Marion Scheider-Yilmaz is a sociologist specialising in ageing, disability, and social participation. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Grenoble Alpes University (PACTE Laboratory), working on the ANR/DFG Franco-German research project The Social Production of Space and Age (SPAGE) in collaboration with Goethe University Frankfurt. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Lorraine, where she explored citizenship and decision-making among older adults and individuals with disabilities in French advisory bodies.
Her research bridges ageing and disability studies, with a focus on socio-spatial inclusion. She serves on the editorial committee of Retraite et Société and the ethical and scientific committee of the Handéo Observatory.
Within PAAR-net, she co-leads the “Place and Community” working group, fostering knowledge exchange on participatory approaches with older adults in community and place-based contexts.