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Curriculum Vitae Name Ursula M. Staudinger Address Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center Columbia University 722 West 168th Street New York, NY 10032 U.S.A. Tel.: +1 212 342 3757 E-mail: [email protected] Education

1997 Habilitation (psychology) venia legendi for psychology

Free University Berlin, FRG

1988 Dr.phil. (PhD) (psychology)

Free University Berlin, FRG

1984 Dipl.-Psych. (M.Sc. in psychology)

Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, FRG & Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA

Teaching and Research Positions

2018- Professor for Sociomedical Sciences (tenured) Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center

Columbia University, New York, USA

2013-2018 Professor for Sociomedical Sciences (tenured) Inaugural Director Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center President, ILC-USA

Columbia University, New York, USA

2003-2013 Professor of Psychology Academic Dean & Founding Director Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning

Vice President, Jacobs University

Jacobs University Bremen, FRG

2001-2003 Professor of Psychology

Dresden University, Dresden, FRG

1999-2001 Associate Professor of Psychology

Dresden Dresden University, Dresden, FRG

10/1997- 02/1998

Substitute Professor (Winter Semester 1997-98)

Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, FRG

1992-1999

Group Leader (tenured since 1996)

Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education, Berlin

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1988-1992

Research Scientist Committee on "Aging and Societal Development"

Academy of Sciences and Technology in Berlin

05/1988

Research Internship

Aging Unit, United Nations, Vienna, AU

1985-1988

Predoctoral Fellow

Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education, Berlin

1984-1985 Research Associate University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, FRG Visiting Professorships

08/2019 Visiting Professor Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, N

03/2012 Visiting Professor University of Queensland, Brisbane, AUS

05-07/2003 Visiting Professor

Stanford University, CA, USA

03/2000 Visiting Professor

University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA

Honors and Awards

2017 Seneca Medal Honoring internationally significant scientific achievements in the field of aging research Industrieclub Düsseldorf

2014 Braunschweig Research Prize

Honoring internationally outstanding interdisciplinary research results in technical, life and cultural sciences, City of Braunschweig and the Association ResearchRegion Braunschweig e. V.

Since 2015 Fellow New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)

2014, 2017, 2019 Keynote Speaker Nobel Prize Dialogue (Stockholm, Seoul, Berlin)

Since 2014 Fellow Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

Since 2014 Member Academia Europaea, The Academy of Europe

Since 2011 Fellow Association for Psychological Science (APS)

2008-2010 President Vice President (2006-2008)

German Psychological Society DGPs

2007-2017

Vice President & Foreign Secretary

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Since 2002 Member

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Since 2002 Corresponding Member

Heidelberg Academy of Sciences

Since 1999 Fellow

American Psychological Association (APA)

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1985-1988 Doctoral Fellowship (Volkswagen Foundation)

Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education, Berlin, FRG

1980-1981 Fulbright Fellowship

Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA

1978-1980 Gifted Student Fellowship The Free State of Bavaria, FRG

Grants 2018-2023 Co-Investigator “Stress, Epigenetics and Aging” (CoPI: Shakira Suglia, Rachel Shelton) National Institute of Aging 2017-2022 Faculty Advisor "Research Training Program in Psychiatric Epidemiology" (PI Ezra Susser)

National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS 2015-2020 Faculty Advisor “Training Program in Environmental Life Course Epidemiology” (PI Pam Factor-

Litvak) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2015-2018 Principal Investigator

“Do Mentally Stimulating Activities at Work and Beyond Optimize Cognitive Aging?” Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

2015-2018 Co-Principal Investigator “Age Boom Academy” Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2015-2018 Principal Investigator "Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Longitudinal and Cross-national Study of the

Effects of Retirement on Health" President's Global Innovation Fund 2012-2018 Co-principal Investigator “Bremen International Graduate School of the Social Sciences BIGSSS”

2nd funding period of project in cooperation with the University Bremen and the SHSS as part of the German Excellence Initiative

2012-2018 Co-Principal Investigator “Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP)” German Ministry of the Interior 2013-2016 Principal Investigator "Age Boom Academy" Atlantic Philanthropies 2014-2016 Co-principal Investigator “When does Retirement Optimize Health?

Casual Effects of Retirement Timing on Health Outcomes and Healthy Behavior of Older Americans and Chileans,” as part of the Chile-Columbia University Fund Grant

2013-2016 Principal investigator “Systemische Erforschung berufsbegleitenden Lernens in Zeiten

demographischen Wandels (DemoWa)” [Systemic investigation of work-related lifelong learning in times of demographic change]

BMBF 2011-2012 Principal Investigator “Weisheitsdatenbank [Wisdom data base]”

Udo Keller Stiftung 2009-2013 Principal Investigator, Transcoop-Programme “Wisdom-Types and Long-Term Trajectories” Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung

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2008-2012 Co-principal Investigator “Bremen International Graduate School of the Social Sciences BIGSSS”

Project in cooperation with the University Bremen and the SHSS as part of the German Excellence Initiative

2008-2013 Co-prinicipal Investigator “Job mobility and developmental outcomes?” VolkswagenStiftung

2007-2010 Principal Investigator “Matches and mismatches between employees’ attitudes, management strategies

and organizational climate and their effect on subjective well being health and productivity”. Federal Ministry for Research and Education

2003-2008 Principal Investigator “Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development” Jacobs Foundation 2004-2006 Principal Investigator “Age heterogeneous interaction as facilitative developmental context” German Research Foundation DFG STA 540/5-1 2003-2006 Principal Investigator “Personality development in old age: A natural intervention study” Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth 2001-2004 Principal Investigator ”Lässt sich Selbsteinsicht fördern? Eine empirische Untersuchung mit Hilfe einer

Intervention zur Lebensreflexion [Is it possible to promote self insight?]” German Research Foundation DFG Grant No. STA 540/3-1/2

1993-1998 Co-Investigator ”Beliefs and expectations about midlife development”, MacArthur Foundation Network

on Successful Midlife Development 1992-1999 Co-principal Investigator ”Wisdom and lifespan development” Max Planck Institute for Human Development 1989-1999 Co-Investigator of Psychology Research Unit of the Berlin Aging Study, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy

of Sciences and the Federal Ministry for Family, Women, and Senior Citizens Research Service Grants 2016-2022 Principal Investigator “Demographic Trends” IKEA Strategy and Business Intelligence Unit, Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2014-2016 Co-Principal Investigator “Intake Assessment and Diagnostics in Older Adults Residential

Communities” ATRIA Senior Living Corp. Other Professional Activities (current) Since 2019 Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing (CREA), Singapore

Management University, Singapore

Since 2018 Affiliate Faculty Member, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University

Since 2018 Member, Scientific Board of the Einstein Center for Population Diversity, Berlin 2018-2019 Member, Steering Committee NRP ‘Digital Transformation’, Swiss National Science Foundation

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(SNSF) 2018-2019 Member, Advisory Council, German Year USA 2018-19

(German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Goethe Institute, Federation of German Industries) Since 2018 Member, College of Expert Reviewers, European Science Foundation Since 2018 Member, Board of Overseers, Ruhr University of Bochum Since 2017 Member, International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC)

Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Australian Research Council (ARC) Since 2016 Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Social inequalities in extending working lives of an ageing

workforce EXTEND. EU Horizon 2020 collaborative project Since 2015 Faculty, Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University Since 2014 Faculty, Center for Population Research, Columbia University Since 2014 Scientific Advisory Board Member, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna Since 2014 Member, External Affiliate of Research Network on Healthy Aging, Leibniz Association Since 2013 Affiliate Faculty Member, Department of Psychology, Columbia University Since 2013 Chair, Board of Overseers, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) Since 2012 Member of the Council of Advisors of Population Europe (A Network of Europe’s Leading Demographic Research Centres) Since 1999 Board Member, Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation President (2007-2013) Other Professional Activities (concluded)

Member, Expert Review Panel for the National Research Foundation, Singapore (2018)

Member, Advisory Board Wellness, Work|Life Office, Columbia University (2013 – 2018)

External Reviewer “Research Vision 2025: Achieving Preeminence”, Northeastern University

(2017)

Vice President, Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2010 – 2017)

Member, Search Committee “Director, Work|Life Office, Columbia University” (2016 – 2017)

Senior Fellow, Max Planck International Research Network on Aging (MAXNET Aging)

(2004 – 2016)

Co-chair, Search Committee “Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health”

Member, Presidential Task Force on Columbia World Projects, Columbia University

(2015 – 2016) (2015 – 2016)

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Member, Presidential Task Force on Personalized Medicine, Columbia University Member, Presidential Task Force on Global Columbia, Columbia University Expert Testimony, Committee on Lifelong Learning, National Academy of Sciences Member of the Demography Advisory Group to the German Federal Government

(2014 – 2016) (2014 – 2016) (2015) (2010 – 2013)

Member of the Industry-Science Research Alliance (Forschungsunion Wirtschaft-Wissenschaft) German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German part of the “Programme for

the International Assessment of Adult Competencies” (PIAAC), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

(2010 – 2013) (2009 – 2013)

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Cognitive Science, University Bremen

(2009 – 2013)

Chair, AERES Evaluation Committee L’Université Descartes (Paris Cinque) &

Member, Evaluation Committee des Universitées de Paris

(2012)

Member of the Joint Academies’ Initiative “Fertility and Social Development” of the

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences

(2009 – 2012)

Member of the Scientific Board of the German Center for Gerontology, DZA

(2004 – 2012)

External Member of Search Committee, University of Geneva

(2010 – 2011)

Member, Evaluation Commission “Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung – Leibniz-Zentrum für Lebenslanges Lernen”, Bonn

(2011)

Member, Evaluation Commission “FAS centre of excellence”, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS)

(2011)

Member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Sloan’s Center on Aging & Work at Boston College, USA

(2005-2010)

Member of the Panel for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Educational Sciences The Swedish Research Council

(2005-2008)

Member of Selection Committee, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung

(2004-2010)

Vice Chair of the Joint Academy Initiative “Aging in Germany” (Leopoldina, acatech)

(2004-2009)

Member of the Executive Committee International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development

(2004-2008)

Member, Evaluation Commission “The Future of the Universities in Bavaria,“ Bavarian Ministry for Science, Research and Art

(2004-2005)

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Expert for the Swiss Science Foundation

Evaluation of National Centers of Excellence in Research

(02/2004)

External Member of Search Committee, University of Leipzig

(2003)

External Member of Search Committee, University of Geneva

(2002/2003)

External Member of Search Committee, University of Halle

(2002)

Member of the German Delegation at the Second UN World Assembly on Aging

(03/2002)

Member of the Scientific Board on ”Experience Knowledge for Initiatives” (EFI) of the German Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth

(2002-2006)

Member of Expert Commission ”The Future of Aging” Bertelsmann-Foundation

(2001-2006)

External Member of Search Committee, University of Jena

(2001)

Scientific Representative of Germany in the Commission for Preparing the ECE-Conference of Ministers 2002 about the New World Action Plan on Aging

(2000-2002)

Managing Director, Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology at Dresden University

(1999-2003)

Member of International Review Panel to Evaluate Submissions for a Research Focus on Aging of the Swedish Social Science Research Council

(1999/2000)

Expert, SSRC Committee on ”Human Capital in the Social Sciences”

(1999)

Expert, Commission on Aging German Federal Ministry for Family, Women, and Senior Citizens

(1999)

Expert, Commission on Lifelong Learning German Federal Ministry for Science, Research, and Technology

(1998)

Member, APA Taskforce ”Positive Psychology” (Chairs: M. Seligman, M. Csikszentmihalyi)

(1998-2000)

Scientific Consultant "International Encyclopedia of the Behavioral and the Social Sciences" (Elsevier Publishers)

(1997-2001)

Network Associate MacArthur Network on Successful Midlife Development (USA)

(1993-1998)

Member, Berlin Aging Study (BASE) Research Group & participation in the conceptualization of the Berlin Aging Study

(1989-2000)

Associate Member, Committee "Old Age and Societal Development" (AGE) of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences

(1988-2000)

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Editorial Board Memberships

Journal of Adult Development (since 2018) International Journal of Psychology (since 2013) Advances in Life Course Research (since 2012) Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being (since 2007) Research in Human Development (since 2003) International Journal of Developmental Science (since 2006) Psychology and Aging (since 1997) Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht (2000-2015) The Journal of Positive Psychology (2005-2008) Psychologie Verlagsunion Book Series ”Psychologie-Forschung-Aktuell” (2000-2005) Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Science (2000-2005) International Journal of Behavioral Development (1997-2002)

Adhoc Reviews

Peer Review Journals Research Funding Agencies American Psychologist Alexander von Humboldt Foundation British Journal of Developmental Psychology British Journal of Psychology

German Science Foundation Dutch Science Foundation

Development and Psychopathology European Research Council (ERC) Developmental Psychology Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Sweden Diagnostica Singapore National Research Council Emotion Swedish Research Council European Journal of Social Psychology Swiss National Science Foundation Health Psychology Volkswagen Foundation Human Development Wellcome Trust International Journal of Aging and Human Development International Journal of Behavioral Development International Journal of Psychology International Journal of Psychogeriatrics Journal of Adult Development Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Science Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry Journal of Moral Education Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Journal of Personality Journal of Personality Assessment Nature Human Behavior Perspectives on Psychological Science Psychology and Aging Psychological Bulletin Psychological Science Psychologische Rundschau Research in Human Development Research on Aging

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Science Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie

Zeitschrift für Gerontopsychologie und Geriatrie Zeitschrift für Psychologie Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie

Membership of Professional Organizations American Psychological Association (APA) American Psychological Society (APS) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (DGGG) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) Gerontological Society of America (GSA) International Society of Social and Behavioral Development (ISSBD) Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

Teaching Experiences Free University Berlin, 1989-1999 Technical University Berlin, Winter Semester 1991/1992 Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Winter Semester 1997/98 TU Dresden (1999-2003) Jacobs University Bremen, formerly IUB (2003-2012) Columbia University: Mailman School of Public Health and other academic units (since 2013)

CoMPAdRE Program (Columbia Mentor Peer Aging Research), 2017 Clinical/Epidemiological Research Seminar Series, 2017 Research Training Program in Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2017 Global Health Certificate: Priorities in Global Health, 2017 Training Program in Environmental Life Course Epidemiology 2016, 2017 Dental Medicine and Health Policy & Management Orientation, 2016

Summer School “Successful Midlife Development”, MacArthur Network (MIDMAC), St. Moritz, July 1993 Summer School in Gerontology, University Fribourg, Switzerland, September 1998 University of Florida at Gainsville, March 2000 DaimlerChrysler Seminar on Lifelong Learning, March 2001 Summer School, University of Sion, Sion, Switzerland, Summer 2001 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2012

Lifespan Developmental Psychology (Lecture) Developmental Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence (Lecture) Developmental Psychology of Adulthood (Lecture) Psychology of Aging (Lecture) Memory development across the life span (Seminar) Intellectual development across the life span (Seminar) Cognition, motivation, and emotion: Integrative perspectives (Seminar) Development of self and personality in adulthood (Seminar) Psychology of wisdom (Seminar) Social relations from infancy into old age (Seminar) Lifelong learning and adult education (Seminar)

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Psychological resilience across the life span (Seminar) Gerontology (Proseminar) Quality of life in old age (Seminar) Social relations and productive aging (Seminar) Regulation of subjective well-being (Seminar) Human resource development and the aging workforce (Seminar) Plasticity of Aging Social Dimensions of Aging

(Seminar) (Seminar)

Postdoctoral Mentorship

Margaret Willis, Columbia University, 2016-2018 now Director of Continuum of Care, United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern PA (Scranton)

Golareh Agha, Columbia University, 2017-2018 now Chief of Epidemiology, City of San Antonio Metro Health District, TX

Yan-Liang Yu, Columbia University, 2016-2018 now Assistant Professor, Howard University, Washington, DC

Anne Reitz, Columbia University, 2014-2016 now Assistant Professor, Tilburg University, NL

Heike Heidemeier, Jacobs University, 2006-2010 now Senior Research Associate, RWTH Aachen, Germany

Eva-Marie Kessler, Jacobs University, 2006-2008 now Associate Professor of Gerontology, Medical School Berlin, Germany

Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Jacobs University, 2004-2007 now Professor of Psychology, University of Chemnitz, Germany

Philipp Y. Herzberg, Technical University Dresden, 2002-2005 now Professor of Psychology, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany

Susan Bluck, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 1997-2000 now Professor of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainsville, FLA

Monisha Pasupathi, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 1996-1999 now Professor of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

David Lopez, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 1994-1996

Will Fleeson, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 1992-1996 now Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

PhD Mentorship

1st Supervisor

Davie Floyd Teacher’s College, Columbia University (ongoing) Alan Law

Graduate School of Social Sciences BIGSSS, Bremen, 2018 Jan Oltmanns

Jacobs University Bremen, 2015


Ekaterina Uglanova Bremen Graduate School of Social Sciences BIGSSS, 2012

Catherine E. Bowen Jacobs University Bremen, 2010

Carl Martin Gunter Noack Jacobs University Bremen, 2009

Andrea Mühlig-Versen Jacobs University Bremen, 2008

Jessica Dörner International University Bremen, 2006

Eva-Marie Kessler International University Bremen, 2006

Charlotte Mickler International University Bremen, 2005

Ines Schindler TU Dresden, 2004

2nd Supervisor

Katja Glinka Jacobs University Bremen (ongoing)

Dirk Hillebrandt TU Dresden, 2001

Kathrin Börner FU Berlin, 1999

Susanne Böhmig-Krumhaar FU Berlin, 1997

Andreas Maercker FU Berlin, 1994

Committee Member

Robert Eckhoff Jacobs University Bremen, 2012

David Richter Jacobs University Bremen, 2009

Birgit Helfmann TU Dresden, 2003

Andreas Poldrack TU Dresden, 2003

Anne-Sophie Melenhorst TU Dresden/Universiteit Eindhoven, 2002

Stefan Debener TU Dresden, 2001

Arnd Engeln TU Dresden, 2001

Susanne Ulbricht TU Dresden, 2001

Lydia Fehm TU Dresden, 2000


Books and Editorships

Siegrist, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.). (2019). Gesundheitliche Ungleichheit im Lebensverlauf: Neue Forschungsergebnisse und ihre Bedeutung für die Prävention [Health Inequality across the Lifecourse: New Findings and their Implications for Prevention] (Leopoldina Forum, No. 2). Halle/Saale: Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Mayer, K. U., & Staudinger, U. M. (2017). Gutes Leben oder gute Gesellschaft? [A Good Life or a Good Society?] (Leopoldina Diskussion, No. 9). Halle/Saale: National Akademie der Wissenschaften

Schneider, N., Mergenthaler, A., Staudinger, U. M., & Sackreuther, I. (Eds.). (2015). Mittendrin? Lebenspläne und Potenziale älterer Menschen beim Übergang in den Ruhestand (pp. 273) [In the midst of it? Life plans and potential of older adults in transition to retirement]. Berlin: Verlag Barbara Budrich.

