Dr. Rainer Gabriel

Dr. Rainer Gabriel
ZHAW
School of Social Work
Institute of Diversity and Social Integration
Pfingstweidstrasse 96
8005 Zürich
Work at ZHAW
Position at the ZHAW
Researcher & Lecturer
Member of the advisory board of the ZHAW center for research data
www.researchgate.net/profile/Rainer_Gabriel
Education and Continuing education
Expertise and research interests
Research topics
*Social gerontology
*Poverty and social welfare dependency
*Life course epidemiology & Healthy Aging
*Mortality
*Life course sociology
Research methods
*Quantitative data analysis
*Longitudinal data analysis, notably data mining (sequence analysis)
Professional milestones
*2019-2021 Member of the departement's staff representation committee (Personalausschuss)
*Since 2018 Docent/Reader, ZHAW
*2017-2018 Head Social welfare statistics unit, Cantonal Statistical Office Zurich
*2015-2017 Lecturer, Institute of demography and socio-economics (IDESO), University of Geneva
*2015-2018 Senior Researcher CIGEV, University of Geneva
*2015 Research assistant CIGEV, University of Geneva
*2010-2014 Project coordinator, Center for interdisciplinary gerontology and vulnerability studies (CIGEV) of the University of Geneva
*2010 Junior Researcher Pro Senectute Schweiz, Zürich
*2008-2009 Research- and teaching assistant, Institute of Environmental Decisions, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
*2005-2008 Bicycle messenger "La Vélo Postale" Geneva
Educational background
*2022 CAS Higher Education, University of Zurich
*2016 Project Management, Weiterbildungsangebot des Kantons Zürich
*2015 PhD Socio-Economics, Université de Genève
*2010-2015 PhD Programme of the NCCR LIVES - "Overcoming Vulnerability: Life course perspectives"
*2013 Media training for researchers, MAZ Die Schweizer Journalistenschule
*2013 Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex
*2009 CAS Economic and social demography, Université de Genève
*2008 M.A. Socio-Economics, Université de Genève
*2007 B.A. Economic and social history, Université de Genève
Membership of networks
- NCCR LIVES - Overcoming Vulnerability
- Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités (CIGEV)
- Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS)
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Soziologie
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Gerontologie
Projects
- Soziale Integration von geflüchteten Personen / Team member / Project ongoing
- Accompanying evaluation of the Disability Rights Action Plan / Team member / Project ongoing
- DSembedded: Integrating discipline-specific Know How into Data Stewardship / Team member / Project ongoing
- Gesamtauswertung Altersmonitoring von Pro Senectute Schweiz / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Why do some older workers with adverse health conditions remain in the labor force while others exit early? / Project co-leader / Project ongoing
- Pro Senectute Schweiz Altersmonitoring & Alterssurvey / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Interactive Data Visualization Made Easy / Team member / Project completed
- Förderung der Qualifizierung Erwachsener: armutsgefährdete und -betroffene Personen in ihren Lebenswelten erreichen / Team member / Project completed
- The economic situation of widows, widowers and orphans in Switzerland / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Machine learning and algorithms in social work / Team member / Project completed
- Improved Integration for Refugees in Switzerland (IMIRIS) / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Having Little in a Land of Plenty: Economic Vulnerability in Old Age in Switzerland (EVOAS) / Project leader / Project completed
- Linguistische Diskursanalyse zu Sozialhilfe / Team member / Project completed
Publications
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Ihle, Andreas; Gabriel, Rainer; Oris, Michel; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; Marconcin, Priscila; Kliegel, Matthias,
2022.
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra.
12(2), pp. 90-93.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1159/000521905
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Sieber, Stefan; Cheval, Boris; Orsholits, Dan; van der Linden, Bernadette W A; Guessous, Idris; Gabriel, Rainer; Kliegel, Matthias; von Arx, Martina; Kelly-Irving, Michelle; Aartsen, Marja J.; Boisgontier, Matthieu P; Courvoisier, Delphine; Burton-Jeangros, Claudine; Cullati, Stéphane,
2020.
