Vera Gallistl

Vera Gallistl is an academic researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Life Sciences and Faculty of Social Sciences, working in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Department of Sociology. Her research focuses on aging, digital literacy, cultural education, and social exclusion among older adults, with a strong emphasis on praxeology and the sociology of technology.

• PhD Fellow, COST-Action 'Reducing Old Age Social Exclusion' (ROSENet), 2017
• Short Term Scientific Mission: Exclusion from New Technologies in Old Age, 2017
• Short Term Scientific Mission: Media-Leisure Repertoires of Older Adults, 2018

Her work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to reducing inequality and promoting inclusive societies. She has participated in projects like ACCESS (Supporting digital literacy for older people) and Kulturelle Exklusion älterer Menschen in Wien, and her media engagements address intergenerational dynamics and aging in the digital era.