Stock, G., Bertram, H., Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, A., Holzgreve, W., Kohli, M., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.) (2012). Zukunft mit Kindern. Fertilität und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz [Future with Children. Fertility and societal development in Germany, Austria and Switzerland] (pp. 473). Frankfurt: Campus Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M., Godde, B., Heidemeier, H., Kudielka, B. M., Schömann, K., Stamov-Roßnagel, C. & Voelpel, S. C. (2011). Den demografischen Wandel meistern: Eine Frage der Passung (pp. 117) [Managing demographic change: A question of fit]. Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M. & Kocka, J. (Eds.) (2010). More Years, More Life. Recommendations of the Joint Academy Initiative on Aging. (Translation of “Gewonnene Jahre”; Aging in Germany Bd. 9). Nova Acta Leopoldina N. F. Bd. 108, Nr. 372. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

Akademiengruppe Altern in Deutschland (2009). Gewonnene Jahre. Empfehlungen der Akademiengruppe Altern in Deutschland. (Altern in Deutschland Bd. 9). Nova Acta Leopoldina N. F. Bd. 107, Nr. 371. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

Kocka, J. & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.) (2009). Altern in Deutschland [Aging in Germany]. (9 Vols.) Nova Acta Leopoldina. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

Staudinger, U. M., & Heidemeier, H. (Eds.) (2009). Altern, Bildung und lebenslanges Lernen [Aging, education, and lifelong learning] (Altern in Deutschland Bd. 2). Nova Acta Leopoldina N. F. Bd. 100, Nr. 364. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

Freund, A. & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.) (2008). Lifespan Psychology: The Legacy of Paul Baltes. Research in Human Development (Special Issue), 5, pp. 65-133.

Staudinger, U. M., & Häfner, H. (Eds.) (2008). Was ist Alter(n)? Neue Antworten auf eine scheinbar einfache Frage (pp. 248) [What is age(ing)? New answers to an apparently simple question]. Heidelberg: Springer.

Filipp, S. H., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.) (2005). Entwicklungspsychologie des mittleren und höheren Erwachsenenalters (pp. 912) [Developmental psychology of middle and later adulthood] (Vol. 6: Enzyklopädie für Psychologie [Encyclopedia of Psychology]). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Staudinger, U. M., & Lindenberger, U. (Eds.) (2003). Understanding human development: Dialogues with lifespan psychology (pp. 519). Amsterdam: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Aspinwall, L., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.) (2003). A psychology of human strengths: Perspectives on an emerging field. (pp. 369). Washington: APA Books.

Staudinger, U. M., & Greve, W. (Eds.) (1997). Das Selbst im Lebenslauf – Sozialpsychologische und entwicklungs- psychologische Perspektiven. [The self across the life span - perspectives from social and developmental psychology] Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie [Journal of Social Psychology] (Special Issue), 28, 1-157.


Baltes, P. B., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.) (1996) Interactive minds: Life-span perspectives on the social foundation of cognition (pp. 457). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Baltes, P. B., Mittelstraß, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.). (1994). Alter und Altern: Ein interdisziplinärer Studientext zur Gerontologie (pp. 814) [Old age and aging: An interdisciplinary reader in gerontology]. Berlin: de Gruyter.

Staudinger, U. M. (1989). The study of life review: An approach to the investigation of intellectual development across the life span (Dissertation; pp. 211). Berlin: Edition Sigma.

Journal Articles (Peer Review)

Staudinger, U. M. (in press). The positive plasticity of adult development: Potential for the 21st century. American Psychologist.

Börsch-Supan, A., Hanemann, F., Beach, B., Halimi, D., Harding, S., van der Waal, M., . . . & Staudinger, U. M. (in press). Older adults' integration in the labour market: A global view. Ageing & Society.

Glinka, K., Staudinger, U. M., Voelcker-Rehage, C., & Godde, B. (in press). Neural processing of arousing emotional information is associated with executive functioning in older adults. Emotion.

Keyes, K. M., Allel, K., Staudinger, U. M., Ornstein, K. A., & Calvo, E. (2019). Alcohol consumption predicts inicdence of depressive episodes across 10 years among older adults in 19 countries. International Review of Neurobiology, 148. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2019.09.001. [Epub ahead of print]

Allel, K., León, A. S., Staudinger, U. M., & Calvo, E. (2019). Healthy retirement begins at school: Education explains differences in the health outcomes of early retirement. Ageing & Society. doi:10.1017/S0144686X19000928 [Epub ahead of print]

Keyes, K. M., Calvo, E., Ornstein, K. A., Rutherford, C., Fox, M. P., Staudinger, U. M., & Fried, L. P. (2019). Alcohol consumption in later life and mortality in the United States: Results from 9 Waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 0(0). doi:10.1111/acer.14125

Agha, G., Kezios, K., Baccarelli, A. A., Bowman, D. F., Rauh, V., Susser, E. S., . . . Staudinger, U. M. (2019). Cognition level and change in cognition during adolescence are associated with cognition in midlife. Annals of Epidemiology, 35, 48-52.e2. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.03.004

Willis, M., Staudinger, U. M., Factor-Litvak, P., & Calvo, E. (2019). Stress and salivary telomere length in the second half of life: A comparison of life-course models. Advances in Life Course Research. doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2019.02.001 [Epub ahead of print]

Skirbekk, V. F., Staudinger, U. M., & Cohen, J. E. (2018). How to measure population aging? The answer is less than obvious: A review. Gerontology. doi:10.1159/000494025 [Epub ahead of print]

Willis, M., Reid, S. N., Calvo, E., Staudinger, U. M., & Factor-Litvak, P. (2018). A scoping systematic review of social stressors and various measures of telomere length across the life course. Ageing Research Reviews, 47, 89-104. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2018.07.006

Azar, A., Staudinger, U. M., Slachevsky, A., Madero-Cabib, I., & Calvo, E. (2018). From snapshots to movies: The association between retirement sequences and aging trajectories in limitations to perform activities of daily living. Journal of Aging and Health, 1-29. doi: 10.1177/0898264318782096 [Epub ahead of print]

Hessel, P., Kinge, J. M., Skirbekk, V., & Staudinger, U. M. (2018). Trends and determinants of the Flynn effect in cognitive functioning among older individuals in 10 European countries. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-209979 [Epub ahead of print]


Mergenthaler, A., Sackreuther, I., & Staudinger, U. M. (2018). Productive activity patterns among 60-70-year-old retirees in Germany. Ageing & Society, 1-30. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X17001404 [Epub ahead of print]

Calvo, E., Madero-Cabib, I., & Staudinger, U. M. (2017). Retirement sequences of older Americans: Moderately destandardized and highly stratified across gender, class, and race. The Gerontologist, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnx052 [Epub ahead of print]

Bonsang, E., Skirbekk, V., & Staudinger, U. M. (2017). As you sow, so shall you reap: Gender norms and late-life cognition. Psychological Science, 28(9), 1201-1213. doi:10.1177/0956797617708634

Oltmanns, J., Godde, B., Winneke, A., Richter, G., Niemann, C., Voelcker-Rehage, C., . . . Staudinger, U. M. (2017). Don’t lose your brain at work – The role of recurrent novelty at work in cognitive and brain aging. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(117), 1-16. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00117

Wink, P., & Staudinger, U. M. (2016). Wisdom and psychosocial functioning in later life. Journal of Personality, 84, 306-318. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12160

Staudinger, U. M., Finkelstein, R., Calvo, E., & Sivaramakrishnan, K. (2016). A global view on the effect of work on health in later life. The Gerontologist, 56, S281-S292. doi:10.1093/geront/gnw032

Scheibe, S., Sheppes, G., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Distract or reappraise? Age-related differences in emotion-regulation choice. Emotion, 15(6), 677-681. doi: 10.1037/a0039246

Heidemeier, H., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Age differences in achievement goals and motivational characteristics of work in an ageing workforce. Ageing & Society, 35(4), 809-836. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X13001098

Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Towards truly interdisciplinary research on human development research in human development. Research in Human Development, 12, 3-4. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2015.1068047

Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Images of aging: Outside and inside perspectives. Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 35(1), 187-210. doi: 10.1891/0198-8794.35.187

Freund, A., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). The value of “negative” appraisals for resilience. Is positive (re)appraisal always good and negative always bad? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 38(101), 29-30. doi:10.1017/S0140525X14001526

Voelcker-Rehage, C., Jeltsch, A., Godde, B., Becker, S., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). COMT gene polymorphisms, cognitive performance and physical fitness in older adults. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 20, 20-28. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.04.001

Niemann, C., Godde, B., Staudinger, U. M., & Voelcker-Rehage, C. (2014). Exercise-induced changes in basal ganglia volume and cognition in older adults. Neuroscience, 281c, 147-163. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.09.033

Dudenhausen, J. W., Grunebaum, A., & Staudinger, U. M. (2013). Optimization of women’s health before conception when pregnancy has been postponed. Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 41(1), 23-25. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2011.115.

Skirbekk, V., Stonawski, M., Bonsang, E., & Staudinger, U. M. (2013). The Flynn effect and population aging. Intelligence, 41(3), 169-177. doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2013.02.001

Uglanova, E. A., & Staudinger, U. M. (2013). Zooming in on life events: Is hedonic adaptation sensitive to the temporal

distance from the event? Social Indicators Research, 111(1), 265-286. doi:10.1007/s11205-012-0004-1 Bowen, C. E., & Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Relationship between age and promotion orientation depends on perceived

older worker stereotypes. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 68(1), 59-63. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbs060


Heidemeier, H., & Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Self-evaluation processes in life satisfaction: Uncovering measurement non-equivalence and age-related differences. Social Indicators Research, 105(1), 39-61. doi: 10.1007/s11205-010-9762-9

Mühlig-Versen, A., Bowen, C. E., & Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Personality plasticity in later adulthood: Contextual and

personal resources are needed to increase openness to new experiences. Psychology and Aging, 27(4), 855-866. doi: 10.1037/a0029357

Staudinger, U. M. (2011). Die Psychologie im 21. Jahrhundert – Die Wissenschaft vom Erleben und Verhalten des

Menschen, die deshalb auch die Wissenschaft des Systemischen ist Psychologische Rundschau, 62(1), 1-9. doi: 10.1026/0033-3042/a000059

Staudinger, U. M., & Bowen, C. E. (2011). A systemic approach to aging in the work context. Zeitschrift für

Arbeitsmarktforschung, 44(4), 295-306. doi: 10.1007/s12651-011-0086-2

Staudinger, U. M., & Glück, J. (2011). Psychological wisdom research: Commonalities and differences in a growing field. Annual Review of Psychology, 62, 215-241. doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.121208.131659

Voelcker-Rehage, C., Godde, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2011). Cardiovascular and coordination training differentially

improve cognitive performance and neural processing in older adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5(26), 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00026

Aleksandrowicz, P., Schoemann, K., Fasang, A., & Staudinger, U. M. (2010). Die Bedeutung der Arbeit beim vorzeitigen

Ausscheiden aus dem Arbeitsleben [The significance of work for early retirees]. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 43(5), 324-329. doi: 10.1007/s00391-009-0068-y

Voelcker-Rehage, C., Godde, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2010). Physical and motor fitness are both related to cognition in

old age. European Journal of Neuroscience, 31, 167-176. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.07014.x Kessler, E.-M., Lindenberger, U., & Staudinger, U. M. (2009). Stichwort: Entwicklung im Erwachsenenalter.

Konsequenzen für Bildung und Lernen [Adult development. Consequences for learning and education]. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 12(3), 361-381. doi: 10.1007/s11618-009-0092-0

Kessler, E.-M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2009). Affective experience in adulthood and old age: The role of affective arousal

and perceived regulation. Psychology and Aging, 24(2), 349-362. doi: 10.1037/a0015352 Mickler, C., & Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Personal wisdom: Validation and age-related differences of a performance

measure. Psychology and Aging, 23(4), 787-799. doi: 10.1037/a0013928 Schindler, I., & Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Obligatory and optional personal life investments in old and very old age:

Validation and functional relations. Motivation and Emotion, 32(1), 23–36. doi: 10.1007/s11031-007-9078-5 Staudinger, U. M. (2008). A psychology of wisdom: History and recent developments. Research in Human Development,

5(2), 107-120. doi: 10.1080/15427600802034835 Kessler, E.-M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2007). Intergenerational potential: Effects of social interaction between older adults

and adolescents. Psychology and Aging, 22(4), 690-704. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.4.690 Schindler, I., Staudinger, U. M., & Nesselroade, J. R. (2006). Development and structural dynamics of personal life

investment in old age. Psychology and Aging, 21(4), 737-753. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.4.737 Staudinger, U. M., & Kunzmann, U. (2005). Positive adult personality development: Adjustment and/or growth?

European Psychologist, 10, 320-329. doi: 10.1027/1016-9040.10.4.320 Kessler, E.-M., Rakoczy, K., & Staudinger, U. M. (2004). The portrayal of older people in prime time television series:

the match with gerontological evidence. Ageing & Society, 24, 531-552. doi:10.1017/S0144686X04002338


Staudinger, U. M., & Pasupathi, M. (2003). Correlates of wisdom-related performance in adolescence and adulthood: Age-graded differences in "paths" towards desirable development. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 13, 239-268. doi: 10.1111/1532-7795.1303001

Staudinger, U. M., Bluck, S., & Herzberg, P. Y. (2003). Looking back and looking ahead: Adult age differences in

consistency of diachronous ratings of subjective well-being. Psychology and Aging, 18(1), 13-24. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.18.1.13

Böhmig-Krumhaar, S. A., Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2002). Mehr toleranz tut not: Läßt sich wert-relativierendes

denken und urteilen verbessern? (In need of more tolerance: Is it possible to facilitate value relativism?). Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie, 34(1), 30-43. doi: 10.1026/0049-8637.34.1.30

Staudinger, U. M. (2001). Life reflection: a social-cognitive analysis of life review. Review of General Psychology, 5(2),

148-160. doi: 10.1037//1089-2680.5.2.148

Staudinger, U. M. (2001). More than pleasure? Towards a psychology of growth and strength? APA Review of Books, 46(6), 552-554. doi: 10.1037/002357

Pasupathi, M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2001). Do advanced moral reasoners also show wisdom? Linking moral reasoning

and wisdom-related knowledge and judgment. International Journal Behavioral Development, 25(5), 401-415. doi: 10.1080/01650250042000519

Pasupathi, M., Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2001). Seeds of wisdom: Adolescents' knowledge and judgment about

difficult matters of life. Developmental Psychology, 37(3), 351-361. doi: 10.1037//0012-1649.37.3.351 Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Viele Gründe sprechen dagegen und trotzdem fühlen viele Menschen sich wohl: Das Paradox

des subjektiven Wohlbefindens [Many reasons speak against it but many people are happy: The well-being paradox]. Psychologische Rundschau, 51(4), 185-197. doi: 10.1026//0033-3042.51.4.185

Staudinger, U. M., & Joos, M. (2000). Interactive minds- A paradigm for the study of the social-interactive nature of

human cognition and its lifespan development. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften, 3, 559-574. URN: nbn:de:0111-opus-37535

Baltes, P. B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Wisdom: A metaheuristic to orchestrate mind and virtue towards excellence.

American Psychologist, 55, 122-136. doi: 10.1037/003-066X.55.1.122 Staudinger, U. M. (1999). Older and wiser? Integrating results on the relationship between age and wisdom-related

performance. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 23(3), 641-664. doi: 10.1080/016502599383739 Staudinger, U. M., Fleeson, W., & Baltes, P. B. (1999). Predictors of subjective physical health and global well-being:

Similarities and differences between the United States and Germany. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76, 305-319. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.76.2.305

Baltes, P. B., Staudinger, U. M., & Lindenberger, U. (1999). Life-span psychology: Theory and application to intellectual

functioning. Annual Review of Psychology, 50, 471-507. doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.50.1.471 Staudinger, U. M., & Freund, A. M. (1998). Krank und "arm" im hohen Alter und trotzdem guten Mutes?

Untersuchungen im Rahmen eines Modells psychologischer Widerstandsfähigkeit [Sick and "poor" in very old age: Analyzing psychological resilience]. Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie, 27, 78-85. doi: 1998-10931-001

Staudinger, U. M., Maciel, A. G., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1998). What predicts wisdom-related performance? A first

look at personality, intelligence, and facilitative experiential contexts. European Journal of Personality, 12, 1-17. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199801/02)12:1<1::AID-PER285>3.0.CO;2-9


Lang, F. R., Staudinger, U. M., & Carstensen, L. L. (1998). Perspectives on socioemotional selectivity in late life: How personality and social context do (and do not) make a difference. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 53B(1), 21-30. doi: 10.1093/geronb/53B.1.P21

Maercker, A., Böhmig-Krumhaar, S. A., & Staudinger, U. M. (1998). Existentielle Konfrontation als zugang zu

weisheitsbezogenem wissen und urteilen: Eine untersuchung von weisheitsnominierten [Existential confrontation: An empirical investigation using a psychological wisdom paradigm]. Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie, 30(1), 2-12. doi: dzi-solit-0107327

Staudinger, U. M. (1997). A scientifically-grounded "how to..."-guide to clinical gerontology. Contemporary Psychology,

42(8), 734-735. doi: 10.1037/000170 Staudinger, U. M. (1997). Cultural psychology and the art of life: Some thoughts on the work of Ernst E. Boesch. Culture

& Psychology, 3(3), 299-314. doi: 10.1177/1354067X9733005 Staudinger, U. M., & Greve, W. (1997). Das Selbst im Lebenslauf: Brückenschläge und Perspektivenwechsel zwischen

entwicklungs- und sozialpsychologischen Zugängen [A life-span perspective on the self: Bridging gaps between a social psychological and developmental approach]. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 28, 3-18. doi: 10.1026//0033-3042.51.4.185

Staudinger, U. M., Lopez, D., & Baltes, P. B. (1997). The psychometric location of wisdom-related performance:

Intelligence, personality, and more? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23, 1200-1214. doi: 10.1177/01461672972311007

Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (1996). Interactive minds: A facilitative setting for wisdom-related performance? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71(4), 746-762. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.71.4.746

Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (1996). Weisheit als Gegenstand psychologischer Forschung [A psychological

approach to the study of wisdom]. Psychologische Rundschau, 47, 57-77. doi: http://library.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/ft/us/US_Weisheit_1996.pdf

Staudinger, U. M., & Fleeson, W. (1996). Self and personality in old and very old age: A sample case of resilience?

