Frank Luck, Professor an der KH Freiburg

Prof. Dr. Frank Luck

Director of Study Program B.A. Vocational Education in Health Care

Kontakt

Nursing Science 

Office hours

Appointments per e-mail 

Professional career 

  • 1984–1987 Qualification as state-recognized nurse at the Marien Hospital in Gelsenkirchen
  • 1995–1997 Specialized continuing education in Intensive Nursing, University Hospital Basel, Schweiz
  • 1998–2001 Studies in Nursing and Health Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Aargau, Schweiz
  • 2001–2005 Bachelor of Nursing Science at the University of Basel, Schweiz
  • 1988–2007 Working in direct care and from 2020-2022 in the context of the Corona pandemic supporting the intensive care unit at the University Hospi-tal Basel, Switzerland.
  • Since 2007 teaching at universities of applied sciences and universities in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and France
  • 2020 PhD in Gender Studies/Nursing Science, Philosophical Historical Faculty, University of Basel, Switzerland.
  • Since 2022 Professor at the Catholic University Freiburg

Work and research focus

  • Health, health promotion and gender
  • Men and masculinity
  • (Self-)care, gender, and society
  • Intergenerational health and illness socialization within familial contexts
  • Inter-/transcultural and transcategorical competence in the context of gender and diversity
  • Gender – “body” – sport
  • Critical thinking
  • Health education: patient and family education
  • Qualitative health research

Publications 

Schwind, B., Tschudi, A., Sant Fruchtman, C., Schöpf-Lazzarino, A., Kebis, K., Steudter, E., Luck, F., Cobos Muñoz, D., Hertler, C. & Ribi, K. (2026). Gender-sensitive and diversity-sensitive end-of-life care in Switzerland (GiveCare): a mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 16(6), e120065. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120065

Schwind, B., Garcia Nuñez, D. & Luck, F. (2025). Gender. In J. Kruse, W. Langewitz, A. Schneider, W. Söllner, C. Waller, K. Weidner & S. Zipfel (Hrsg.), Uexküll. Psychosomatische Medizin. Theoretische Modelle und klinische Praxis (9. Aufl., S. 221–228). Elsevier.

Brückner, M., Fleischer, E., Gather, C., Luck, F., Jurczyk, K., Rerrich, M. S., Thiessen, B., & Weicht, B. (2022). Clean up time! Redesigning care after COVID-19: a position paper on the care crisis from Austria, Germany and Switzerland, International Journal of Care and Caring, 6(1-2), 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16153878820658

Luck, F. (2021). Männer*, Männlichkeiten, Männer*gesundheit. Wie gehen Männer* mit Gesundheit im Alltag um? - Eine Genderperspektive. Bern: Hogrefe. (Link: https://www.hogrefe.com/de/shop/maenner-maennlichkeiten-maenner-gesundheit-93704.html)

https://genderstudies.philhist.unibas.ch/de/personen/frank-luck/

Luck, F. (2021) “Männer*, Männlichkeiten, Gesundheit und Care”. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie DGS - SozBlog (SozBlog - Blog der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie DGS: Eintrag im Rahmen der Blog-Reihe zum Positionspapier des Initiativkreises care-macht-mehr.com aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz: Großputz! Care nach Corona neu gestalten). Available at: http://blog.soziologie.de/tag/maennlichkeiten/. edoc

Brückner, M., Fleischer, E., Gather, C., Jurczyk, K., Luck, F., Rerrich, M. S., Thiessen, B. and Weicht, B. (2020) “Großputz! Care nach Corona neu gestalten. Ein Positionspapier zur Care-Krise aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz”, BdW Blätter der Wohlfahrtspflege. Nomos, 167(6), pp. 221–224. 10.5771/0340-8574-2020-6-221 . edoc

Theis, F., Luck, F., Hund-Georgiadis, M. and Hediger, K. (2020) “Influences of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Episodic Memory in Patients with Acquired Brain Injuries”, International journal of environmental research and public health. MDPI, 17(22), p. 8466. 10.3390/ijerph17228466 . edoc | Open Access