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.
75(6), pp. 1312-1325.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa036
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Sieber, Stefan; Cheval, Boris; Orsholits, Dan; Van der Linden, Bernadette W.; Guessous, Idris; Gabriel, Rainer; Kliegel, Matthias; Aartsen, Marja J.; Boisgontier, Matthieu P.; Courvoisier, Delphine; Burton-Jeangros, Claudine; Cullati, Stéphane,
2019.
International Journal of Epidemiology.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy283
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Aartsen, Marja J.; Cheval, Boris; Sieber, Stefan; Van der Linden, Bernadette W.; Gabriel, Rainer; Courvoisier, Delphine S.; Guessous, Idris; Burton-Jeangros, Claudine; Blane, David; Ihle, Andreas; Kliegel, Matthias; Cullati, Stéphane,
2019.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
pp. 201807679.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1807679116
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van der Linden, Bernadette Wilhelmina Antonia; Cheval, Boris; Sieber, Stefan; Orsholits, Dan; Guessous, Idris; Stringhini, Silvia; Gabriel, Rainer; Aartsen, Marja J.; Blane, David; Courvoisier, Delphine; Burton-Jeangros, Claudine; Kliegel, Matthias; Cullati, Stéphane,
2019.
Life course socioeconomic conditions and frailty at older ages.
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.
20(20).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz018
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van der Linden, Bernadette Wilhelmina Antonia; Sieber, Stefan; Cheval, Boris; Orsholits, Dan; Guessous, Idris; Gabriel, Rainer; von Arx, Martina; Kelly-Irving, Michelle; Aartsen, Marja J.; Blane, David; Boisgontier, Matthieu P; Courvoisier, Delphine; Oris, Michel; Kliegel, Matthias; Cullati, Stéphane,
2019.
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz140
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Mella, Nathalie; Vallet, Fanny; Beaudoin, Marine; Fagot, Delphine; Baeriswyl, Marie; Ballhausen, Nicola; Métral, Grégoire; Sauter, Julia; Ihle, Andreas; Gabriel, Rainer; Oris, Michel; Kliegel, Matthias; Desrichard, Olivier,
2018.
Aging & Mental Health.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1548566
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Oris, Michel; Baeriswyl, Marie; Duvoisin, Aline; Gabriel, Rainer; Girardin, Myriam; Henke, Julia; Masotti, Barbara; Tholomier, Aude; Widmer, Eric,
2023.
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In:
Spini, Dario; Widmer, Eric, eds.,
Withstanding vulnerability throughout adult life : dynamics of stressors, resources, and reserves.
Singapore:
Palgrave Macmillan.
pp. 269-283.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4567-0_17
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Gabriel, Rainer; Oris, Michel; Kubat, Sonja; Adili, Kushtrim; Götzö, Monika,
2021.
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In:
Suter, Christian; Cuvi, Jacinto; Balsiger, Philip; Nedelcu, Mihaela, eds.,
The Future of Work.
Zürich:
Seismo.
pp. 171-198.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.33058/seismo.30818
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Gabriel, Rainer; Koch, Uwe; Meier, Gisela; Kubat, Sonja,
2023.
Pro Senectute Altersmonitor : Nichtbezug von Ergänzungsleistungen in der Schweiz : Teilbericht 2..
Zürich:
Pro Senectute Schweiz.
ISBN 978-3-9525751-3-0.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27747
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Gabriel, Rainer,
2023.
Sozial : Magazin der ZHAW Soziale Arbeit.
(18), pp. 13-17.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27192
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Gabriel, Rainer; Koch, Uwe; Wanner, Philippe,
2022.
Die wirtschaftliche Situation von Witwen, Witwern und Waisen.
Soziale Sicherheit CHSS.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25149
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Gabriel, Rainer; Koch, Uwe; Wanner, Philippe,
2022.
Die wirtschaftliche Situation von Witwen, Witwern und Waisen : Schlussbericht.
Beiträge zur sozialen Sicherheit
; 6.
Bern:
Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen (BSV).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25150
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Gabriel, Rainer; Kubat, Sonja,
2022.
