) Population Aging and Family Change: Effects on the Living Conditions of Older People in Rural Nepal. , in: European Bulletin of Himalayan Research/EBHR Nr. 55, S. 7.37.
- Sarah Speck; Karki Darshan (2018) Review of White Sun (Seto Surya) by Deepak Rauniyar, in: HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Nr. 38(2), S. 134-136.
- Sarah Speck (2017) “They moved to city areas, abroad”: views of the elderly on the implications of outmigration for the Middle Hills of Western Nepal., in: Mountain Research and Development Nr. 34(4), S. 425-435.
- Sarah Speck (2012) Socio-economic Impacts of Microcredits on Older People in the Surroundings of Huế, Vietnam., in: MSc Thesis, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
Buchkapitel
- Speck, S. (2025). Aging and the family in contemporary Nepal. In Population aging in societal context (1st ed., pp. 140–152). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003618843
- Sarah Speck: Ageing. Its Challenges, Consequences and Chances. In: C. Butsch, J. Dame, M. Nüsser, M. Keck, F. Kraas, P. Wagner & M. Wenner. Springer Verlag.: Geographies of South Asia (working title, in prep.).
Vortrag
- Nov 2025: Zu alt für die Welt? Who cares? Das Potenzial gemeinschaftsbasierter Ansätze im Alter – Erkenntnisse & Praxisbeispiele. Vortragsreihe UZH Alumni, 11.11.2025, Zürich.
- Aug 2024: Ensuring Age-friendly Communities. An explorative Research study on Kiyota's Ibasho Concept. European Social Association, Annual Conference 27-30 August, 2024, Porto, Portugal.
- Nov 2023: Eng-Ageing: Emerging Social Institutions and Caring Communities for the Old in Nepal. Presentation at Chautari Annual Conference 2023, 28-30 November, Kathmandu, Nepal.