Nicolas Kühne

Nicolas Kühne is a Professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Social Work and Health, Lausanne, where he leads the LaReSS - Laboratoire de Recherche Santé-Social. His work focuses on occupational therapy, intercultural competence, gerontology, sensory loss in relationships, and community participation. Kühne's research often involves cross-cultural studies, workforce analyses, and explorations of occupation in end-of-life and disability contexts.

• Key Affiliations: University of Applied Sciences in Social Work and Health Lausanne, LaReSS Lab
• Research Themes: Co-occupation in romantic relationships, Intercultural training for health professionals, Impact of sensory loss on daily life, Community participation in dementia, Occupational justice in end-of-life practices

Publications reveal expertise in standardized measurement instruments, healthcare workforce structure, and pandemic impacts on elderly populations. His recent works include scoping reviews on co-occupation, comparative studies on intercultural competence, and pandemic-related reports on nursing home residents' quality of life.

Collaborations span Swiss institutions and international journals, with recurring contributions to Revue francophone de recherche en ergothérapie, Ergotherapie: Fachzeitschrift des Verbandes schweizerischer Ergotherapeuten, and International Journal of Intercultural Relations. He co-develops pedagogical frameworks for occupational therapy research and advocates for expanded definitions of "occupation" in theoretical debates.

Methodological Approaches include qualitative descriptive studies, thematic analysis, cluster analysis, and cross-sectional research. He frequently employs mixed-method designs and has led large-scale surveys on Swiss occupational therapy workforce demographics.