Pro Senectute Altersmonitor : Altersarmut in der Schweiz 2022 : Teilbericht 1.
Zürich:
Pro Senectute Schweiz.
ISBN 978-3-9525751-0-9.
Available from: https://www.prosenectute.ch/dam/jcr:ec5e09c1-1343-4573-8b2c-d1ad9b6ccc87/Altersarmut%20in%20der%20Schweiz.pdf
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Epiney, Elise; Reitz, Maude; Kuehni, Morgane; Gabriel, Rainer,
2021.
Working paper du LaReSS
; 4.
Laboratoire de recherche santé-social (LaReSS) de la Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23266
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Bretagne, Alice; Courvoisier, Mélanie; Epiney, Elise; Gabriel, Rainer; Kuehni, Morgane; Reitz, Maude; Steiner, Stéphane; Vuillet, Yann,
2020.
«Tout le monde a participé à l’effort général».
Revue d'information sociale.
Available from: https://www.reiso.org/document/6540
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Rosenberger Staub, Nicole; Dreesen, Philipp; Krasselt, Julia; Klopfenstein Frei, Nadine; Bubenhofer, Noah; Kehl, Konstantin; Gabriel, Rainer,
2019.
Linguistische Diskursanalyse zu «Sozialhilfe».
Zürich:
Sozialdepartement der Stadt Zürich.
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Gabriel, Rainer,
2023.
Nichtbezug von Ergänzungsleistungen.
In:
Kommission Sozialpolitik und Sozialhilfe (SoSo) der Schweizerischen Konferenz für Sozialhilfe, 8. Juni 2023.
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Gabriel, Rainer,
2023.
Armut im Pensionsalter : Momentaufnahme des Forschungsstands.
In:
Schwerpunkt Angewandte Gerontologie: Altersarmut in der Schweiz, ZHAW Hochschulbibliothek, Winterthur, Schweiz, 19. April 2023.
Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/hochschule/hsb/recherchehilfe-kurse/angewandte-gerontologie/20230419-praesentation-gabriel-altersarmut.pdf
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Oris, Michel; Gabriel, Rainer; Baeriswyl, Marie; Ihle, Andreas,
2022.
The accumulation of disadvantages : a critical assessment.
In:
The Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES: Overcoming vulnerability: Life course perspectives (NCCR LIVES), Geneva, Switzerland, 17-18 November 2022.
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Oris, Michel; Baeriswyl, Marie; Gabriel, Rainer; Ihle, Andreas,
2022.
The accumulation of disadvantages : a critical assessment.
In:
Lecture Series of The Spanish National Research Council and the Fundación BBVA: Demography Today, Madrid, Spain, 7 November 2022.
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Gabriel, Rainer; Koch, Uwe,
2022.
AHV-Leistungen für Witwen, Witwer und Waisen : gibt es Handlungsbedarf?.
In:
Forum Grundlagen & Forschung+ : Präsentationen & Diskussion von Projektresultaten für MItarbeitende der Bundesverwaltung (BSV OFAS), Bern, Schweiz, 20. Oktober 2022.
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Gabriel, Rainer; Strohmeier Navarro Smith, Rahel,
2022.
Having little in a land of plenty.
In:
Alumni-Forum 2022: "Gutes Alter(n) für alle? Existenzsicherung und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe im Alter", ZHAW Soziale Arbeit, Zürich, 18. Mai 2022.
Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/de/sozialearbeit/weiterbildung/fachveranstaltungen/alumni-forum/rueckblick/
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Gabriel, Rainer; Kubat, Sonja; Adili, Kushtrim; Oris, Michel,
2019.
In:
The Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course (DIAL), Turku, Finland, 7 June 2019.
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Kubat, Sonja; Gabriel, Rainer; Adili, Kushtrim,
2019.
In:
Europe and Beyond: Boundaries, Barriers and Belonging: 14th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA), Manchester, UK, 20-23 August 2019.
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Adili, Kushtrim; Kubat, Sonja; Gabriel, Rainer; Oris, Michel,
2019.