Development and Psychopathology, 8, 867-885. doi: 10.1017/S0954579400007471

Baltes, P. B., Staudinger, U. M., Maercker, A., & Smith, J. (1995). People nominated as wise: A comparative study of

wisdom-related knowledge. Psychology and Aging, 10(2), 155-166. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.10.2.155 Smith, J., Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (1994). Occupational settings facilitative of wisdom-related knowledge: The

sample case of clinical psychologists. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62(5), 989-999. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.62.5.989

Staudinger, U. M., Marsiske, M., & Baltes, P. B. (1993). Resilience and levels of reserve capacity in later adulthood:

Perspectives from life-span theory. Development and Psychopathology, 5(4), 541-566. doi: 10.1017/S0954579400006155

Baltes, P. B., & Staudinger, U. M. (1993). The search for a psychology of wisdom. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2, 75-80. doi:10.1111/1467-8721.ep10770914

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1992). Wisdom-related knowledge in a life review task: Age differences and

the role of professional specialization. Psychology and Aging, 7(2), 271-281. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.7.2.271

Staudinger, U. M., Cornelius, S. W., & Baltes, P. B. (1989). The aging of intelligence: Potential and limits. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 503, 43-49. doi: 10.1177/0002716289503001004


Chapters in Handbooks and Encyclopedias

Staudinger, U. M. (2019). Plasticity of Aging. In D. Gu & M. E. Dupre (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging (pp. 1-3). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_105-1

Staudinger, U. M. (2019). The Distinction between personal and general wisdom: How far have we come? In J. Glück & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Wisdom (pp. 182-201). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Staudinger, U. M., & Leipold, B. (2019). The assessment of wisdom-related performance. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Positive Psychological Assessment. A Handbook of Models and Measures (2 ed., pp. 139-155). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Staudinger, U. M., & Kessler, E.-M. (2018). Produktives Leben im Alter. In W. Schneider & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie (8th ed., pp. 761-775). Weinheim: Beltz.

Lindenberger, U., & Staudinger, U. M. (2018). Höheres Erwachsenenalter. In W. Schneider & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie (8th ed., pp. 291-318). Weinheim: Beltz.

Zacher, H., & Staudinger, U. M. (2018). Wisdom and well-being. In E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), Handbook of Well-being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers. doi: nobascholar.com.

Oltmanns, J., Richter, G., Godde, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2017). Gesund Altern am Band: Karrieredesign für Produktionsmitarbeiter in der Industrie. In G. Richter, C. Hecker, A. Hinz (Hrsg.) Produktionsarbeit in Deutschland - mit alternden Belegschaften (pp. 59-68). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag.

Law, A., & Staudinger, U. M. (2016). The eudaimonics of wisdom. In J. Vittersø (Eds.), Handbook of Eudaimonic Wellbeing (pp. 135-146). New York: Springer.

Law, A., & Staudinger, U.M. (2016). Wisdom. In C. Aldwin et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health. (pp. 375–381). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Staudinger, U. M., & Greve, W. (2016). Resilience and aging. In N. A. Pachana (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Geropsychology (pp. 1-9). New York: Springer.

Lindenberger, U., Delius, J. A. M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Baltes, Paul B. (1939–2006) International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2nd ed., pp. 349-352). Oxford: Elsevier.

Lindenberger, U., & Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Höheres Erwachsenenalter. In W. Schneider & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie (7th ed., pp. 283-309). Weinheim: Beltz.

Staudinger, U. M., & Kessler, E.-M. (2012). Produktives Leben im Alter. In W. Schneider & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie (7 ed., pp. 733-746). Weinheim: Beltz.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011). Entwicklung im Verlauf der Lebensspanne [Development over the Lifespan]. In K.-P.

Horn, H. Kemnitz, W. Marotzki & U. Sandfuchs (Eds.), Klinkhardt Lexikon Erziehungswissenschaft (KLE). Bad Heilbrunn: UTB/Klinkhardt.

Staudinger, U. M., & Glück, J. (2011). Intelligence and wisdom. In R. J. Sternberg & S. B. Kaufman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (pp. 827-846). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Bowen, C. E., Noack, C. M. G., & Staudinger, U. M. (2010). Aging in the work context. In K. W. Schaie & S. Willis (Eds.), Handbook of the Psychology of Aging (7 ed., pp. 263-277). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.

Staudinger, U. M., & Bowen, C. E. (2010). Life-span perspectives on positive personality development in adulthood and old age. In R. M. Lerner, M. E. Lamb & A. M. Freund (Eds.), The Handbook of Life-Span Development (Vol. 2, Social and Emotional Development, pp. 254-297). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.


Staudinger, U. M. (2010). Wisdom. In I. B. Weiner & E. W. Craighead (Eds.), The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed., Vol. 4, pp. 1860-1863). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.

Staudinger, U. M., & Kessler, E.-M. (2009). Adjustment and Growth – Two trajectories of positive personality development across adulthood. In M. C. Smith & N. DeFrates-Densch (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Adult Learning and Development (pp. 241-268). New York and London: Routledge.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Produktives Leben im Alter [Productive life in old age]. In F. Petermann & W. Schneider (Eds.), Enzyklopädie der Psychologie Vol. 7 (pp. 885-915). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Personalmanagement und demografischer Wandel: Eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive [Human resource management and demographic change: An interdisciplinary approach]. In J. Deller, S. Kern, E. Hausmann & Y. Diederichs (Eds.), Personalmanagement im demografischen Wandel: Ein Handbuch für den Veränderungsprozess (pp. 81-96). Heidelberg: Springer.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007). Lebensspannen-Psychologie [Lifespan psychology]. In W. Schneider & M. Hasselhorn (Eds.), Handbuch Entwicklungspsychologie/Pädagogische Psychologie (pp. 71-82). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Staudinger, U. M., & Dörner, J. (2007). Weisheit, Einsicht und Persönlichkeit [Wisdom, insight, and personality]. In J. Brandtstädter & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Lehrbuch zur Entwicklungpsychologie der Lebensspanne (pp. 656- 680). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

Staudinger, U. M. & Dörner, J. (2007). Wisdom. Encyclopedia of gerontology (2nd ed., pp. 674-683). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.

Baltes, P. B., Lindenberger, U., & Staudinger, U. M. (2006). Lifespan theory in developmental psychology. In R. M. Lerner (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology (6th ed., Vol. 1, pp. 569-664). New York: Wiley.

Greve, W., & Staudinger, U. M. (2006). Resilience in later adulthood and old age: Resources and potentials for successful aging. In D. Cicchetti & A. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology (2nd ed., pp. 796-840). New York: Wiley.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005). Personality and aging. In M. Johnson, V. L. Bengtson, P. G. Coleman & T. Kirkwood, (Eds.), Cambridge. Handbook of age and ageing (pp. 237-244). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005). Weisheit, Lebens- und Selbsteinsicht. [Wisdom, Life Insight and Self Insight]. In H. Weber & T. Rammseyer (Eds.), Handbuch der Psychologie (pp. 342-349). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005). Lebenserfahrung, Lebenssinn und Weisheit. [Life experience, meaning of life, and wisdom] In S. H. Filipp & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie des mittleren und höheren Erwachsenenalters (pp. 739-761). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Staudinger, U. M., Dörner, J., & Mickler, C. (2005). Wisdom and personality. In R. J. Sternberg & J. Jordan (Eds.), A handbook of wisdom: Psychological perspectives (pp. 191-219). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004). Wisdom. In E. Craighead & C. Nemeroff (Eds.), Concise Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science (3rd ed., pp. 1036-1038). New York: Wiley.

Staudinger, U. M., & Werner, I. (2003). Wisdom: Its social nature and lifespan development. In J. Valsiner & K. Conolly (Eds.), Handbook of Developmental Psychology (pp. 584-602). London: Sage.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003). Assessment of wisdom. In R. F. Ballesteros (Ed.), Handbook of Psychological Assessment (vol. 2, pp. 1102-1107). New York: Sage.

Staudinger, U. M., & Leipold, B. (2003). The assessment of wisdom-related performance. In S. J. Lopez & C. R. Snyder (Eds.), The Handbook of Positive Psychology Assessment (pp. 171-184). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.


Staudinger, U. M. & Schindler, I. (2002). Produktives Leben im Alter I: Aufgaben, Funktionen und Kompetenzen [Productivity and old age I: Tasks, functions and competences]. In R. Oerter & L. Montada (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie [Developmental Psychology – A Textbook] (5th ed, pp. 955-982). Weinheim: PVU.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001). Lifespan development, theory of. In N. Smelser & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (pp. 8844-8848). London: Elsevier.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001). Life review: Reminiscence. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging (3rd ed.; pp. 602- 604). New York: Springer.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001). Wisdom. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Aging (3rd ed.; pp. 1059-1062). New York: Springer.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001). Wisdom, psychology of. In N. Smelser & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (pp. 16510-16514). London: Elsevier.

Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2001). Entwicklungspsychologie der Lebensspanne. [Life-span developmental psychology] In H. Helmchen, F. A. Henn, H. Lauter, & N. Sartorius (Eds.), Psychiatrie der Gegenwart [Psychiatry of today] (4th ed., Vol. 1: Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen der Psychiatrie [Scientific foundations of psychiatry], pp. 3-17). Berlin: Springer.

Staudinger, U. M., & Bluck, S. (2001). A view on midlife development from lifespan theory. In M. E. Lachman (Ed.), Handbook of Midlife Development (pp. 3-39). New York: Wiley.

Staudinger, U. M., & Pasupathi, M. (2000). Lifespan perspectives on self, personality and social cognition. In F. Craik & T. Salthouse (Eds.), The Handbook of Aging and Cognition (pp. 633-688). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Freund, A., & Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Lifespan psychology: Illustrations from adulthood and old age. In M. G. Gelder, N. C. Andreasen, & J. J. Lopez-Ibor (Eds.), New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (Vol.1, pp. 267-271). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Pasupathi, M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2000). A "talent” for knowledge and judgment about life: The lifespan development of wisdom. In K. A. Heller, F. J. Mönks, R. J. Sternberg, & R. Subotnik (Eds.), International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent (pp. 253-267). Oxford, UK: Pergamon.

Baltes, P. B., Lindenberger, U., & Staudinger, U. M. (1998). Life-span theory in developmental psychology. In R. M. Lerner (Ed.), Handbook of Child Psychology: Vol. 1. Theoretical Models of Human Development (5th ed., Editor-in-Chief: W. Damon, pp. 1029-1143). New York: Wiley.

Baltes, P. B., & Staudinger, U. M. (1998). Wisdom. In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health (pp. 699- 706). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Baltes, P. B., & Staudinger, U. M. (1996). Wisdom. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Aging (2nd Ed., pp. 971- 974). New York: Springer.

Staudinger, U. M., Marsiske, M., & Baltes, P. B. (1995). Resilience and reserve capacity in later adulthood: Potentials and limits of development across the life span. In D. Cicchetti & D. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental Psychopathology (Vol. 2: Risk, disorder, and adaptation; pp. 801-847). New York: Wiley.

Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (1994). The psychology of wisdom. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence (pp. 1143-1152). New York: Macmillan.

Chapters in Edited Volumes

Staudinger, U. M. (in press). Demographisches Altern. Chancen und Herausforderungen einer Gesellschaft des längeren Lebens. In J. Hacker (Ed.), Nova Acta Leopoldina. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft.


Godde, B., Oltmanns, J., Richter, G., Voelcker-Rehage, C., & Staudinger, U. M. (in press). Arbeitsgestaltung zur Entwicklung kognitiver Fähigkeiten. In M. Falkenstein & C. Kardys (Eds.), Arbeit, Kognition und Alter. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

Staudinger, U. M. (in press). Can wisdom be helpful? In R. Sternberg, H. Nusbaum, & J. Glueck (Eds.), Applying Wisdom to Contemporary World Problems. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Oltmanns, J., Richter, G., Godde, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2016). Healthy aging at work. In M. Wiencke, M. Cacace, & S. Fischer (Eds.), Promoting Health at Work (pp. 70-84). Heidelberg, New York: Springer.

Lippke, S, Strack, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Erwebstätigkeitsprofile von 55- bis 70-Jährigen. In N. Schneider, A. Mergenthaler, U. M. Staudinger, & I. Sackreuther (Eds.), Mittendrin? Lebenspläne und Potenziale älterer Menschen beim Übergang in den Ruhestand (pp. 67-93). Berlin: Verlag Barbara Budrick.

Mergenthaler, A., Sackreuther, I., Micheel, F., Büsch, V., Deller, J., Staudinger, U. M., & Schneider, N. (2015). Übergänge, Lebenspläne, und Potenziale der 55- bis 70-Jährigen: Zwischen individueller Vielfalt, kulturellem Wandel und sozialen Disparitäten. In N. Schneider, A. Mergenthaler, U. M. Staudinger, & I. Sackreuther (Eds.), Mittendrin? Lebenspäne und Potenziale älterer Menschen beim Übergang in den Ruhestand (Vol. Übergänge im Alternspotenziale, pp. 15-38). Berlin: Verlag Barbara Burdich.

Mergenthaler, A., Wöhrmann, A. M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Produktivitätsspielräume der 55- bis 70-Jährigen: Kohortenunterschiede, Cluster und Determinanten. In N. Schneider, A. Mergenthaler, & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Mittendrin? Lebenspläne und Potenziale älterer Menschen beim Übergang in den Ruhestand (pp. 217-251). Berlin: Verlag Barbara Budrich.

Staudinger, U. M. (2013). The need to distinguish personal from general wisdom: A short history and empirical evidence. In M. Ferrari & N. Westrate (Eds.), The Scientific Study of Personal Wisdom (pp. 3-19). Netherlands: Springer

Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Demographischer Wandel und Wachstum – ein Widerspruch? In A. M. Wobus, U. Wobus & B. Parthier (Eds.), Wachstum und Reifung in Natur und Gesellschaft (pp. 175-185). Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart: Nova Acta Leopoldina, Bd. 115, Nr. 393.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Fremd- und Selbstbild im Alter. Innen- und Außensicht und einige der Konsequenzen. In P. Graf Kielmansegg & H. Häfner (Eds.), Alter und Altern. Wirklichkeiten und Deutungen (pp. 187-200). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Möglichkeiten und Grenzen menschlicher Entwicklungen über die Lebensspanne. In J. Hacker & M. Hecker (Eds.), Was ist Leben? (pp. 255-266). Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart: Nova Acta Leopoldina, Bd. 116, Nr. 394.

Ehrhardt, J., Huinink, J., Kohli, M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Theorien der Fertilität. In G. Stock, H. Bertram, A. Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, W. Holzgreve, M. Kohli & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Zukunft mit Kindern. Fertilität und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz (pp. 72-115). Frankfurt: Campus Verlag.

Bowen, C. E., & Staudinger, U. M. (2011). Die Bedeutung des Arbeitsklimas und seiner Facetten für das Personalmanagement im demographischen Wandel [The importance of organizational climate and its facets for human resource management during demographic change]. In U. M. Staudinger, B. Godde, H. Heidemeier, B. M. Kudielka, K. Schömann, C. Stamov-Roßnagel, C. Voelcker-Rehage & S. C. Voelpel (Eds.), Den demographischen Wandel meistern: Eine Frage der Passung [Managing demographic change: A question of fit] (pp. 59-78). Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M., Dörner, J., & Mickler, C. (2011). Sagesse et personnalité. In C. Martin-Krumm & C. Tarquinio (Eds.), Traité de Psychologie Positive: Fondements théoriques et implications pratiques (pp. 249-271). Bruxelles: De Boeck.


Voelpel, S. & Staudinger, U. M. (2009). Betriebliche Herausforderungen im demografischen Wandel: Erste Ergebnisse der interdisziplinären Studie „demopass“. In K. Henning, I. Leisten & F. Hees (Eds.), Innovationsfähigkeit stärken – Wettbewerbsfähigkeit erhalten. Präventiver Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz als Treiber, S. 49-65, Aachener Reihe Mensch und Technik, Band 60, ZLW IMA.

Staudinger, U. M., & Heidemeier, H. (2009). Altern, Bildung und lebenslanges Lernen - Ein Rahmenmodell und offene Fragen. In U. M. Staudinger & H. Heidemeier (Eds.), Altern, Bildung und lebenslanges Lernen (Altern in Deutschland Bd. 2, pp. 11-20). Nova Acta Leopoldina N. F. Bd. 100, Nr. 364. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

Staudinger, U. M., & Heidemeier, H. (2009). Altern, Bildung und lebenslanges Lernen - Eckpunkte für Handlungsansätze. In U. M. Staudinger & H. Heidemeier (Eds.), Altern, Bildung und lebenslanges Lernen (Altern in Deutschland Bd. 2, pp. 269-279). Nova Acta Leopoldina N. F. Bd. 100, Nr. 364. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

Staudinger, U. M., & Noack, C. M. G. (2009). Die Wirkung von Altersbildern in Unternehmen. In J. Ehmer & O. Höffe (Eds.), Bilder des Alters im Wandel (Altern in Deutschland Bd. 1, pp. 197-205). Nova Acta Leopoldina N. F. Bd. 99, Nr. 363. Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.

