We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. You can choose which cookies you want to allow below. You can find more details in our privacy policy.
Essential cookies are cookies that are needed for the proper functioning of the website.
Third-party cookies are cookies set by third-party software to enable features such as Google Maps.
Petra Plunger
Senior Researcher
Main areas of research
Developing age-friendly and dementia friendly (health & social care) organizations
Developing caring communities
Ageing and health promotion, organizational & settings development
Digital social participation, telecare and telehealth
Participatory health research, transdisciplinary research
Academic background
Pharmacy (Master), Karl Franzens University, Graz
Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Dr.in phil - Palliative Care & Organisational Ethics, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
Research projects / Experience
APODEM - Dementia-friendly pharmacy
LEBENDiG - Living well with dementia in the community setting
AGIL - Active ageing in rural communities
Exploring residents’ quality of life in nursing homes
Capacity building for dementia-friendly communities
Implementing telemedicine in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic
