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Sunkyo Kwon (*23 August 1963 in Munich; also called Philipp Kwon and Sunkyo Philipp Kwon) is a behavioral, cognitive and health scientist.

He earned bachelor's degrees, 1981 at the University of Maryland (Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi) and 1982 at Yonsei University, 1992 a Dipl.-Psych. (Master's Degree) at the Technical University Berlin, and 1998 a Doctorate at the Free University Berlin (summa cum laude) under the supervision of Margret M. Baltes. Kwon held research positions from 1989 to 2003 at the Berlin Center for Public Health, Greifswald University, Humboldt University Berlin, the Free University Berlin, as well as the Technical University Berlin. Kwon was professor at Hallym University and Sookmyung University, where he directed the very first Applied Gerontology Graduate Program of the Republic of Korea. He is also a research fellow at Hanyang University since 2007.

Kwon is especially known for his work in the field of technology and aging (gerotechnology or gerontechnology). The two volumes Gerotechnology: Research and Practice in Technology and Aging (2004)^[1] with David C. Burdick^[2] and Gerontechnology: Research, Practice, and Principles in the Field of Technology and Aging (2016/2017)^[3] have been widely cited for comprehensive coverage of the subject matter by the discipline's leading scholars 2004–2023.

Publications

Burdick, D. C., & Kwon, S. (2017). Gerontechnology. In J. Stein (Ed.), Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology (pp. 228-237). London, UK: Elsevier, Inc.
Kwon, S. (Ed.) (2026/2017). Gerontechnology: Research, Practice, and Principles in the Field of Technology and Aging. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Renner, B., Gutiérrez-Donã, B., Kwon, S., & Schwarzer, R. (2010). When good news are not inducing acceptance and reassurance: A cue adaptive reasoning perspective. Psychology and Health, 25(Suppl. 1), 75.
Renner, B., Gutiérrez-Donã, B., Kwon, S., & Schwarzer, R. (2009). Risk perception across age groups and countries: Becoming more vulnerable but being still invincible. Psychology and Health, 24(Suppl. 1), 75.
Renner, B., Kwon, S., Yang, B.-Y., Paik, K.-C., Kim, S.-H., Roh, S., Song, J., & Schwarzer, R. (2008). Social-cognitive predictors of dietary behaviors of South Korean men and women. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15, 4-13.
Gutiérrez-Doña, B., Lippke, S., Renner, B., Kwon, S., & Schwarzer, R. (2009). How self-efficacy and planning predict dietary behaviors in Costa Rican and South Korean women: A moderated mediation analysis. Applied Psychology: Health & Well-Being, 1(1), 91–104.
Renner, B., Gutiérrez-Doña, B., Kwon, S., & Schwarzer, R. (2009). Risk perception across age groups and countries: Becoming more vulnerable but being still invincible. Psychology and Health, 24(Suppl. 1), 336.
Kwon, S. (2004). Current situation of governmental websites’ and political parties’ adherence to web accessibility: Inclusion of general guidelines, perceptual and cognitive features. 2004 정보격차 해소 백서 [2004 Bridging Digital Divide White Paper]. Seoul, RoK: Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion.
Burdick, D. C. & Kwon, S. (Eds.) (2004). Gerotechnology: Research and Practice in Technology and Aging. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Kwon, S. (2003). Current Situation of Adherence to Web Accessibility. In D.-J. Choi & S.-P. Han (Eds.), 2003 정보격차 해소 백서 [2003 Bridging Digital Divide White Paper] (pp. 359-361). Seoul, RoK: Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion.
Burdick, D., Butts, D. & Kwon, S. (2003). The changing world of intergenerational relations: Computers bridge generation gap, enhance wellbeing for young and old. The Gerontologist, 43(4), 484-485.
Kwon, S., & Maschewsky-Schneider, U. (2002). Subjective estimates of health within 13 years. Psychomed, 14(3), 155-160.
Kwon, S. (2002). "Morrell, Roger W. (Ed.). (2002). “Older Adults, Health Information, and the World Wide Web.” Book Review. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26(5), 478-479.
Mollenkopf, H., Mix, S., Gäng, K., & Kwon, S. (2001). Technik im Alter [Technology in old age]. Expert Report for the German Minister for Family Issues, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth (BMFSFJ). In Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen (Ed.), Expertisen zum Dritten Altenbericht der Bundesregierung (pp. 253-440). Opladen, Federal Republic of Germany: Leske + Budrich.
Bucur, A., & Kwon, S. (1999). Computer hardware and software interfaces: Why elderly are under-represented as computer users. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 2(6), 535-543.
Nieczaj, R., Trilhof, G., Mix, S., Kwon, S., Borchelt, M., & Steinhagen-Thiessen, E. (1999). Telematikeinsatz in der geriatrischen Rehabilitation und Pflege – Die TeleReha-Studie [Application of telematics in geriatric rehabilitation and care – the TeleReha Study]. Geriatrie Forschung (Journal of Clinical and Experimental Gerontology), 9(1), 21-30.
Kwon, S. (1996, October). Information technologies and quality promotion in public health. Public Health Forum, 14, 23.
Sowarka, D., Neher, K. M., Kwon, S., & Baltes, M. M. (1996). Specificity and sensitivity of the Testing-the-Limits strategy for the early detection of dementing illnesses. Zeitschrift für Gerontopsychologie und -geriatrie, 9, 181-194.
Kwon, S. (1993). Cognitive interventions as clinical psychological assessment tools: History, theory and issues. Mental Health Research, 12, 135-198.

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[1] ttps://books.google.com/books/about/Gerotechnology.html?hl=de&id=hXxHAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y

[2] ttps://stockton.edu/aging/documents/BurdickVitaNew20Jan2018.pdf/

[3] ttps://www.springerpub.com/gerontechnology-9780826128881.html

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