Renner, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Gesundheitsverhalten alter Menschen. In A. Kuhlmey & D. Schäffer (Eds.), Alter, Gesundheit und Krankheit (pp. 193-206). Bern: Huber.

Voelcker-Rehage, C. Godde B., Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Der Zusammenhang zwischen motorischer und kognitiver Leitsungsfähigkeit im Alter (The relationship between motor and cognitive performance in older adults). In M. Knoll & A. Woll (Eds.), Sport und Gesundheit in der Lebensspanne (pp. 365-369), Hamburg: Czwalina.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Was ist das Alter(n) der Persönlichkeit? Eine Antwort aus verhaltenswissenschaftlicher Sicht. In U. M. Staudinger & H. Häfner (Eds.), Was ist Alter(n)? Neue Antwort auf eine scheinbar einfache Frage (pp. 83-94). Heidelberg: Springer.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007). Dynamisches Personalmanagement als eine Antwort auf den demographischen Wandel. In W. Ballweiser & C. Börsig (Eds.), Demographischer Wandel als unternehmerische Herausforderung. Kongressdokumentation zum 60. Deutschen Betriebswirtschaftstag (pp. 35-48). Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007). Personalmanagement und demographischer Wandel: eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive. In S. Esslinger & D. Schobert (Eds.), Erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Work-Life Balance in Organisationen. Strategien, Konzepte, Maßnahmen (pp. 81-96). Wiesbaden: Wirtschaftswissenschaft.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007). Zukunft des Alter(n)s. In U. v. d. Leyen (Ed.), Füreinander da sein. Miteinander handeln. Warum die Generationen sich gegenseitig brauchen (pp. 69-87). Stuttgart: Herder.

Staudinger, U. M., & Baumert, J. (2007). Bildung und Lernen jenseits der 50: Plastizität und Realität. In P. Gruss (Ed.), Die Zukunft des Alterns. Die Antwort der Wissenschaft (pp. 240-257). München: C. H. Beck.

Staudinger, U. M., & Dörner, J. (2007). Weisheit, Einsicht und Persönlichkeit. In J. Brandtstädter & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Entwicklungspsychologie der Lebensspanne (pp. 656-680). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

Staudinger, U. M., & Greve, W. (2007). Resilienz im Alter aus der Sicht der Lebensspannen-Psychologie. In G. Opp & M. Fingerle (Eds.), Was Kinder stärkt. Erziehung zwischen Risiko und Resilienz (2nd ed., pp. 116-134). München: Reinhardt.

Staudinger, U. M., & Mühlig-Versen, A. (2007). Lässt sich Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Alter unterstützen? Eine längsschnittliche quasi-experimentelle Felduntersuchung. In D. Engels, J. Braun & J. Burmeister (Eds.), SeniorTrainerinnen und seniorKompetenzteams: Erfahrungswissen und Engagement älterer Menschen in einer neuen Verantwortungsrolle. Evaluationsbericht zum Bundesmodellprogramm "Erfahrungswissen für Initiativen" (pp. 203-208). Köln: ISAB Institut.


Staudinger, U. M., Rossnagel, C., & Voelpel, S. (2007). Strategische Personalentwicklung und demographischer Wandel: eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive. In K. Schwuchow & J. Gutmann (Eds.), Jahrbuch Personalentwicklung 2008 - Ausbildung, Weiterbildung, Management Development (pp. 295-304). München: Luchterhand.

Kessler, E.-M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2006). Plasticity in old age: micro- and macroperspectives on social context. In H. W. Wahl, C. Tesch-Römer & A. Hoff (Eds.), New dymanics in old age. Individual, environmental and societal perspectives (pp. 361-381). Amityville, NY: Baywood.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006). Zukunft des Alterns: Eine evidenzbasierte Trendanalyse. In H. Bertram, H. Krüger & C. K. Spieß (Eds.), Wem gehört die Familie der Zukunft? Expertisen zum 7. Familienbericht der Bundesregierung (pp. 327-348). Opladen: Barbara Budrich.

Staudinger, U. M., Kessler, E.-M., & Doerner, J. (2006). Wisdom in social context. In K. W. Schaie & L. Carstensen (Eds.), Social Structures, aging, and self-regulation in the elderly (pp. 33-54). New York: Springer.

Schindler, I. & Staudinger, U. M. (2005). Lifespan perspectives on self and personality: The dynamics between the mechanics and pragmatics of life. In W. Greve, K. Rothermund, & D. Wentura (Eds.), The Adaptive Self: Personal Continuity and Intentional Self-development (pp. 3-30). Göttingen: Hogrefe/Huber Publishers.

Dörner, J., Mickler, C., & Staudinger, U. M. (2005). Self-development at midlife. Lifespan perspectives on adjustment and growth. In S. L. Willis & M. Martin (Eds.), Middle Adulthood: A Lifespan Perspective (pp. 277- 317). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE publications.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004). Interactive minds: A paradigm from lifespan psychology. In A. N. Perret-Clermont, C. Pontecorvo, L. B. Resnick & T. Zittoun (Eds.), Joining Society: Social Interactions and Learning in Adolescence and Youth (pp.252-258). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Staudinger, U. M. & Herzberg, Ph. Y. (2004). Wer ist psychisch gesund? Das Paradox des subjektiven Wohlbefindens [Who is mentally healthy? The paradox of subjective well-being]. In W. Vollmoeller (Eds.), Grenzwertige psychische Störungen. Diagnostik und Therapie in Schwellenbereichen (pp. 11-18). Stuttgart, New York: Georg Thieme Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003). Die Zukunft des Alterns und das Bildungssystem [The future of aging and the educational system]. In S. Pohlmann (Eds.), Der demografische Imperativ. Von der internationalen Sozialpolitik zu einem nationalen Aktionsplan (pp. 65-81). Hannover: Vincentz Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M., & Lindenberger, U. (2003). Why to read another book on human development? Understanding human development takes a meta-theory and multiple disciplines. In U. M. Staudinger & U. Lindenberger (Eds.), Understanding human development: Dialogues with lifespan psychology (pp. 1-14). New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Aspinwall, L., & Staudinger, U. M. (2003). A psychology of human strengths: Fundamental questions and future directions for a positive psychology. In L. Aspinwall & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), A psychology of human strengths: Perspectives on an emerging field (pp. 9-22). Washington, DC: APA Books.

Staudinger, U. M. (2002). Opportunities and limitations of intergenerational solidarity. In S. Pohlmann (Eds.), Facing an aging world (pp.47-53). Regensburg: Transfer Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M., & Greve, W. (2001). Resilienz im Alter [Resilience in old age]. In Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen (Eds.), Personale, gesundheitliche und Umweltressourcen im Alter: Expertisen zum Dritten Altenbericht der Bundesregierung [Personal, health and enviromental resources in old age] (pp. 95-144). Opladen: Leske + Budrich.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Eine Expertise zum Thema ”lebenslanges Lernen” aus der Sicht der Lebensspannen-Psychologie [An expertise about lifelong learning from a lifespan perspective]. In F. Achtenhagen & W. Lempert (Eds.), Lebenslanges Lernen im Beruf: Seine Grundlegung im Kindes und Jugendalter (III) [The basis for lifelong learning in the job from childhood and adolescence] (pp. 95-144). Opladen: Leske +Budrich.


Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Selbst und Persönlichkeit aus der Sicht der Lebensspannen-Psychologie [Self and personality from a lifespan perspective]. In W. Greve (Ed.), Psychologie des Selbst (pp. 133-148). Weinheim: PVU.

Staudinger, U. M. (1999). Perspektiven der Resilienzforschung aus der Sicht der Lebensspannen-Psychologie. [Issues in research on resilience from the perspective of lifespan psychology]. In G. Opp, M. Fingerle & A. Freytag (Eds.), Was Kinder stärkt - Erziehung zwischen Risiko und Resilienz (pp. 343-350). München: Reinhardt.

Staudinger, U. M. (1999). Social cognition and a psychological approach to an art of life. In F. Blanchard-Fields & T. Hess (Eds.), Social cognition and aging (pp. 343-375). New York: Academic Press.

Staudinger, U. M., Freund, A., Linden, M., & Maas, I. (1999). Self, personality, and life regulation: Facets of psychological resilience in old age. In P. B. Baltes & K. U. Mayer (Eds.), The Berlin Aging Study: Aging from 70 to 100 (pp. 302-326). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Mayer, K. U., Baltes, P. B., Baltes, M. M., Borchelt, M., Delius, J., Helmchen, H., Linden, M., Smith, J., Staudinger, U. M., Steinhagen-Thiessen, E., & Wagner, M. (1999). Knowledge about old age and aging: Conclusions from the Berlin Aging Study. In P. B. Baltes & K. U. Mayer (Eds.), The Berlin Aging Study: Aging from 70 to 100 (pp. 475-519). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Staudinger, U. M. (1997). Grenzen der Bewältigung und Möglichkeiten ihrer Überschreitung. [Coping, its limits and beyond] In C. Tesch-Römer, C. Salewski & G. Schwarz (Eds.), Psychologie der Bewältigung [Psychology of coping] (pp. 247-260). Weinheim: Beltz.

Staudinger, U. M. (1996). Wisdom and the social-interactive foundation of the mind. In P. B. Baltes & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Interactive Minds: Life-span perspectives on the social foundation of cognition (pp. 276-315). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Staudinger, U. M. (1996). Psychologische Produktivität und Selbstentfaltung im Alter [Psychological productivity and self-development in old age]. In M. M. Baltes & L. Montada (Eds.), Produktivität und Altern [Productivity and old age] (pp. 344-373). Hamburg: Campus Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M., Freund, A., Linden, M., & Maas, I. (1996). Selbst, Persönlichkeit und Lebensgestaltung im Alter: Psychologische Widerstandsfähigkeit und Vulnerabilität [Self, personality and life making in old age: psychological resilience and vulnerability]. In K. U. Mayer & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), Die Berliner Altersstudie (pp. 321-350). Berlin: Akademieverlag.

Baltes, P. B., & Staudinger, U. M. (1996). Interactive minds in a life-span perspective: Prologue. In P. B. Baltes & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Interactive minds: Life-span perspectives on the social foundation of cognition. (pp. 1-32). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Maas, I., & Staudinger, U. M. (1996). Kontinuität und Diskontinuität im Lebenslauf [Continuity and discontinuity in the life course]. In K. U. Mayer & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), Die Berliner Altersstudie (pp. 543-572). Berlin: Akademieverlag.

Mayer, K. U., Baltes, P. B., Baltes, M. M., Borchelt, M., Delius, J., Helmchen, H., Linden, M., Smith, J., Staudinger, U. M., Steinhagen-Thiessen, E., & Wagner, M. (1996). Wissen über das Alter(n): Eine Zwischenbilanz der Berliner Altersstudie [What do we know about old age? Insights from the Berlin Aging Study]. In K. U. Mayer & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), Die Berliner Altersstudie (pp. 599-634). Berlin: Akademieverlag.

Staudinger, U. M. (1995). Interaktive Kognition: Ein erfolgverspechendes Paradigma für die Entwicklungs- und Kognitionspsychologie [Interactive minds: A promising paradigm for developmental and cognitive psychology]? In K. Pawlik (Ed.), Bericht über den 39. Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Hamburg 1994 (pp. 432-438). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (1995). Gedächtnis, Weisheit und Lebenserfahrung im Alter: Zur Ontogenese als Zusammenwirken von Biologie und Kultur [Memory, wisdom, and life experience]. In D. Dörner & E. V. d. Meer (Eds.), Das Gedächtnis [Memory] (pp. 433-484). Göttingen: Hogrefe.


Staudinger, U. M., & Dittmann-Kohli, F. (1994). Lebenserfahrung und Lebenssinn [Life experience and meaning of life]. In P. B. Baltes, J. Mittelstraß & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Alter und Altern: Ein interdisziplinärer Studientext zur Gerontologie [Old age and aging: An interdisciplinary reader in gerontology] (pp. 408-436). Berlin: de Gruyter.

Mayer, K. U., Baltes, P. B., Gerok, W., Häfner, H., Helmchen, H., Kruse, A., . . . Wagner, G. (1994). Gesellschaft, Politik und Altern. In P. B. Baltes, J. Mittelstraß, & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Alter und altern: Ein interdisziplinärer studientext zur gerontologie (pp. 721-757). Berlin: de Gruyter.

Baltes, P. B., Mittelstraß, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (Eds.). (1994). Alter und Altern: Ein interdisziplinärer Studientext zur Gerontologie [Old age and aging: An interdisciplinary reader in gerontology]. Berlin: de Gruyter.

Mittelstraß, J., Baltes, P. B., Gerok, W., Häfner, H., Helmchen, H., Kruse, A., Mayer, K. U., Staudinger, U. M., Steinhagen-Thiessen, E., & Wagner, G. (1994). Wissenschaft und Altern [Science and aging]. In P. B. Baltes, J. Mittelstraß & U. M. Staudinger (Eds.), Alter und Altern: Ein interdisziplinärer Studientext zur Gerontologie [Old age and aging: An interdisciplinary reader in gerontology] (pp. 695-720). Berlin: de Gruyter.

Maciel, A. G., & Staudinger, U. M. (1993). What became of the prophecy of senescence? A view from life-span psychology. In K. W. Schaie & W. A. Achenbaum (Eds.), Societal impact on aging: Historical perspectives (pp. 182-197). New York: Springer.

Staudinger, U. M. (1992). Altersintelligenz, Lebenserfahrung und Weisheit [Old age intelligence, life experience, and wisdom]. In H. Häfner, & M. Hennerici (Eds.), Psychische Krankheiten und Hirnfunktion im Alter (pp. 1-14). Stuttgart: G. Fischer.

Baltes, P. B., Smith, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (1992). Wisdom and successful aging. In T. B. Sonderegger (Ed.), Psychology and Aging. (Nebraska Symposium on Motivation 1991, Vol. 39, pp. 123-167). Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.

Baltes, P. B., Smith, J., Staudinger, U. M., & Sowarka, D. (1990). Wisdom: One facet of successful aging? In M. Perlmutter (Ed.), Late-life potential (pp. 63-81). Washington, DC: Gerontological Society of America.


Manuscripts Submitted and Under Review

Martelli, D., Frazier, S., Ludwig, D., Agrawal, S. K., Staudinger, U. M., & Simon, M. (submitted). Skills in motion: A fall prevention exercise program for active older adults. Journal of Aging and Health.

Calvo, E., Medina, J. T., Ornstein, K. A., Staudinger, U. M., Fried, L. P., & Keyes, K. M. (submitted). Cross-country and historical variation in alcohol consumption among older men and women: Leveraging recently harmonized survey data in 21 countries. Addiction.

Cihlar, V., & Staudinger, U.M. (submitted). Variety is the spice of life: influence of variant job patterns on the duration of bride employment. Work, Aging, and Retirement.

Martelli, D., Kang, J., Aprigliano, F., Staudinger, U. M., & Agrawal, S. (submitted). A perturbation-based balance training produces acute improvements of gait and congnitive performance in healthy elders. Experimental Gerontology.

Law, A., Wink, P., & Staudinger, U. M. (submitted). Personality maturation in adolescence in two samples: Is the distinction between growth and adjustment useful? Developmental Psychology.

Law, A., Wink, P., & Staudinger, U. M. (submitted). Personality antecedents of later life wisdom: Latent classes of growth and adjustment through adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Law, A., Staudinger, U. M., & Wink, P. (submitted). Q-sort scales for personality growth and adjustment: Longitudinal validation in an adult lifespan sample. Journal of Research in Personality.

Law, A., Zacher, H., & Staudinger, U. M. (submitted). Self-reported wisdom of older adults: Personality adjustment and/or personality growth? International Journal of Psychogeriatrics.

Reitz, A., Shrout, P., Weiss, D., & Staudinger, U. M. (revise and resubmit). Is Openness decline after midlife inevitable? A cross-national study and its replication. Psychology & Aging.

Yu, Y.-L., Cheng, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (revise and resubmit). Change in novelty processing at work predicts cognitive change in later life: A 14-year longitudinal study. Psychology and Aging.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Azar, A., Calvo, E., Madero-Cabib, I., & Staudinger, U. M. (in preparation). A new window of opportunity: The association between labor-force sequences and multimorbidity in old age.

Díaz-Toro, F., Madero-Cabib, I., Staudinger, U. M., & Calvo, E. (in preparation). Heartbreaking careers in old age: Retirement sequences as a non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.

Bonsang, E., & Staudinger, U.M. (in preparation). Predicting cohort changes in cognition across countries.

Glinka, K., Staudinger, U. M., Voelcker-Rehage, C., & Godde, B. (in preparation). Cardiovascular activity affects subjective negative arousal in older adults – A 12-month intervention study.

Leipold, B., Jopp, D., & Staudinger, U. M. (in preparation). Age-related patterns and adaptive value of self-concept pluralism and self-concept integration.

León, A. S., Calvo, E., & Staudinger, U. M. (in preparation). Gender differences in the association between retirement timing and functional health in developing countries

Oltmanns, J. & Staudinger, U. M. (in prepration). Everyday mental stimulation and cognitive functioning in later life a systematic review of “in Vivo” evidence. Developmental Review.


Springfield, S., Taylor, H., Rosal, M., Eaton, C., Hedlin, H., Stefanick, M. L., & Staudinger, U. M. (in preparation). Understanding resilience and CVD-related health behaviors in the WHI. Preventative Medicine.

Staudinger, U.M. Adamo, S., & Skirbekk, V. (in preparation). Climate change, religious beliefs, and population aging.

Staudinger, U. M., Geerdes, S., Zacher, H., Schoemann K., & Godde, B. (in preparation). Cumulative occupational mobility as a treatment in propensity score matching.

Staudinger, U. M., & Reitz, A. (in preparation). Can a life review intervention enhance personal wisdom?

Zacher, H., Godde, B., Prochilo, G., & Staudinger, U. M. (in preparation). Work-task changes and employees’ brain and behavioral plasticity.

