Dr. Lena Hofbauer
- Research scientist in the DFG third-party funded project ISBE
- Research scientist at the Department of Education and Integration
Profile
Lena Hofbauer's current research focuses on:
- Variability in family socialization conditions based on origin and its effects on educational processes
and outcomes - Educational outcomes depending on migration-related and social background
Academic Background
since 09/2025
Research scientist at the Berlin Institute for Empirical Research on Integration and Migration (BIM), professorship for Learning and Instruction with a Special Focus on Migration-Related Diversity (Prof. Edele)
and at the Institute for Educational Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
08/2025
Doctorate (PhD) at the Institute for Community Medicine, University Medical Center Greifswald,
University of Greifswald
03/2020–08/2025
Doctoral candidate at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE e.V.) with the Research Group Psychosocial Epidemiology and Public Health
09/2017–09/2019
Studied psychology with a focus on theory and research (MSc.), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
09/2013–06/2017
Studied psychology (BSc.), University of Glasgow
Selected Publications
- Hofbauer, L. M., & Rodriguez, F. S. (2024). The mediating role of lifestyle activities in the association between social deprivation and cognition in older adulthood: results from the health and retirement (HRS) study. Journal of Aging and Health, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643241273988
- Hofbauer, L. M., & Rodriguez, F. S. (2023). The role of social deprivation and depression in dementia risk: findings from the longitudinal survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 32, e10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796023000033
- Rodriguez, F.S., Hofbauer, L.M., Röhr, S. (2021). The role of education and income for cognitive functioning in old age: a cross-country comparison. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(12), 1908-1921, https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5613
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