In:
Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association 2019: the future of work : book of abstracts.
Congress SSA/SGS/SSS 2019, Neuchâtel, 10-12 September 2019.
Neuchâtel:
Swiss Sociological Association (SSA).
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
*Wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften mit Peer review
Gabriel, R., Oris, M., Studer, M., & Baeriswyl, M. (2015). The persistence of social stratification? A life course perspective on poverty in old-age in Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Sociology, 41(3), 465–487.
Oris, M., Gabriel, R., Studer, M., & Baeriswyl, M. (2016). La construction des inégalités économiques et inégalités de genre dans la vieillesse à travers le parcours de vie (Suisse, 1979-2011). In Pennec, S., Girard, Ch. & Sanderson, J.-P. (Ed.) Trajectoires et âges de la vie (pp. 1-14). Paris: AIDELF.
Ihle, A., Gouveia, É. R., Gouveia, B. R., Linden, B. W. A. van der, Sauter, J., Gabriel, R., Kliegel, M. (2017). The Role of Leisure Activities in Mediating the Relationship between Physical Health and Well-Being: Differential Patterns in Old and Very Old Age. Gerontology, 63(6), 560–571. doi.org/10.1159/000477628
Cheval, B., Boisgontier, M. P., Orsholits, D., Sieber, S., Guessous, I., Gabriel, R., ... & Burton-Jeangros, C. (2018). Association of early-and adult-life socioeconomic circumstances with muscle strength in older age. Age and ageing, 47(3), 398-407.
Landös, A., von Arx, M., Cheval, B., Sieber, S., Kliegel, M., Gabriel, R., ... & Courvoisier, D. S. (2018). Childhood socioeconomic circumstances and disability trajectories in older men and women: a European cohort study. European Journal of Public Health.
Ihle, A., Grotz, C., Adam, S., Oris, M., Fagot, D., Gabriel, R., & Kliegel, M. (2016). The association of timing of retirement with cognitive performance in old age: the role of leisure activities after retirement. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(10), 1659–1669. doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216000958
Ihle, A., Mons, U., Perna, L., Oris, M., Fagot, D., Gabriel, R., & Kliegel, M. (2016). The relation of obesity to performance in verbal abilities, processing speed, and cognitive flexibility in old age: The role of cognitive reserve. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 42(1–2), 117–126. doi.org/10.1159/000448916
Morselli, D., Dasoki, N., Gabriel, R., Gauthier, J.-A., Henke, J., & Le Goff, J.-M. (2016). Using life history calendars to survey vulnerability. In M. Oris, C. Roberts, D. Joye, & M. Ernst Staehli (Hrsg.), Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course (S. 177–199). New York: Springer.
Oris, M., Gabriel, R., Ritschard, G., & Kliegel, M. (2017). Long Lives and Old Age Poverty: Social Stratification and Life-Course Institutionalization in Switzerland. Research in Human Development, 14(1), 68–87. doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2016.1268890
Oris, M., Guichard, E., Nicolet, M., Gabriel, R., Tholomier, A., Monnot, C., Joye, D. (2016). Representation of vulnerability and the elderly. A Total Survey Error perspective on the VLV survey. In M. Oris, C. Roberts, D. Joye, & M. Ernst Staehli (Hrsg.), Surveying human vulnerabilities across the life course (S. 27–64). New York: Springer.
*Dissertation
Gabriel, R. (2015). Inequalities within progress: social stratification and the life course among the elderly population in Switzerland 1979-2011.Université de Genève.
*Berichte
Braun, M., Dubach, M., Gillmann, G., Gabriel, R., Würmli, S., & Page, R. (2017). Sozialbericht des Kantons Zürich 2016. Neuchâtel: Bundesamt für Statistik (BfS).
Braun, M., Gabriel, R., Gerber, B., Von Gunten, L., Page, R., Schwander, S., … Zelgaité, J. (2018). Sozialbericht des Kantons Zürich 2017 - Ergebnisse der Schweizerischen Sozialhilfestatistik. Neuchâtel: Bundesamt für Statistik (BfS).