Articles (Popular Science)

Staudinger, U. M. (in press). Neue Potenziale für den Arbeitsmarkt. Zeitschrift Personalführung

Mitchell, O. S., Olshansky, S. J. & Staudinger, U. M. (2016). Longer Lives, New Opportunities. Three experts discuss the latest science on human longevity and explain what it means for employers. State Street Global Advisors: The Participant, (pp. 13-17)

Staudinger, U. M. & Finkelstein, R. (2015). Maximizing our aging potential. AARP International: The Journal. (pp. 47-49).

Staudinger, U. M. (2015). The future of aging: How will I live? In K. Barysch (Ed.), Our world and us: How our environment and our societies will change (pp. 137-149). Munich: Allianz SE.

Staudinger, U. M. & Patzwaldt, K. (2014). Lebenslange Lernbereitschaft. In B. Badura et. al (Eds.). Fehlzeitenreport 2014 (pp. 211 – 218). Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Quality over quantity: Shrinking populations leave a smaller environmental footprint. (2014). Project M. Retrieved from Project M: Multiplying Investment, Insurance, & Retirement Knowledge website: http://projectm-online.com/ - /global-agenda/demographics/how-to-make-shrinking-populations-more-productive

Patzwaldt, K. & Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Medien und Altern: Forschungsperspektiven zur produktiven Entwicklung Erwachsener. Medien & Altern. Zeitschrift für Forschung und Praxis, 1, 64-75.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011). Gewonnene Jahre: Potenziale eines längeren Lebens [More years: Potentials of a longer life]. In: Sammelband „Grenzgänge – Vom Arbeitsleben in den Ruhestand“, Österreichische Plattform für interdisziplinäre Altersfragen (ÖPIA) – Vorlesungen zur Alternden Gesellschaft. Wien: Peter Lang Verlag.

Staudinger, U.M. (2011). „Gewonnene Jahre“ – Wir brauchen neue Bilder vom Alter. In V. von Achenbach & B. Eifert (Eds.), Junge Bilder vom Alter. Werkbuch (S. 190-207). Essen: Klartext-Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M. (Ed.). (2010). Neue Bilder vom Alter(n), Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, Nova Acta Leopoldina NF Suppl. 23 (pp. 98). Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Staudinger, U. M. (2010). Strategische Personalentwicklung und demographischer Wandel. In K. Kaudelka & G. Kilger (Eds.), Die Arbeitswelt von morgen: Wie wollen wir leben und arbeiten? (pp. 163-184). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M. & Patzwaldt, K. (2010). Aufbauende Berufsbiografien - im Alter Neues wagen. Agrarische Rundschau, 5, 5-7.

Staudinger, U. M. & Patzwaldt, K. (2010). Alter ist Ansichtssache. G+G Gesundheit und Gesellschaft, 12, 25-29.


Staudinger, U. M. & Patzwaldt, K. (2009). Leben heißt Lernen [Living means Learning]. In Bertelsmann Stiftung & Bundespräsidialamt (Eds.), Familie. Bildung. Vielfalt. Den demographischen Wandel gestalten (pp. 161-178). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009). Zukunft des Alter(n)s. In D. Döring & E. Kroker (eds.), Alter und Gesellschaft, 143-160. Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Societäts-Verlag.

Staudinger, U. M. & Patzwaldt, K. (2009). Lebenslanges Lernen und strategisches Personalmanagement. Wirtschaft und Berufserziehung, 05/2009, 13-18.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Alter(n): Herausforderung für das Gemeinwesen, die Unternehmen und den Einzelnen. Jung und Alt, 154-159. Hans-Seidel-Stiftung.

Staudinger, U.M. & Patzwaldt, K. (2008). Wer lernt, lebt länger. Die BKK, 10/2008, 588-591.

Staudinger, U.M. & Patzwaldt, K. (2008). Die aktiven Alten. WIR – Zeitung der Bildungsvereinigung Arbeit und Leben Bremen, 09/2008, 7-9.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008). Hindernisse auf dem Weg zu einer Gesellschaft des lebenslangen Lernens. Zweiwochendienst (zwd). Bildung, Gesellschaft und Politik (2), 20.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006). Konsequenzen des demographischen Wandels für betriebliche Handlungsfelder: Eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive. [Demographic change and its consequences for corporate development: An interdisciplinary perspective]. Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung (Zfbf), 58, 537-560

Voelcker-Rehage, C., Godde, B. & Staudinger, U. M. (2006). Bewegung, körperliche und geistige Mobilität im Alter. Bundesgesundheitsblatt- Gesundheitsforschung – Gesundheitsschutz [Activity, physical and psychological mobility in old age], 49, 558 - 566.

Staudinger, U.M. & Kühler, L. (2006). Das Ende der geistigen Frührente. Personalwirtschaft, 2, 10-13.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004). Zukunft des Alterns: Eine evidenzbasierte Trendanalyse [The future of aging]. Expertise for the 7th „Familienbericht der Bundesregierung“, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003). Unser Alter – Mehr als Rentendebatte und Diskussion um das Gesundheitssystem? Das Parlament (Beilage: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte).

Staudinger, U. M. (2003). Das Alter(n): Gestalterische Verantwortung für den Einzelnen und die Gesellschaft. Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. Beilage zur Wochenzeitung Das Parlament, B 20, 35-42.

Staudinger, U. M. (2002). Positive Ausstrahlung: Psychologische Produktivität im Alter [Psychological productivity in old age]. Frauenrat, 6, 7-8.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Psychologische Perspektiven des Alter(n)s: Hoffnung und Grenzen [Psychological perspectives on aging: Potential and limits]. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Technischen Universität Dresden, 49, 1-4.

Baltes, P. B., Lindenberger, U. & Staudinger, U. M. (1995). Die zwei Gesichter der Intelligenz im Alter [The two faces of intelligence in old age]. Spektrum der Wissenschaft, 10, 52-61.

Baltes, P. B. & Staudinger, U. M. (1993). Über die Gegenwart und Zukunft des Alterns: Ergebnisse und Implikationen psychologischer Forschung [Aging today and tomorrow: Results and consequences of psychological research]. In Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (Ed.), Mehr Wissen - mehr Können (Reports of the Max Planck Society, No. 4, pp. 154-185). München: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft.

Maercker, A. & Staudinger, U. M. (1991). Weisheit aus psychologischer Sicht - ein Expertenwissen in grundlegenden Lebensfragen [A psychological perspective on wisdom: Expert knowledge on the fundamental pragmatics of life]. Spektrum der Wissenschaft, 1, 23-26.


Staudinger, U. M. (1990). Lebensrückblick: Ein Weg zur Weisheit? [Life review: A path to wisdom]. Psychologie Heute, 17, 60-64.

Other Papers

Staudinger, U. M., Finkelstein, R., Calvo, E., & Sivaramakrishnan, K. (2015). World Health Organization Report on Aging and Health. Background Paper.

Staudinger, U. M. (2013). Demographic Change in Europe – The Scientific Basis of Sustainable Policymaking. Nine European Academies Conference. Leopoldina-Jahrbuch 2013, 1-3 (2014).

Patzwaldt, K., & Staudinger, U. M. (2012). Medien und Altern: Forschungsperspektiven zur produktiven Entwicklung Erwachsener. Medien & Altern: Zeitschrift für Forschung und Praxis, 1, 64-75.

Staudinger, U. M. et al. (2010). Personalized optimization of Aging (PROAGE). Potential and limits. Concept Paper for a Collaborative Research Center at Jacobs University, Bremen.

Fernandez-Ballesteros, R., Frensch, P.A., Hofer, S.M., Park, D.C., Pinquart, M., Silbereisen, R.K., Staudinger, U.M., Wahl, H.-W. & Whitfield, K.E. (2009). Berlin Declaration on the Quality of Life for Older Adults: Closing the Gap between Scientific Knowledge and Intervention. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 42, 163-164.

Boehnke, K., Dressel, W., Gottschall, K., Leibfried, S., Mau, S., Staudinger, U. M., et al. (2007). Second proposal for the establishment of Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. & Lindenberger, U. (2007). Nachruf Paul B. Baltes. Psychologische Rundschau, 58, 149-151.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007). In Memoriam - Paul B. Baltes. European Psychologist, 12, 72-74.

Boehnke, K., Dressel, W., Gottschall, K., Leibfried, S., Mau, S., Staudinger, U. M., et al. (2006). Proposal for the establishment of Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences in the context of the German “Exzellenzinitiative”, Bremen.

Mickler, Ch. & Staudinger, U. M. (2004). Manual for the assessment of self-related wisdom (Technical Report). Bremen: International University Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003). Altersheterogene Interaktion als aktivierender und kompensierender Entwicklungskontext [Age-heterogenous interaction as an activating and compensating developmental context]. Antrag auf Forschungsförderung an die DFG (with cooperation of Eva-Marie Kessler) [Research proposal to the German Research Foundation DFG]. Dresden, TU Dresden.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001). More than pleasure? Towards a psychology of growth and strength. APA Review of Book, 46, 552-554.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Läßt sich Selbsteinsicht fördern? Eine empirische Untersuchung mit Hilfe einer Intervention zur Lebensreflektion [Is the promotion of self insight possible?]. DFG-Antrag auf Gewährung einer Sachbeihilfe (unter Mitarbeit von B. Leipold) [Research proposal to the the German research Foundation DFG]. Dresden, TU Dresden.

Staudinger, U. M. (1997). Leben als Betrachtungseinheit psychologischer Forschung. Über Lebenseinsicht und Lebensgestaltung zur Lebenskunst? [Life as unit of psychological investigations: Life insight and life composition as constributors to an art of life?] Habilitation thesis. Free University Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1994). Manual for the assessment of wisdom-related knowledge (Technical Report No. 46). Berlin: Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education.


Lösel, F., Köferl, P., & Staudinger, U. M . (1985). Invulnerabilität und Entwicklungsstörungen sozialen Verhaltens: Differentielle Bewältigung von Lebensbedingungen [Invulnerability and disorders of social behavior: Interindividual differences in coping with living conditions]. Grant proposal for a research program: "Prevention and Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence". University of Bielefeld, FRG.

Staudinger, U. M . (1984). Lebensgeschichte - Ein psychologisches Forschungsinteresse [The life story as a topic of psychological research]. Master's Thesis, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, FRG.


Invited Academic Talks, Keynote Lectures

Staudinger, U. M. (2020, February). Healthy Longevity (Global Grand Challenge). U.S. National Academy of Medicine. Workshop, Singapore.

Staudinger, U. M. (2019, November). The Future of Health in Times of Population Aging. Nobel Prize Dialogue, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2019, September). The Development of Personality Functioning Between Adjustment and Growth. Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Staudinger, U. M. (2019, August). The Positive Plasticity of Human Aging. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

Staudinger, U. M. (2019, March). Plastizität des Alterns: Die Chancen des Zusammenspiels von Biologie, Kultur und Person. Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, Heidelberg, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2018, November). Gewonnene Jahre – Potenziale des Alter(n)s. Invited Keynote. Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health (ceres), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2018, November). Human Aging: Beyond the Given. Lecture, Danish Institute of Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Staudinger, U. M. (2018, October). The Study Human Aging Across the Lifespan Requires True Interdisciplinarity. Invited Keynote. Rethinking Adult Development Conference, Clark University, Worcester, MA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2018, September). Gewonnene Jahre – Potenziale eines längeren Lebens. Invited Keynote. Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina, Jahresversammlung. Halle, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2018, May). The positive plasticity of human aging: Implications for individuals and societies. Invited Keynote. The 24th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Oslo, Norway.

Staudinger, U. M. (2018, April). As You Sow, So You Shall Reap. Global Thought Lecture Series, Committee on Global Thought. Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2018, April). Gewonnene Jahre – Potenziale des Alters. Invited Keynote. 124. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin, Mannheim, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, October). The Positive Plasticity of Human Aging. Lecture, Nobel Prize Dialogue, Seoul, Korea.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, October). Kognitives Altern: Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen (Cognitive Aging: Challenges and Opportunities). Keynote Lecture, WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY: Psychiatry of the 21st Century: Context, Controversies and Commitment, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, May). Plasticity of Aging: Lifespan Perspectives. Stanford PHS (Population Health Sciences) Seminar Series, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, April). Investigating the Plasticity of Human Aging from a Lifespan Perspective. Brown Bag Colloquium at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, April). Gewonnene Jahre—Potenzial für Mitarbeiter, Unternehmen und Gesellschaft. The 50th Jubilee of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, March). Human Aging: A Personalized and (Within Limits) Modifiable Process. COAH Scientific Seminar Series at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.


Staudinger, U. M. (2017, February). International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning. Keynote at the 6th Berlin Demography Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, January). Cognitive Aging: Phenomenology and Interventions. Grand Rounds at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, January). More years, more life: The plasticity of aging. PET Seminar Series, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Staudinger, U. M. (2016, May). More Years, More Life. Keynote, 2016 Pension Research Council Symposium, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Staudinger, U. M. (2016, March). A Differentiated Phenomenology of Cognitive Aging and its Implications for Interventions. Talk at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Psychopathological Association, New York, NY.

Staudinger, U. M. (2016, February). Plasticity of Human Aging. Seminar, Universtiy of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Staudinger, U. M. (2016, January). The Plasticity of Cognitive Aging: From “In Vitro” to “In Vivo.” Talk at the CRDH Aging Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal CA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, November). Mastering Demographic Change: Health, Work and Education Are Key. Keynote, CARE Symposium, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, October). Cognitive Aging: Opportunities and Challenges. Talk at the SIEPR Conference, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, September). Plasticity of Aging. Keynote, the McMaster Institute of GeroScience, Hamilton, Ontario.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, May). Improving Wisdom. Paper presented at the Wisdom Research Forum, Chicago.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, May). Plasticity of aging: Psychological perspectives. Talk at the CPRC (Columbia Population Research Center), Columbia University, New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, May). Psychology of Wisdom: Do we get Wiser as we get Older? Talk at Human Development Colloquium, Columbia Teacher’s College, Columbia University, New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, March). Plasticity of Cognitive Aging.Talk at Future of Learning Forum, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2014, December) Change and Growth – a Paradox? Keynote, The Nobel Week Dialogue, Stockholm.

Staudinger, U. M. (2014, September). Altern: Ein individueller und in Grenzen veränderbarer Prozess. 49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Bochum.

Staudinger, U.M. (2014, April). Demographic Change as a Global Challenge. Panel discussion and opening statement at the 3rd Berlin Demography Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2014). Demographic change and growth: A paradox? Keynote. Columbia Global Centers: Latin America, Santiago de Chile.

Staudinger, U. M. (2013, May). The Plasticity of Aging: Psychological Perspectives. Talk at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna, Austria.


Staudinger, U. M. (2013, February). The Plasticity of Aging: Psychological Perspectives. Talk at the Healthy Ageing Colloquium Series, University of Groningen, Netherlands.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, November). Die Gesellschaft des längeren Lebens: Herausforderungen und Chancen für die Arbeitswelt. Talk at the fall conference of the German Academic Society for Production Engineering (WGP), Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, November). National Academies and the Demand for Science-Based Advice in Knowledge Societies. Talk at the 2012 Inter-Academy Seoul Science Forum, Seoul, Korea.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, October). The Science of Aging. Talk, Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, Kyoto.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, July). Plasticity of Aging: Psychological Perspectives. Invited Address at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, May). More wisdom is possible: Schools can make a difference. Scientific keynote. The Learning Teacher Network, 8th International Conference on Knowledge, Wisdom and Education for Sustainable Development, Nice.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, May). Leopoldina memorandum on ageing. Talk, FEAM (Federation of European Academies of Medicine) Madrid Spring Conference, The Royal Medical Academy of Spain, Madrid.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, April). Two types of positive personality development in adulthood. Talk, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, December). General and personal wisdom. Guest talk, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, October). Plasticity of Aging: Psychological perspectives. Talk, Alliance for Healthy Aging Symposium on Frailty and Healthspan, Mayo Clinic Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging & University Medical Center, Groningen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, October). The Aging Brain. Talk, German Center for Research & Innovation, New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, October). Modifying Human Behavior for a Sustainable World. Talk, Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, Kyoto.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, September). Möglichkeiten und Grenzen menschlichen Lebens. [Potentials and limitations of human life.] Talk, Annual Meeting of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Halle.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011 June). Gewonnene Jahre – Potentiale eines längeren Lebens [More years – The potential of longer lives]. Talk, research colloquium, Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, May). Demographischer Wandel und Wachstum – ein Widerspruch? [Demographic change and growth – a contradiction?] Talk, „Gaterslebener Begegnung XII“ - Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK) and Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Gatersleben.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, March). Plasticity of aging – Psychological perspectives. Talk, Fritz-Lipmann Insitute, Jena.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, March). Fremd- und Selbstbild im Alter. Talk at the interdisziplinary Symposium „Alter und Altern – Wirklichkeiten und Deutungen“, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Heidelberg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, January). Plasticity of Aging from a Psychological Perspective. Brown-Bag-Seminar, Graduate School “Human Behaviour in Social and Economic Change”, University of Jena.


Staudinger, U. M. (2011, January). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens [Education for and during a long life]. Talk at the research colloquium, Arbeitsbereich Weiterbildung und Bildungsmanagement, Free University Berlin, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, Oktober). Plasticity of Aging. 7th Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, Kyoto.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, May). Plasticity of Aging from a Psychological Perspective. Seminar for the MaxNetAging Research School of the Max Planck Institute, Rostock.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, April). Impulse lecture, Workshop „Alter, Altern, Arbeit – Folgen für Individuum und Institution“, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg.

