Katharina Reinhart trained as an occupational therapist in Dresden from 2015 to 2018 and worked at Kliniken des Landkreises Lörrach GmbH as an occupational therapist in the specialisms of geriatrics and neurology from 2018 to 2025.

From 2019 to 2021, she studied Interprofessional Healthcare at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Lörrach.

Between 2023 and 2025, Katharina completed a Master's degree in Applied Health Promotion at Furtwangen University and conducted a reflexive grounded theory study on the career entry of nursing professionals as part of her Master's thesis.

She then worked as a research assistant at Furtwangen University's Institute for People, Technology and Participation in the research project KlangDem: Implementation of technology-supported sound interventions in the care of people with dementia. She also taught exercises on qualitative research methods.

Since March 2026, she has been working in the Department of Prevention and Rehabilitation Research at the University of Oldenburg as a research assistant in the field of dementia research.

Research interests

• Health promotion and employment concepts for people with dementia and cognitive impairments
• Dementia research
• Therapy and care research
• Qualitative research methods