About
Stephan Krayter is a Researcher at the University of Siegen's Faculty III (IT for the Aging Society), affiliated with the Chair of Information Systems. He holds an M.Sc. in Social Sciences from the same university. His current role involves the FUSION project, focusing on digitally supported solutions for healthcare and social service accessibility in rural areas. Prior roles include research in the MEPYSO junior group (medicalization/psychologization of social processes), TelReKo (telerehabilitation competencies), and KINBIOTICS (AI-driven antibiotic decision support).
Education:
- Bachelor's and Master's in Social Sciences, University of Siegen
Research Interests: Intersection of health sociology, digitalization, and user acceptance. Key focuses include designing socially acceptable digital health solutions, improving healthcare through technology, and analyzing the medicalization of social issues like poverty and unemployment. His work spans telerehabilitation frameworks, antibiotic prescription systems, and pandemic-era media discourse.
Articles Overview: Recent work includes competency models for telerehabilitation (2025), AI in antibiotic management (2024), and pandemic-era child mental health media analysis (2023). Earlier studies examine poverty discourse trends (2020) and medicalization effects on unemployment stigma (2018).
Grants/Labs: Active in FUSION project (sub-projects Health & Aging/Social Inclusion), TelReKo, and KINBIOTICS. Collaborates with Prof. Claudia Müller and Prof. Christoph Dockweiler.
