Silvia Hedenigg

Prof. Dr. Silvia Hedenigg holds a Professorship in Social Work at Friedensau Theological College (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) since 2009. She serves as Head of the Master's program in Social and Health Management and has held leadership roles in programs like "Health and Nursing Sciences" at Upper Austrian universities of applied sciences.

• Doctoral Degrees: PhD in Philosophy (University of Tokyo, 1997) and Medicine (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2006)
• Research Focus: Caring Economics, medical sociology, pediatric oncology communication, end-of-life care, and intercultural comparisons

Her publications analyze ethical leadership in healthcare, family discourse in terminal illness, and the Nordic welfare model. Notable works include interdisciplinary studies in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies and co-edited volumes on medical ethics.

Key article trends: Ethical governance in healthcare systems, cross-cultural death perceptions, and applications of caring economics to pandemic resilience and Scandinavian welfare models.