I started as a PhD candidate at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 in April 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ajay Bailay, Dr. Dea van Lierop, and Dr. Susan van Hees.
My research focuses on the impact of digitalization on perceived accessibility among older people. Examples of relevant innovative mobility technologies in my research are on-demand services (e.g. Uber), micro e-mobility (e.g. shared electric bikes or scooters), and automated vehicles. But also the access to traditional transportation modes has become increasingly digitalized, for instance through digital ticketing and digital planning tools such as Google Maps.
In my research, I aim to outline:
1) what these mobility technologies mean to older people, now and in the future, and why this is the case;
2) to what extent older people perceive these mobility technologies as socially excluding, thereby contributing to the process of aging; and
3) I aim to study how both older people and policymakers believe these mobilities can be adjusted to best suit the needs of older people.
In doing so, I study the co-constitution of aging and (mobility) technologies.
In my research, I aim to outline:
1) what these mobility technologies mean to older people, now and in the future, and why this is the case;
2) to what extent older people perceive these mobility technologies as socially excluding, thereby contributing to the process of aging; and
3) I aim to study how both older people and policymakers believe these mobilities can be adjusted to best suit the needs of older people.
In doing so, I study the co-constitution of aging and (mobility) technologies.