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Publications
Teaching and research areas
- Municipal health promotion
- Theories, concepts and discourses in health promotion
- Advice on health promotion
- Motivational interviewing and moderation
- Ability to reflect and personal development
Projects
- Municipal boys' and men's health (2018-2025), a project as part of the Prevention Act in cooperation with TK, Nuremberg Health Department
https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/gesundheit_nbg/jungen_und_maennergesundheit.html - Growing up mentally healthy in the district, Grow Happy Nuremberg, (2023-2026), a project as part of the Prevention Act in cooperation with AOK, Nuremberg City Health Department
https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/gesundheit_nbg/seelischgesundaufwachsenimstadtteil.html - Health for all in the district (2017-2022), a project as part of the Prevention Act in cooperation with the AOK, City of Nuremberg Health Department
https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/gesundheit_nbg/gesundheitimstadtteil.html - Accompanying research for the development of the residential group "Oldies leben gemeinsam aktiv – Olga", Wbg Nürnberg, Institute for Social Research and Social Planning Stuttgart/Nuremberg, (2002-2007),
https://www.wohnprojekt-olga.de/2019/07/14/wohn-projekt-olga-wissenschaftlicher-abschlussbericht-vorgelegt/
Functions
Within the university:
- Professor of Health Promotion and Prevention in Living Environments at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health
Outside the university:
- Consultant for the Healthy Cities Network of the Federal Republic of Germany
Short vita
- Since 09-2025: Professor for Health Promotion and Prevention in Living Environments
- 2012 – 2025: Head of Health Promotion and Health Planning, Health Department, City of Nuremberg
- 2005 – 2011: Doctorate at the University of Konstanz in sociology including family time
- 2002 – 2012: Freelancer at the Institute for Social Research and Social Planning GbR Stuttgart/Nuremberg
- 2005 – 2025: Lecturer at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg in the Social Work program
- 1997 – 2002: Studied social work at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg
- 1995-1997: State-approved educator at the Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt e.V., Marburg
- 1990-1995: Training as a state-approved educator
You can find a detailed CV on LinkedIn.
Memberships
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Expert Council of the Federal Ministry of Health and Care "Pact for the Public Health Service" since 2020
- Member of the State Public Health Working Group of the Bavarian State Ministry of Health (LAGePH) since its foundation in 2024
- Member of the German Society for Social Work (DGSA) since 2009