Geerdes, S., Zacher, H., Schömann, K., Godde, B, & Staudinger, U. M. (2010, March). Studying the Effects of Cumulative Job Mobility on Developmental Outcomes: A Propensity Score Matching Study. A talk for the International Symposium „Sixth International Young Scholar German Socio-Economic Panel,“ Delmenhorst.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, November). Information, Knowledge, Wisdom: Bridging the Gap in Higher Education. Symposium “Academia Europaea”, Stockholm.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, October). Longer lives: Potential and challenge. International Symposium “Smart Technology for Healthy Longevity”, Academy Workshop, Paris.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, October). Gewonnene Jahre-Potentiale eines längeren Lebens [More years – the potential of longer lives]. Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Nurernberg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, September). Positive Psychologie und Persönlichkeit [Psychology and Personality]. Talk, 4. Zurich Diagnostic-Congress, Zurich.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, September). More years: the potential of longer lives. Keynote, 107th Congress of the “Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft”, Leipzig.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, July). Aging in Germany. Colloquium, Otto Friedrich Univesity Bamberg, Bamberg. Staudinger, U. M. (2009, April). Colloquium, Ageing and Living Conditions Programme, Umea, Sweden.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, March). Zur Psychologie des Alterns [On the Psychology of Aging]. Conference „Moderne Altersforschung“, Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste, Düsseldorf.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). Resilience in Adulthood and Old Age. A talk during the colloquium of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Santander.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, May). Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Erwachsenenalter und Alter: Anpassung und / oder Wachstum. Keynote, asp-Tagung, Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Universität Bern, Bern.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, April). Psychologie des Alter(n)s. A talk for 2. Internationales Mainzer Symposium Anthropologie im 21. Jahrhundert – „Reflexionen zu Alter und Altern in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Biologische und kulturelle Perspektiven“, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, March). Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Erwachsenenalter und Alter: Anpassung und/oder Wachstum? Colloquium, Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Halle (Saale).

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, January). Bildung für und während eines langes Lebens. A talk for DFG-Gratuliertenkollegs „Generationenbewusstsein und Generationenkonflikte in Antike und Mittelalter“, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Bamberg.


Staudinger, U. M. (2007, September). Lebenslanges Lernen aus der Sicht der Lebensspannen-Psychologie [Lifespan perspectives on lifelong learning]. Vortrag für GfA-Herbstkonferenz „Die Kunst des Alterns“, veranstaltet von Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft, Kassel Universität, Kassel.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, August). Lifespan perspectives on personality development. Vortrag, Symposium „Advances in life span development psychology – a tribute to Paul Baltes“, APA Conventions, San Francisco.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, August). Lifespan psychology: The legacy of Paul B. Baltes. Vortrag, Symposium für Paul Baltes, European Society for Developmental Psychology (ESDP), Jena.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, April). Bildungsdemografie – Gestalterische Verantwortung für den Einzelnen und die Gesellschaft. Vortrag im Rahmen der öffentlichen Vortragsreihe der hochschulübergreifenden Projektinitiative „ExplorAging“, veranstaltet von Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, February). Personality development in adulthood and old age: Adjustment and/or growth? Colloquium, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, January). Lebenseinsicht, Selbsteinsicht und Weisheit – Entwicklung, Korrelate und Plastizität. Keynote lecture, Colloquium, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, January). Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Erwachsenenalter und Alter: Anpassung und/oder Wachstum? Vortrag, Colloquium, Institut für Psycholigie der Universität Hildesheim, Hildesheim.

Staudinger, U. M. & Kocka, J. (2006, December). Zukunft ist Altern. A debate from the series “Wissenschaft verändert – im Pro und Contra“, National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Halle.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, October). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens. [ ] A talk for Diesterweg-Simon Vortragsreihe 2006 II, Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, September). Konsequenzen des demographischen Wandels für betriebliche Handlungsfelder: Eine interdisciplinäre Perspektive. [Demographic change and its consequences for corporate development: An interdisciplinary perspective]. Lecture presented at 60. Deutscher Betriebswirtschafter-Tag: Gemographischer Wandel als unternehmerische Herausforderung, organized by Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e.V., Frankfurt/Main.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, September). Successful aging: A perspective from lifespan psychology. A keynote address „Physical Activity and successful aging“, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Köln.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, July). “Alter(n): Herausforderung für das Gemeinwesen, die Unternehmen und den Einzelnen”. Keynote lecture for Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, München.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, June). Produktives Altern: Widerspruch oder Chance? [Productive aging: Contradiction or opportunity?] Workshop „Gerontologia“, Zentrum für Alternskulturen and Centre for the Classical Tradition, Universität Bonn.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, February). Cutting Across View II: Diverse and Changing Contexts: A Challenge for Aging Research. Conference “Individual and Societal Perspectives of Aging”, supported by the Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, December). Lebenslanges Lernen –ein systemischer Ansatz [Lifelong learning: a systematic approach]. Lecture presented at the 15th Anniversary of the Forschungsgesellschaft für Gerontologie, Institut für Gerontologie, Universität Dortmund.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, September). Positive Adult Development: Adjustment and/or Growth? Dissertation workshop, Doctoral program Neuropsychiatry and Psychology of Aging, Charité, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, September). Aging, Work, and Education? Workshop “Gesund altern/productive ageing”,


cooperation of Charité, John Hopkins University and AOK Bundesverband, WZB, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, April). Zum Stand der verhaltenswissenschaftlichen Altersforschung: Resultate und offene Fragen [A behavioral science view on aging]. Leopoldina/ Acatech- Arbeitsgruppe, Schloss Marbach, Oehningen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, March). Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Erwachsenenalter und Alter: Anpassung und/oder Wachstum? [Personality development in adulthood and old age: Adjustment and/or growth?]. Colloquium series, Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen (DZA), Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, February). Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Erwachsenenalter und Alter. Anpassung und/oder Wachstum? [Personality development in adulthood and old age: Adjustment and/or growth?]. Graduiertenkolleg „Integrative Kompetenzen und Wohlbefinden: somatische, psychische, soziale und kulturelle Determinanten“, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, January). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens [ Education for and during a long life]. „Vom Elfenbeinturm zum Leuchtturm in der Brandung? Rolle und Eigensinn von Sozialwissenschaften im gesellschaftlichen Umbruch“, Deutsches Jugendinstitut und Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität, München.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, October). Wisdom-related performance and social context. The PennState Gerontology Center Conference on Social Structures, Aging, and Self-Regulation in the Elderly. PennState University, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, Oktober). Lässt sich Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Alter unterstützen [Is it possible to facilitate personality in old age]? 7th Congress of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (DGGG), Hamburg, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, July). The Future of Developmental Psychology. Discussant Symposium. Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, July). Personality development and personality growth: Are they the same thing? Keynote Lecture 2nd European Conference on Positive Psychology, Verbania Pallanza (Milano), Italy.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, June). Learning for and during a long life. Faculty Workshop, Graduate School of Social Science, University Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, May). Life reflection, autobiographical memory and wisdom. Conference of the Research Group Interdisciplinary Memory Research “Autobiographical Memory in Interdisciplinary Perspective”, Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities, Essen, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003, November). The study of well-being: Lifespan perspectives. Scientific Discussion Meeting “The science of well-being”, The Royal Society / Novartis Foundation, London, U.K.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003, October). Alterweisheit: Fiktion oder Realität? [Wisdom in older age: Fiction or Reality?] SGG-Kongress “Beweglich trotz Hindernissen”, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, St. Gallen, Schweiz.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003, October). Lifespan perspectives on development: the sample case of self and personality. Research Colloquium “Trajectories, Stages, Transitions and Events of the Life Course: Towards and Interdisciplinary Perspective”, Swiss National Science Foundation, PAVIE Center for Life Course and Life Style Studies, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). The Berlin Aging Study: An interdisciplinary study of old and very old age (that turned longitudinal). Invited Conference: Lessons learned from longitudinal studies. Bern, Switzerland.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003, June). Life insight and life composition. Personality Colloquium Series. Psychology Department. Stanford University, CA.


Staudinger, U. M. (2003, July). Wisdom and the mechanics and pragmatics of life. Colloquium Series Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003, January). Lebenseinsicht und Weisheit: Entwicklung, Korrelate und Plastizität [Life insight and wisdom: Development, correlates and plasticity]. Colloquium, University of Halle.

Staudinger, U. M. (2002, November). Lebenseinsicht und Lebensgestaltung: Zwei zentrale Elemente von Bildungsprozessen aus einer Lebensspannenperspektive [Life insight and life composition. Two central elements of educational processes from a lifespan perspective]. Colloquium of the Hanse-Center for Advanced Study, Delmenhorst, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2002, July). Life Insight and Life Composition: Two elements of a psychological approach to the art of living. Invited keynote. European Positive Psychology Conference, Winchester, UK.

Staudinger, U. M. (2002, January). Lebenseinsicht und Lebensgestaltung. Elemente einer Psychologie der Lebensspanne [Life insight and life composition. Two elements of a lifespan psychology]. Paper presented at the 85th Birthday of Ernst Boesch, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001, July). Produktivität und gesellschaftliche Partizipation älterer Menschen [Productivity and societal participation of older people]. Paper presented at the Zukunftstagung Mobilität und gesellschaftliche Partizipation im Alter, Technische Universität Dresden.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001, May). Lifespan perspective on aging. Invited lecture, Summer School Clinical Neuropsychology, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001, April). Lebenseinsicht und Lebensgestaltung als zwei Elemente eines psychologischen Zugangs zur Lebenskunst [Life insight and life composition as two elements of a psychological approach to the art of living]. Invited talk, V. Kongress für Gesundheitspsychologie, University Oldenburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001, March). Wisdom and the art of living. Supporting excellence in the business world. Vortrag im Rahmen des DaimlerChrysler Leadership Seminars, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, November). Ein Modell psychologischer Widerstandsfähigkeit im Alter: Das Beispiel des Wohlbefindensparadox. [Psychological resilience in old age] Colloquium des Psychologischen Instituts der Universität Salzburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, November). Aging of the mind. Keynote Speaker. Journée d´étude du vieillissement Cognitif. Bordeaux, Frankreich.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, October). Über die Entwicklung von Weisheit: Wege zur Integration von ”Tugend” und ”Verstand” [Development of wisdom]. Ringvorlesung, TU Dresden.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, June). Psychologische Widerstandsfähigkeit im Alter. [Psychological resilience in old age] Lecture at the Eröffnungspanel der 49. Verhaltenstherapiewoche. Institut für Therapieforschung, München.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, March). Productivity and aging: Contradiction or complement? Keynote lecture. International Conference on the Special Needs of the Blind and Low Vision Seniors. Deutsches Zentrum für Altersforschung, Heidelberg.

Staudinger, U. M. (1999, October). Life composition and life review as elements of a psychological approach to an art of life. Positive Psychology Day. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Staudinger, U. M. (1999, May). Psychologische Widerstandsfähigkeit im Erwachsenenalter: Eine Modellvorstellung und einige empirische Beispiele [Psychological resilience in adulthood: Model and empiric examples]. Charlotte Bühler Colloquium. TU Dresden, Dresden.


Staudinger, U. M. (1998, May). Persönliches Lebensinvestment als Facette psychologischer Widerstandsfähigkeit (Resilienz) im Erwachsenenalter [Personal life investment: A facet of psychological resilience]. Conference ”Motivational Psychology of the Ontogeny”. Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (1998, January). Beispiele psychologischer Widerstandsfähigkeit im Alter [Examples of psychological resilience in old age]. Psychological Colloquium Series, Martin-Luther University Halle- Wittenberg.

Staudinger, U. M. (1997, April). Eine Psychologie der Weisheit [A psychology of wisdom]. Psychological Colloquium Series, University of Bern.

Staudinger, U. M. (1997, February). Lebenspraktische Wissenssysteme und experimentalpsychologische Tradition: Darstellung einiger methodischer Ansätze am Beispiel der Weisheitsforschung [Life pragmatics and experimental psychology]. Psychological Colloquium Series, Free University Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (1996, October). Creativity and wisdom-related performance across the life-span. Invited talk. 5th ECHA - Creativity & Culture. Talent Development in the Arts and Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

Staudinger, U. M. (1995, November). Ein psychologisches Paradigma zur Erforschung von Weisheit [A psychological paradigm for the study of wisdom]. Developmental Psychology Colloquium Series, Free University Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (1991, January). Altersintelligenz und Lebensweisheit [Old-age intelligence and insight into life]. Colloquium Series Psychiatric Clinic right of the Isar, Munich.

Staudinger, U. M. (1990, June). Altersintelligenz, Lebenserfahrung und Weisheit [Old-age intelligence, life experience and wisdom]. Invited talk, 106th Wanderversammlung Südwestdeutscher Neurologen und Psychiater, Baden-Baden.

Staudinger, U. M. (1989, December). A life-span approach to the study of life review and wisdom. Colloquium Series, Psychology Unit, Geronotology Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (1989, November). The study of life review. Colloquium Series Behavioral and Social Science Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (1989, October). Lebensrückblick - Lebenserfahrung - Weisheit: theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Evidenz. Vortrag für die IV. Heidelberger Gerontologische Woche, Heidelberg.


Invited Talks (Knowledge Transfer: Corporate)

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, September). Längeres Leben: Was nun? Talk, Düsseldorfer Industrieclub, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, October). Longer Lives: Opportunities and Challenges for the Workplace. Talk at the SHRM 2017 Thought Leaders Solutions Forum “Harnessing the Power of a multigenerational workforce”, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2016, November). Making longer lives better: living long and prospering. Web Seminar hosted by Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser together with State Street Global Advisors, New York, NY.

Staudinger, U.M. (2016, April). Managing Across Generational Boundaries. Workshop Session. Bank of America Women's Leadership Program, New York, NY.

Staudinger, U.M. (2015, October). The Plasticity of Aging. Talk, CIGNA University, Bloomfield, CT.

Staudinger, U.M. (2015, September). Demographischer Wandel: Chance und Herausforderung für Unternehmen. Talk, Braunschweiger Unternehmensgespräch. Braunschweig, Germany.

Staudinger, U.M. (2015, April). Longer Lives. Talk, IKEA Home Furnishing Forum, Malmö, Sweden.

Staudinger, U.M. (2015, March). Implications of an Aging Workforce. Talk, Banco do Brasil Executive Ledership Program, Columbia Business School, New York.

Staudinger, U.M. (2015, March). The Plasticity of the Aging Brain/ Mind. Talk, Future of Learning Forum, Columbia Business School, New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, October). Demografischer Wandel und Herausforderungen für betriebliche Handlungsfelder. Talk, Bosch, Schwieberdingen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, November). Gewonnene Jahre. Potenziale eines längeren Lebens [More years. Potentials of a longer life]. Talk, Mitgliederversammlung und Verbandstagung des VskE, Verband der Hersteller selbstklebender Etiketten und Schmalbahnconverter e.V., Essen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, September). Altersdiversität [Age Diversity]. Talk, EnBW (Energie Baden Württemberg AG) Diversity Day, Stuttgart.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, September). Potential der Veränderungen in einem längeren Leben. [Potential of changes in a longer life.] Talk, 2. Executive conference, Sal. Oppenheim, private bank, Cologne.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, June). Demographic Change: Challenge and Potential for HR Management. Talk, Jahresmanagement-Meeting, Heraeus Holding GmbH, Hanau.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, May). Demographischer Wandel: Chance und Herausforderung für Unternehmen. Keynote & Discussion, Mercuri Urval GmbH, Hamburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, May). Gewonnene Jahre: Potenziale des demographischen Wandels. Vortrag im Rahmen der Bochumer Unternehmergespräche zum Thema „Demografie/Lebenslanges Lernen“, Bochum.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, March). Talk and discussion: LzO 50plus – im besten Alter Lust auf Leistung!, Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, November). Demografische Entwicklung – (k)ein Problem?. Vortrag zum Netzwerktreffen „(k)ein Demografieproblem: Blinde Flecken – Stereotype Ab- und Ausgrenzung – Verborgene Talente“, Selbst GmbH, Wiesloch.


Staudinger, U. M. (2010, September). Strategische Personalentwicklung und demografischer Wandel/ Alter, Altern, Arbeit – Folgen für Individuum und Unternehmen. Vortrag, Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie (BAVC), Sozialpartner-Fachtagung „Lebensarbeitszeit und Demografie“, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, February). Lernen und Innovationsfähigkeit im Unternehmen – Unternehmen leistungsfähig halten. A keynote lecture within the congress „Learntec 2009“, Karlsruhe.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, October). Wissens- und Kompetenzmanagement: Der Mensch im Mittelpunkt – Worauf kommt es an? Panel discussion, Unternehmertage 2008, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). Die älter werdende Belegschaft in der Forschungslandschaft. Within the conference „Die älter werdende Belegschaft“, MobileLifeCampus, Wolfsburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, June). Personalentwicklung und Demoqraphischer Wandel. 4th Institut für Sozial- und Wirtschaftspolitische Ausbildung e.V. (ISWA) Seminar 2008 – “Flexible Lösungen für den Übergang von der Arbeits- in die Ruhestandphase”, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, April). Konsequenzen des demografischen Wandels für betriebliche Handlungsfelder. A talk for 122. Baden-Badener Unternehmergespräche, Baden-Baden.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, March). Ältere Mitarbeiter - Chance oder Risiko. A talk for 13. Lenggrieser Pharmagespräch - ''Pharma 08: Neue Zukunft im Vetrieb'', Marketing Institut (MKM), Lenggries.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, February). Demographie und Personal. A talk for the Vortragsreihe ''Personal, Führung, Organisation. Die demografische Herausforderung meistern – Produktivität und Kompetenz sichern”, AutoUni Volkswagen, Wolfsburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, November). Lifelong Learning. Industrie Verein Peine, Peine.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, March). Demografischer Wandel – Herausforderunger für Unternehmen. A keynote for „Forum Program Zukunft“, organized by ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, Duisburg, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, March). Lebenslanges Lernen ernst nehmen. Workshop, organized by II. INQA-Know-how- Kongress “Demographie-Werkstatt Deutschland and ddn, Das Demographie Netzwerk, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, February). Human Resource Management und demographischer Wandel: Eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive. Presentation for the Managment Board, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, February). Konsequenzen des demografischen Wandels für betriebliche Handlungsfelder. Eine interdisciplinäre Perspektive. A talk, “Chancen wahren – Zukunft sichern. Unternehmen im demographischen Wandel“, Industrie- und Handelskammer Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, August). Demographischer Wandel in Unternehmen: Lebenslanges Lernen und mehr. [ ] A talk for Demographie-Kongress “Chancen durch demographischen Wandel”and ddn, Das Demographie Netzwerk, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, March). Sehen wir bald alt aus? Symposium “Demographische Fitness in einer sich wandelnden Gesellschaft – Sehen wir bald aus?”, Addecco Stiftung and the Deutsche Medienakademie Köln, Stuttgart.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, March). Kontinuität und Wandel: Entwicklung durch Veränderung.[ ] A talk for the Management Symposium “Manexchangement: Learning from Jazz and Science”, Congress Centre Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, November). International University Bremen und lebenslanges Lernen: Aufbaustudiengänge und Forschungsgegenstand. A discussion, part of the Fachtagung Wissenschaft und Weiterbildung, Arbeitnehmerkammer Bremen, Bremen.


