Sara Marie Ertner

Sara Marie Ertner is an Associate Professor at the Center for Digital Welfare at IT University of Copenhagen. Her research bridges participatory design, welfare technology, aging studies, and science and technology studies (STS). She employs ethnographic methods to explore human-technology interactions in healthcare and elderly care contexts.

• Key Research Areas: Participatory Design, Aging and Technology, Healthcare Innovation, Science and Technology Studies, Design Ethnography
• Projects: PI for Age Integrated Housing and Neighbourhoods (2024–2026), CoI for TRACE: Transformations in Care (2023–2027), and prior work on prophylaxis and implantable defibrillators.
• Collaborations: Works with institutions like Aarhus University, University of Southern Denmark, and Stockholm University.
• Email: saramarie@itu.dk