Tamar Yellon, PhD, RN, is a lecturer at the Jerusalem College of Technology (Lev Academic Center) and in the department of Nursing at the Hebrew University, and a clinical instructor at Hadassah Medical Center. A registered geriatric nurse, she specializes in cultural competence in healthcare and care for older adults, and works clinically with a participatory approach with cognitively-declined older adults. She works as a clinical supervisor for undergraduate and postgraduate [master] nursing students. Her research focuses on geriatrics, nursing education, and qualitative research, with active studies on physical activity of older adults and participatory research with older adults, professional education in geriatrics, and nursing students’ attitudes toward elder care
After studying geography and economics and gaining extensive professional experience in both the Global North and South, I joined the Department of Social Work at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. In my current role, I lead a team of researchers exploring the links between the lifeworlds, life choices, and capabilities of society’s most vulnerable groups and concepts of spatial justice. Co-Leader of WG4.
Annette Bilfeldt, PhD in social science, is an independent researcher & lecturer in Health Promotion, Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University and Supervisor in Participatory Action Research and Social Science, Universidad Catolica Boliviana, San Pablo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Research Profile
- Participatory action research (PAR)
- Co-creation of social change with nursing home residents, their relatives and employees focusing on empowering the residents as the primary “stakeholders” in the daily life of the nursing home.
- Development of knowledge exchange between research and practice through co-research and participatory action research with older adults to gain insight into older adults´ experiences and perspectives and to enable their voice to be heard at all levels in society.
Supporting the implementation of the new democratic practices developed through PAR and spreading information through dialogue meetings where the co-researchers – supported by the researchers – present the knowledge developed to elder organizations, trade unions, residents, care workers and relatives from other institutions, relatives and politicians.