Staudinger, U. M. (2005, October). Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels für Unternehmen – eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive. Keynote. Sparkassenforum 2005, Akademie Sankelmark, Flensburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, October). Managing an Aging Workforce. Keynote. Metro Human Resources Conference, Düsseldorf.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, May). Ich lerne, also bin ich - Lifelong Learning. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Selbständiger Unternehmer (ASU) and Bundesverband Junger Unternehmer der ASU (BJU), Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, February). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens [Education for and during a long life]. Gesellschaft Bremerhaven 1947, Bremerhaven.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, February). Die Auswirkungen der demographischen Entwicklung in den Unternehmen – eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive [The effects of demographic change for corporations – an interdisciplinary perspective], Siemens Forum, Reihe „Society and Economy“, München.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, December). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens [Educations for and during a long life]. Arbeitnehmerkammer Bremen, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, October). Lernen als lebenslange Aufgabe [Learning: a lifelong task]. Vortrags- und Podiumsveranstaltung „Bildungswege in der Informationsgesellschaft“, Bertelsmann Stiftung und Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung mit dem Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Berlin, Deutschland.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, October). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens [Educations for and during a long life]. 5th Learning Management Congress, Saarbrücken, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, June). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens [Education for and during a long life]. Vortrags- und Podiumsveranstaltung „Erster Unternehmerinnentag Bremen-Weser-Ems“, Verband Deutscher Unternehmerinnen, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, June). Lebensumspannende Entwicklungsbildung – Eine Basis für erfolgreiche Übergänge [Lifelong learning – a basis for successful transitions]. 4. Futura-Jahrestagung „Übergänge im Arbeitsleben - Veränderung als Chance“, Projekt FUTURA der swb AG, Bremen, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001, Oktober). Age integration, the changing life course, and intergenerational solidarity. Expert seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Vienna, Austria.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001, March). Wisdom and the art of living. Supporting excellence in the business world. Workshop held at the DaimlerChrysler Leadership Seminar, Berlin.


Invited Talks (Knowledge Transfer: General Public)

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, October) New Approaches to measure quality of life in very old age. Panelist at expert discussion organized by The University of Cologne and the German Center for Research and Innovation (CERES), New York, NY, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, June). The Global Ageing Population: Impact and Implementation of Agenda 2030. Remarks at DPI/NGO-led Briefing in partnership with the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), New York, NY, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, June). Gewonnene Jahre – Potenziale eines längeren Lebens. Talk Würzburger wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft e.V. Würzburg, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, June). Keynote: More Years, More Life: Opportunities and Challenges of Demographic Change and workshop: Life Review, Reminiscence and Wisdom. INCITE Summer Institute, Columbia Center for Oral History Research, Columbia Univeristy, New York, NY, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2016, April). The Plastictity of Human Aging: What Does it Mean for Each of Us? Columbia Club, New York, NY.

Staudinger, U.M. (2016, March). Mastering Demographic Change in Europe. Demographic changes in the EU and its repercussions for labour market. International Conference on Demography in Opole, Poland.

Staudinger, U.M. (2015, January). What are the secrets of positive aging? Talk, Public Health Power Hour, New York.

Staudinger, U.M. (2014, August). Impacts on Brain Health: Now and the Future. Talk, NY City Economic Development Day Health Conference. New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2014, May). More Years, More Life: Opportunities and Challenges of the Aging Brain. Talk, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Speakers’ Series by Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2013, November). Demographic Change and Growth – A Paradox? Talk, at the Tsao Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala. Singapore.

Staudinger, U.M. (2014, April). Demographic Change: Potential and Challenges for Companies and Employees. Talk at The World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Staudinger, U. M. (2013, May). Alter ist Zukunft. Talk at the 9. Forum Personalvertretungsrecht, dbb forum Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2013, February). Is aging reversible? Can we reset the clock? Talk, panel discussion for the GermanCenter for Research and Innovation and Leopoldina. New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, December). The Plasticity of Aging: Potential and Limits. Talk, “Music and Brain” series at the DZNE (Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen), Bonn.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, October). More years, more life. Talk at a Seminar on Ageing, organized by Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP), Singapore.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, August). Lebenslanges Lernen, Erwerbsarbeit und Alter: die zweite Lebenshälfte. Talk, discussion series of the German Government „Jedes Alter zählt“, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, June). Gewonnene Jahre: Potenziale des Alter(n)s. Talk, Annual Meeting 2012 of Demografie-Allianz Sachsen-Anhalt, Magdeburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, February). Das Alter – was dürfen wir hoffen, was müssen wir fürchten? Discussion, Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina and Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, Bonn.


Staudinger, U. M. (2011, December). Werden wir ewig leben? [Will we live forever?]. First Science Gallery Talk, Max Planck Science Gallery / Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, November). Gewonnene Jahre – Potenziale älterer Arbeitnehmer. Fachgespräch, CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, February). Demographischer Wandel – eine Herausforderung für Unternehmen. Vortrag, Polytechnische Gesellschaft & Hessicher Kreis, Frankfurt.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, February). Weisheit im Alter. Philosophische Gesellschaft in Bremen, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, February). Gewonnene Jahre – Chancen und Herausforderungen des demographischen Wandels. Vortrag anlässlich des Bürgermahls der BürgerStiftung Alfeld, Alfeld.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, November). Gegenwart und Zukunft des Alterns: Innovative Berufsverläufe in einem längeren Leben. Keynote Lecture im Rahmen des FitForAge-Kongress „Produktionsstrategie 2020“, München.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, October). Gewonnene Jahre – Potenziale eines längeren Lebens. Vortrag, ÖPIA Vorlesung zur alternden Gesellschaft 2010 unter dem Motto „Grenzgänge – Vom Arbeitsleben in den Ruhestand“, Wien.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, September). Altern als Chance – die gewonnenen Jahre. Vortrag, Club zu Bremen, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, September). Die alternde Gesellschaft – Herausforderung und Chance für Stiftungen?. Vortrag, Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen, Sonderkongress „Stiftungshandeln in Zeiten hoher Veränderungsdynamik“, Hildesheim.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, August). Altern als Chance – die gewonnen Jahre. Vortrag im Rahmen des Europäischen Forum „Arbeit in einer alternden Gesellschaft“, Alpbach.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, May). Gegenwart und Zukunft des Alterns. Talk for the DGUV Werkstatt Discussion „Innovative Berufsverläufe in einem längeren Leben“, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, April). Was tun wir, um morgen im Alter in Bremen gut zu leben? Talk for the Discussion Programme “Bilder vom Alter – gestern, heute, morgen”, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, March) Altern als Chance – die gewonnenen Jahre. Talk in the frame of the Catholic Forum, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2010, January). Altern in Deutschland. Talk for the New Years Reception of the Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum, Potsdam.

Staudiner, U. M. (2009, December). Gewonnene Jahre. Talk for the Discussion Forum acatech-Senat of the Akademiegruppe „Altern in Deutschland“, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, May). Das Haus ist leer: Platz für die Potentiale des Alters. Talk for the 32nd German Protestant Kirchentag, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2009, January). Altern hat Zukunft? Talk for the event „Lauffen will es wissen“, Bild der Wissenschaft, Lauffen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, November). Demographischer Wandel und Herausforderung für betriebliche Handlungsfelder. DASA Symposium, „Contructing the future of work – wie wollen wir leben und arbeiten?“, Dortmund.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, September). Produktives Altern – Widerspruch oder Chance?. Königsteiner Forum, Königstein.


Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). Alter(n): Herausforderung für das Gemeinwesen, die Unternehmen und den Einzelnen. Talk within the congress of the Hans-Seidel-Foundation „Miteinander der Generationen“, München.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, May). Zur Psychologie der alten Menschen. A talk for Studium Generale, Eberhard Karl Universität, Tübingen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, March). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens. Talk within the lecture series „Lebenslanges Lernen“ of the Senior University Berlin, Charité, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, February). Chancen für individuelle Handlungsfelder und neue intergenerationale Entwicklungen. A talk the Stiftung Brandenburger Tor symposium "Altern als Chance - Zivilgesellschaft und Generationenverhältnis", Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, February). Produktives Alter(n): Widerspruch oder Chance? Public Lecture Series “Altern” der Universität Bremen, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, February). Demografischer Wandel der Arbeitswelt und die Entwicklung von Bewältigungsstrategien anlässlich alternder Belegschaften. Retoract Club Bremen, Bremen.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, November). Hindernisse auf dem Weg zu einer Gesellschaft des lebenslangen Lernens. Vortrag für 3. Jahreskonferenz des Forums Demographischer Wandel des Bundespräsidenten "Bildung voll Leben - Leben voll Bildung", Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, November). Personalentwicklung und Demographischer Wandel. Vortrag für FAZ- Jahreskonferenz Personalentwicklung, veranstaltet von FAZ-Institut, Frankfurt.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, October). Wir werden alle älter! Person, Betrieb und Markt als Aspekte des demografischen Wandels. Vortrag für die Mitglieder-Versammlung des GWA, veranstaltet von GWA, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, October). Bildung für und während eines langen Lebens. Vortrag für OLB-Forum „Wissen und Zukunft“, veranstaltet von Oldenburgische Landesbank AG, Oldenburg.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, May). Lebenszeit - Perspektiven. Vortrag für Thematischer Initiativkreis „30-40-50 plus – Älterwerden in Beschäftigung“ 8. TIK-Treffen, veranstaltet von inqa-demographie, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, July). Alter und Altern: Herausforderung für das Gemeinwesen, die Unternehmen und den Einzelnen. An expert talk „Neue Wege in der Seniorenpolitik“, Hans Seidel Foundation, München.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, September). Produktives Altern: Widerspruch oder Chance? [ ]. Symposium „ Die Zukunft heisst Methusalem“, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, August). Aging, Development and Education [ ]. Schering Fireside Talk “The Future of Aging: Individual and Societal Implications”, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2002, December). Notwendige Anpassungen des deutschen Bildungssystems [Necessary Changes in the German Educational System]. Follow-up Conference of the UNECE Ministerial Conference, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, December). Visionen zur Zukunft des Alterns [Visions of the future of aging]. Round table discussion at the event ”Biomolecular aspects of aging – The social and ethical implications” at the Ernst Schering Research Foundation, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, September). Wissen und Erfahrung im Alter [Knowledge and experience in old age]. Paper presented at the symposium ”Mentale Leistungsfähigkeit im Alter”, at the Asklepios-Klinik, Schaufling.


Staudinger, U. M. (1999, October). Altern aus psychologischer Perspektive: Chancen und Herausforderungen [Psychological perspectives on aging: Chances and challenges]. Lecture at the Seniorenakademie Dresden. Hygiene-Museum, Dresden.


Convening of Scientific Symposia, Workshops, and Conferences

Yu, Y.L. & Staudinger, U. M. (2018, November). Mental Stimulation at Work as a Buffer of Cognitive Decline. Symposium for the Gerontological Society of America's 71st Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, USA

Staudinger, U.M. (2018, April). Frailty Research. Expert Panel Discussion at the 7th Berlin Demography Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, October). Molecular Biology of Aging – Sino-German Perspectives 2017. Symposium of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, July). Aging Policies Global Perspectives: Towards a New Horizon. Symposium at 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, July). A Global Perspective on Work, Aging, and Cognitive Functioning: Type of Work Makes A Difference. Presidential Symposium at 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, February). Integration of Older Individuals in the Labor Market: Global Perspectives. Panel discussion at the 6th Berlin Demography Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2016, March). International views on retirement institutions, occupational risks and health. Moderator of the panel discussion at the 5th Berlin Demography Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, November). Situational and long-term predictors of wisdom. Symposium for the Gerontological Society of America's 68th Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, Florida, USA.

Reitz, A. & Staudinger, U. M. (2015, November). Adult personality development: Country differences. Symposium for the Gerontological Society of America's 68th Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, Florida, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015, March). International Scientific Panel. Moderator of the panel discussion at the 4th Berlin Demography Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Reitz, A., Mroczek, D. & Staudinger, U. M. (2014, November). Conditions and correlates of personality maturity in adulthood and old age. Symposium for the Gerontological Society of America's 67th Annual Scientific Meeting. Washington, DC, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. & Oltmanns, J. (2013, November). Cognitive Plasticity in Real-Life Intervention. Symposium for the Gerontological Society of America's 66th Annual Scientific Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2013, May). Demographic Change in Europe – the Scientific Basis of Sustainable Policymaking. Nine European Academies Conference, Leopoldina, Halle.

Staudinger, U.M. (2012, January). Decision Points for a Family: Work, Time, Infrastructure, Integration. Panel discussion at the 1st Berlin Demography Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). Life Times, Timed Lifes: The Berlin Aging Study. Symposium within the 29. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). Current Perspectives on the Concept of Wisdom and its Development. Symposium within the 29. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). The Psychology of Sehnsucht (Life Longings). Symposium within the 29. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin.

Staudinger, U.M. & Heidemeier, H. (2007). Age, Education and Lifelong Learning. Conference of the Working Group LeoTech Aging (Leopoldina Academy of Sciences/ Academy of Engineering Sciences), Bad Saarow,


Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2007, August). A psychology of wisdom: Investigating an elusive phenomenon. Symposium, 13th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Jena, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. & Häfner, H. (2006, November). Was ist Alter? Conference of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and the Bosch Foundation.

Dörner, J. & Staudinger, U. M. (2006, September). Sicherheit und Wachstum als Grundkonflikt menschlicher Entwicklung: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse. Symposium organized for the 45th Congress of the German Psychological Society, Nuremberg, Germany.

Dörner, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (2005, September). Was verschafft Selbsteinsicht? Eine querschnittliche Annäherung an Entwicklungskontext [ ]. 17. Tagung der Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, August). Positive Development in Adulthood – Clarifications, Age Trends, and Contextual Influences. Symposium organized for the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, October). Lässt sich Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Alter unterstützen [Is it possible to facilitate personality in old age]? 7th Congress of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (DGGG), Hamburg, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2004, July). Middle adulthood. A lifespan perspective. Symposium 18th Biennial ISSBD-Meeting, The International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ghent, Belgium.

Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). Personality growth: Measurement, trajectories and facilitation. Symposium organized for the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Staudinger, U. M., & Diehl, M. (2001, August). Adult personality development: The dynamics between structure and process. Symposium organized for the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, July). Psychology of human strengths. Invited Symposium organized for the International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Staudinger, U. M. & Bluck, S. (1999, August). Thinking about life – From autobiographical memory to the life story. Symposium organized for the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. & Baltes, P. B. (1997, August). The study of self: A "natural" interface between developmental and social psychology. Symposium organized for the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (1995, September). Das Selbst im Lebenslauf: Entwicklungs- und sozialpsychologische Perspektiven [The self across the life span: Perspectives from lifespan and social psychology]. Symposium organized for the 12th Tagung für Entwicklungspsychologie (Conference for Developmental Psychology), Leipzig.

Staudinger, U. M. (1988, October). Erweiterung des Expertise-Begriffs: Beispiele aus der Entwicklung im Erwachsenenalter [Extending the notion of expertise: Examples from lifespan psychology]. Symposium convened for the 36th Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Berlin.


Conference Papers

Springfield, S., Hedlin, H., Qin, F. F., Staudinger, U. M., Taylor, H., & Stefanick, M. (2019, March) Psychological Resilience and CVD-Related Health Behaviors in the Women’s Health Initiative. Abstract for the Epi|Lifestyle 2019 Scientific Session on the Epidemiology and Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. Huston, Texas USA.

Cihlar, V. & Staudinger, U. M. (2018, May) Influences on the average duration of bridge employment. Abstract for the 24th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Oslo, Norway.

Cihlar, V. & Staudinger, U. M. (2018, March) Working after retirement: Extending the career job or looking for something new? Abstract for the international conference "Aging Workforce: Older Workers and Immigrants as New Pillars of Western Economies?", Prague, Tchech Republic.

Skirbekk, V., Bonsang, E., & Staudinger, U. M. (2017, October) Gender-role attitudes and cognition. Presentation in the session on "The construction of socioeconomic and gender inequalities in health and mortality in old age" at XXVIII IUSSP International Population Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.

Staudinger, U. M. (2017, July). Individual Views on Aging in the Context of Social Change and Cultural Differences. Symposium at 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Yu, Y.-L., Cheng, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2017, July). Do Activity Patterns Across Time Predict Cognitive Aging? Paper presented at 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Calvo, E., Madero-Cabib, I., & Staudinger, U. M. (2017, July). Late Careers and Health: A Panel Study in the United States and the United Kingdom. Paper presented at 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Hessel, P., Skirbekk, V. & Staudinger, U. M. (2017, April). The leveling-off of secular cohort gains in cognitive functioning in Europe. Paper presented at PAA 2017 Annual Meeting Population Association of America, Chicago, IL, USA.

Oltmanns, Godde & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). “Work-task changes as facilitators of cognitive functioning in assembly-line workers”. Paper presented at the EAWOP Congress, Oslo, Norway.

Goode, B., Oltmanns, J., Voelcker-Rehage, C., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Motor plasticity in assembly-line workers: Effects of repeated work task changes on manual dexterity and related brain function. Paper presented at Neuroscience 2015, the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA.

Law, A. & Staudinger, U.M. (2015, November). Self-reported personal wisdom: How does it relate to Personality Adjustment and Growth? Symposium for the Gerontological Society of America's 68th Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, FL, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Threat or challenge? Essentialist beliefs, age stereotypes, and cognitive performance in old age. Paper presented at 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Skirbekk, V., & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). Personality development in the second half of life and critical life events. Paper presented at 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL, USA.

Reitz, A. & Staudinger, U. M. (2015). What buffers the decline of openness across the adult lifespan? The role of society. Paper presented at 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL, USA.

Staudinger, U. M., Oltmanns, J., & Godde, B. (2015, August). Work Biographies as Facilitators of Cognitive Development - The Mobilis Project. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada.


