Franziska Steffens

I am a PhD student in geriatric epidemiology at the Aging Research Center (ARC), working under the supervision of Serhiy Dekhtyar. My academic background combines sports science, psychology, and public health, which has provided me with an interdisciplinary perspective on health and aging.

My current research focuses on depression in old age, with a particular interest in its longitudinal trends and interplay with clinical and social factors. I am especially interested in how the development of depression over time differs across cohorts and contexts, and what implications these differences have for late-life health and healthcare utilization.