Oltmanns, J., Godde, B. & Staudinger, U. M. (2014) Don’t lose your brain at work – work task mobility is ssociated with greater brain volume in frontal and striatal regions. Paper presented at 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

Reitz, A. & Staudinger, U. M. (2014) Plasticity of personality maturity: the role of life reflection and social context. Paper presented at 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

Weiss, D. & Staudinger, U. M. (2014) Correlates and consequences of essentialist beliefs about aging. Paper presented at 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, USA.

Oltmanns, J., Godde, B., Winneke, A, Staudinger U. M. (2013, November). Job-Related Task Changes As Facilitators Of Cognitive Development. Presented at 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. & Wink, P. M. (2013, November). The Berlin Wisdom Paradigm In The U.S.: Relations With Personality Adjustment, Growth, And Generativity. Presented at 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, November). Engagement and Personality Development. Presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA, USA.

Bowen, C. & Staudinger, U. M. (2012, November). Age Moderates the Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Performance. Presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA, USA.

Voelcker-Rehage, C., Jeltsch, A., Godde, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2012, November). COMT Polymorphisms Influence the Association Between Physical and Cognitive Fitness in Older Adults. Presented at 65th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA, USA.

Bowen, C. & Staudinger, U. M. (2012, September). Die Übernahme bezahlter und ehrenamtlicher Arbeitsrollen durch ältere Erwachsene und Stereotypen über die Kompetenz älterer Menschen. Presented at 48. Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Bielefeld, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M. (2012, January). Comparing Personal and General Wisdom: Inferences about the Interface between Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation. Social-Personality Gerontology Preconference, Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, September). Alter und Altern: Innen- und Außensicht und einige der Konsequenzen. [Age and aging: Internal and external view and some oft he consequences.] 20. Section Convention Developmental Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Erfurt.

Staudinger, U. M. (2011, September). Selbstbezogene Weisheit: Querschnittliche Befunde zu Altersunterschieden. [Self-oriented wisdom: Cross-sectional results on age differences.] 20. Section Convention Developmental Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Erfurt.

Voelker-Rehage C., & Staudinger, U. M. (2010, January). Ausdauer- und Koordinationstraining zeigen unterschiedliche Effekte auf die kognitiven und neurophysiologischen Funktionen Aelterer. Research Report for the 47. Congress of the German Psychological Association, Bremen, Germany.

Heidemeier, H., & Staudinger, U. M. (2010, January). Prozesse der Selbstbeurteilung und Lebenszufridenheit: Mess- Inequivalenz und differenzielle Zusammenhaenge mit dem Alter. Research Report for the 47. Congress of the German Psychological Association, Bremen, Germany.

Bowen, C., & Staudinger, U. M. (2009, November). Person-Environment Fit: An Important Evaluative Dimension for Productive Aging in the Work Contexts - First Results from the Demopass Project. Presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, USA.


Diehl, M. K. & Staudinger, U. M. (2009, November). Awareness of Age-Related Change: Examination of a Promising Concept. Presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, USA.

Glueck. J., & Staudinger, U. M. (2009, November). Wisdom: Integration of Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation. Presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, USA.

Heidemeier, H., & Staudinger, U. M. (2009, November). Research Methods for Advancing Aging Research. Presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, USA.

Voelcker-Rehage, C., Godde, B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2009, November). Facilitating Cognitive Performance in Old Age: Cognitive and Physical Interventions. Presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, USA.

Noack, M. & Staudinger, U. M. (2009, September). Altersklima in Unternehmen und erfolgreiches Altern. Presented at the 6th Tagung der Fachgrupppe Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Psychologie, Vienna, Austria.

Bowen, C. & Staudinger, U. M. (2009, September). Arbeitszentralitaet und Altern im Beruf. Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie, Hildesheim.

Godde, B., Voelcker-Rehage, C. & Staudinger, U. M. (2008, November). Effects of physical activity on cognitive processing in older adults: I. The impact of cardiovascular training. Poster to be presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA.

Voelker-Rehage, C., Godde, B. & Staudinger, U. M. (2008, November). Effects of physical activity on cognitive processing in older adults: II. Differential mechanisms of cardiovascular and coordination training. Poster to be presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). On the Dynamic Interplay between Cognition and Emotion in Old Age. A talk for the symposium “Life Times, Timed Life: The Berlin Aging Study” within the 29. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). Productive Validity of General and Personal Wisdom. A talk for the symposium “Current Perspectives on the Concept of Wisdom and its Development” within the 29. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2008, July). Plasticity and Resilience in Aging. A talk for the “New Horizons Expert Workshops on Quality of Life in Old Age” within the 29. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin.

Noack, M. G. & Staudinger, U. M. (2007, September). Altersklima in Organizationen (Konzeptionelle Forschungsarbeit). Poster to be presented at the 5th symposium of Arbeits- und Organizationspsychologie, Trier, Germany.

Kessler, E.-M. & Staudinger, U. M. (2007, August). The role of arousal and affect regulation in affective experience across the adult life span. An individual symposium abstract to be presented at the 13th European Conference of Developmental Psychology, Jena, Germany.

Mühlig-Versen, A. & Staudinger, U. M. (2006, November). Civic engagement in old age: a quasi-experimental longitudinal study. A poster presented at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America – “Education and the Gerontological Imagination“, Dallas, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, November). Interactive minds: it isn’t as easy as it may seem. An individual symposium abstract presented at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America – “Education and the Gerontological Imagination“, Dallas, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2006, November). Personal and general wisdom: a useful distinction? An individual symposium abstract presented at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America – “Education and the Gerontological Imagination“, Dallas, USA.


Kessler, E.-M. & Staudinger, U. M. (2006, November). Does the adaptive value of affect differ between young, middle-aged and older adults? A poster presented at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America – “Education and the Gerontological Imagination,“ Dallas, USA.

Kessler, E.-M. & Staudinger, U. M. (2005, November). Intergenerational Interaction as a Facilitative Social Context: An Experimental Paradigm. Conference paper presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, November). Discussant Statement. Symposium Cognition in social context (organizers: Berg. & Strough). 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, USA.

Dörner, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (2005, September). Was verschafft Selbsteinsicht? Eine querschnittliche Annäherung an Entwicklungskontext. Vortrag im Rahmen der 17. Tagung der Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie, Ruhr- Universität Bochum.

Staudinger, U. M., Dörner, J., & Mickler, C. (2005, September). Symposium Selbstbezogene Weisheit unterstützen? 17. Tagung Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Staudinger, U. M. (2005, September). Discussant Statement. Symposium Emotionen über die Lebensspanne: Wechselwirkungen mit Lebensstil, Kognition, und täglichen Stressoren (organizers: Grühn & Röcke). 17. Tagung der Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Staudinger, U. M., Dörner, J., & Mickler, C. (2005, August). Life reflection intervention: Is it possible to facilitate personal wisdom? Symposium “Telling stories – The social contexts and functions of autobiographical remembering”, 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, USA.

Dörner, J., & Staudinger, U. M. (2005, September). Was verschafft Selbsteinsicht? Eine querschnittliche Annäherung an Entwicklungskontexte. Symposium im Rahmen der 17. Tagung des Fachgruppe Entwicklungspsychologie, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.

Mickler, C. & Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). Selbsteinsicht: Definition und Messung von selbstbezogener Weisheit. Poster presented at the 16th Developmental Conference of the German Psychological Association, Mainz, FRG.

Doerner, J. & Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). Die Innensicht von Persönlichkeitswachstum: Das reife Selbst. Paper presented at the 16th Developmental Conference of the German Psychological Association, Mainz, FRG.

Schindler, I. & Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). Latelife development of personal life investment and successful aging. Poster presented at the 16th Developmental Conference of the German Psychological Association, Mainz, FRG.

Mickler, C. & Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). Self-insight: Definition and measurement of self-related wisdom. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Doerner, J. & Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). Personality growth from the inside: The mature self. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Schindler, I. & Staudinger, U. M. (2003, August). Latelife development of personal life investment and successful aging. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Staudinger, U. M. (2002, September). Eine Psychologie menschlicher Stärken: Sechs Fragen an ein wieder erstärkendes Feld. [A psychology of human strength: six questions for a remerging field] Paper presented at the 43rd Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (43rd Congress of the German Psychological Association), Berlin.

Dörner, J., Diehl, M., & Staudinger, U. M. (2002, September). Offene Selbst-Definitionen im Altersvergleich. [Age differences in open self-definitions] Poster presented at the 43rd Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Berlin.


Mickler, C., & Staudinger, U. M. (2002, September). Entwicklung eines Instruments zur Messung selbstbezogener Weisheit. [Development of self-oriented wisdom measurement instrument] Poster presented at the 43rd Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Berlin.

Kessler, E-M., Rakoczy, K., & Staudinger, U. M. (2002, September). Hat das in Fernsehserien vermittelte Altersbild etwas mit gerontologischen Befunden zu tun?. [The portrait of old age in privat TV series: Is it biased?] Poster presented at the 43rd Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Berlin.

Schindler, I., & Staudinger, U. M. (2002, September). Die längsschnittliche Entwicklung persönlichen Lebensinvestments im Alter. [Longitudinal development of personal life investment in old age] Paper presented at the 43rd Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (2001, November). Emotion and Aging. Discussion at the 2001 Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (2000, July). A psychological approach to an art of life. Paper presented at the Symposium ”Psychology of human strenghts”, International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Staudinger, U. M., & Freund, A. M. (1999, November). Coping with morbidity in old and very old age: A longitudinal perspective. Paper presented during the Symposium ”Longitudinal Findings from the Berlin Aging Study”, Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Fransisco, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (1999, September). Über die Entwicklung von Weisheit: Wege zur Integration von Tugend und Verstand [The development of wisdom: Pathways towards the integration of mind and virtue]. Paper presented at the 14th Tagung für Entwicklungspsychologie, Fribourg, Switzerland.

Staudinger, U. M., & Freund, A. M. (1999, July). Coping with morbidity in old and very old age: A longitudinal perspective. Paper presented during the Symposium ”Longitudinal Findings from the Berlin Aging Study”, 4th European Congress of Gerontology, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (1998, September). Reale und virtuelle interaktive Kognition als unterstützender Kontext für weisheitsbezogene Leistungen [Actual and virtual interactive minds: A supportive context for wisdom-related performance]. Paper in dem Symposium ”Gruppen als informationsverarbeitende Systeme“

Staudinger, U. M. (1998, July). Personal Life Investment as a Mirror of Transitions in Adulthood and Old Age. Paper presented during the Symposium ”Transitions across the life span: Implications for development”, 15th Biennial ISSBD Meetings, Bern.

Staudinger, U. M., & Freund, A. M. (1997, September). Krank und arm im Alter und trotzdem guten Mutes? Untersuchungen im Rahmen eines Modells psychologischer Widerstandsfähigkeit [Sick and "poor" in very old age and happy after all? A sample case of psychological resilience]. Paper presented at the 13th Tagung der Sektion für Entwicklungspsychologie, Vienna.

Böhmig-Krumhaar, S. & Staudinger, U. M. (1997, September). Eine kognitive Intervention im Bereich der geistigen Pragmatik: Das Beispiel des Weisheitskriteriums "Wert-Relativismus" [An intervention in the pragmatics of the mind: The example of the wisdom criterion ”Value-relativism”]. Poster presented at the 13th Tagung der Sektion für Entwicklungspsychologie, Vienna.

Staudinger, U. M. (1996, September). Lebenspraktische Wissenssysteme und experimentalpsychologische Tradition: Darstellung neuer methodischer Ansätze am Beispiel der Weisheitsforschung [Life pragmatics and the experimental tradition in psychology: Illustration of new methodological approaches in wisdom research]. Paper presented at the 40th Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie [German Psychological Society], Munich.

Böhmig, S. A., Raykov, T., & Staudinger, U. M. (1996, September). Wie aufgabenabhängig ist die Messung weisheitsbezogener Leistung? [How much wisdom-related performance depends on the task?] Paper presented at the 40th Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Munich.


Staudinger, U. M., Lopez, D., & Baltes, P. B. (1996, August). The psychometric location of wisdom-related performance: Intelligence, personality, and more? Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Staudinger, U. M. (1996, August). Degree and pattern of personal life investment in old and very old age. Paper presented at the 7th Bi-Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISSBD, Québec City, Canada.

Böhmig, S. A., Raykov, T., & Staudinger, U. M. (1996, August). Wisdom-related performance: A positive manifold of five criteria across different tasks? Paper presented at the 7th Bi-Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISSBD, Québec City, Canada.

Kolbe, M., & Staudinger, U. M. (1996, September). Subjektives Lebensinvestment in bedeutsamen Lebensbereichen im Spiegel von Entwicklungsaufgaben [Life investment from a developmental task perspective]. Paper presented at the 40th Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Munich.

Staudinger, U. M. (1996, May). Grenzen der Bewältigung und ihre Überschreitung [The limits of coping and beyond]. Paper presented at the 9th Coping-Workshop, Prerow.

Böhmig, S. A., & Staudinger, U. M. (1995, September). Die Aktivierung von weisheitsbezogenem Wissen in einem sozial-interaktiven Paradigma [A social-interactive paradigm for the activation of wisdom-related knowledge]. Poster presented at the 12th Tagung für Entwicklungspsychologie, Leipzig.

Staudinger, U. M. (1995, August). Self and personality in very old age: A sample case of resilience. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the APA, New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (1995, June). Degree and pattern of life investment in old age. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Scientific Meeting of the APS, New York.

Staudinger, U. M. (1994, December). Produktivität und Selbstentfaltung im Alter [Productivity and self-development in old age]. Paper presented at the ADIA conference, "Produktives Leben im Alter", Hamburg.

Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (1994, November). A social-interactive paradigm for the assessment of wisdom- related knowledge: Are two heads better than one in solving difficult life problems. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (1994, September). Interaktive Kognition: Ein erfolgverspechendes Paradigma für die Entwicklungs- und Kognitionspsychologie? [Interactive minds: A successful paradigm in psychology?] Review paper presented at the 39th Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Hamburg.

Staudinger, U. M. & Baltes, P. B. (1993, October). Interactive minds: Life-span perspectives on the social foundation of cognition. Conference, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (1989, October). Lebensrückblick - Lebenserfahrung - Weisheit: theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Evidenz [Life review – life experience – wisdom: Theoretical deliberations and actual evidence]. Paper presented at the 4th Heidelberger Gerontologische Woche, Heidelberg.

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1993, July). How much wisdom have people nominated as wise? Paper presented at the 12th Biannual Meetings of ISSBD, Recife, Brasil.

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1992, September). Wie weise sind Weise? [How much wisdom have people nominated as wise?] Paper presented at the 38th Congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Trier, Germany.

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Freund, A. (1992, July). The goal system: A facet of the resilient self in old age. Paper presented at the 25th International Congress for Psychology, Brussels, Belgium.


Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Freund, A. (1992, March). Bewältigungsmuster im hohen und sehr hohen Alter [Coping patterns in old and very old age]. Poster presented at the Jahrestagung der deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Freund, A. (1991, November). Differential coping patterns in old age. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting der Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, USA.

Freund, A., Staudinger, U. M., & Smith, J. (1991, November). How do very old people define themselves: "Who am I" data from 70-105 year olds. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, USA.

Smith, J., Staudinger, U. M., & Freund, A. (1991, November). The aged self: Profiles of adjustment in very old age. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, USA.

Staudinger, U. M. (1991, September). Lebensklärung ein Prozeß der geistig-intellektuellen Entwicklung und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung im Alter [Life reflection as a process of contributing the development of mind and personality]. Paper presented at the 10th Tagung für Entwicklungspsychologie, Köln.

Staudinger, U. M. & Smith, J. (1990, September). Wissen in grundlegenden Fragen des Lebens: Gibt es Experten? [Does expert knowledge exists?] Paper presented in the Symposium "Zur Psychologie des professionellen Wissens und Könnens - Befunde zur Expertise in verschiedenen Berufsfeldern", 37th Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Kiel.

Smith, J. & Staudinger, U. M. (1990, September). Wohlbefinden im Alter: Eine "protektive Illusion"? [Well-being in old age: An illusion?] Paper presented at the 18th Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, Lübeck.

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1989, October). Weisheit, Lebenswissen und berufliche Spezialisierung [Wisdom, life knowledge and professional specialisation]. Paper presented at the Tagung der Sektion III: Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, Nürnberg.

Staudinger, U. M., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1989, July). Life review: Differences in the reconstruction of life-span development depending on age and professional experience. Paper presented at the symposium "Development- related beliefs and values across the life span" at the 10th Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Staudinger, U. M. (1988, October). Weisheit als Expertise am Beispiel Lebensrückblick [Wisdom as expertise: The sample case of life review]. Paper presented during the symposium "Erweiterung des Expertise-Begriffs: Beispiele aus der Entwicklung im Erwachsenenalter" at the 36th Kongreß der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (1988, September). Lebenswissen und Intelligenz im Alter: Das Beispiel einer Untersuchung zum Lebensrückblick [Life knowledge and intelligence in old age]. Paper presented at 17th Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, Kassel, FRG.

Smith, J., Staudinger, U. M., & Baltes, P. B. (1988, January). Weisheit als positiver Aspekt geistiger Entwicklung im Alter [Wisdom as a positive aspect of the aging mind]. Poster at the Jahrestagung der Sektion I und III der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, Berlin.

Staudinger, U. M. (1987, September). Lebensrückblick als ein Zugang zu dem Wissenssystem "Lebenswissen" - Paradigma und Ergebnisse einer altersvergleichenden Studie [Exploring life knowledge by means of life review]. Paper presented at the Konferenz der Sektion "Entwicklungspsychologie" der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Bern, Switzerland.

Staudinger, U. M. (1986, October). Lebenserfahrung und Lebenseinsicht als Aspekte geistigen Wachstums im Alter: Der Versuch einer empirischen Annäherung an das Phänomen "Weisheit" [Life experience and life insight as facet of the aging mind]. Paper presented the 16th Conference of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gerontologie, Travemünde, FRG.


Smith, J. & Staudinger, U. M. (1986, September). Life planning and life review: Age- and wisdom-related expertise. Poster for the 2nd European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Rome, Italy.

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