Education
| April 2014 – present | PhD at the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, Switzerland |
| Oct 2010 – Aug 2012 | Higher Teaching Diploma in Geography and Sports for High School, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwest Switzerland (FHNW) |
| Sept 2008 – Sept 2010 | Master of Sports Sciences and Minor Geography at the Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland |
Work Experience
| Mar 2011 – present | Lecturer at the University of Basel in water sports - rowing |
| May 2010 – present | Secondary school teacher, Nebikon, Switzerland |
| 2010 – Master thesis | “Analysis of schoolchildren’s physical fitness in relation to helminth infections in south-central Côte d’Ivoire” accompanied by published articles in peer-reviewed literature |
Dissertation
| Apr 2014 – present | “Effect of disease burden and setting-specific interventions on schoolchildren’s physical fitness and psychosocial health in Port Elizabeth, South Africa” |
Research Experience
| Apr 2014 – present | PhD |
Awards
| Oct 2016 | The jury of the aha! award 2016 of the Allergy Center Switzerland awarded the project "Prevalence of sensitization against frequent allergens and atopic diseases in schoolchildren in Port Elizabeth, South Africa" with a prize. |
Interests & Languages
| Interests | Dual disease burden estimation (CDs and NCDs), Environmental epidemiology, Parasitic Diseases, Parasitology, Physical Activity, Rehabilitation, Schistosomiasis, Stress Management, Tropical Diseases, Visualization of environmental health burden |
| Skills | Proficient in working with EpiData 3.1, Stata 12, ArcGIS, Camtasia Studio 9 and MS Office programmes |
| Languages | German (mother tongue); English (fluent); French (basic) |
Student supervision
| 2014 - 2015 | MSc thesis of Ms Stefanie Gall “Correlation between physical fitness, self-control, attention and academic achievement in socially disadvantaged schoolchildren aged 9-12 from Port Elizabeth, South Africa” (co-supervision; principal supervisor: PD Dr. Markus Gerber) |
| 2014 - 2015 | MSc thesis of Dominique Bänninger „Ein Vergleich von physischer Leistungsfähigkeit, Unter- beziehungsweise Übergewicht bei sozioökonomisch beeinträchtigten Primarschulkindern in Port Elisabeth, Südafrika – eine Feldstudie” (co-supervision; principal supervisor: Dr. Harald Seelig) |
| 2014 - 2016 | MSc thesis of Thomas Hager “Kardiorespiratorische Fitness bei 9-12 jährigen Kindern aus sozioökonomisch benachteiligten Schulen in Port Elisabeth – Ein internationaler Vergleich“ (co-supervision; principal supervisor: Dr. Harald Seelig) |
| 2015 - 2016 | MSc thesis of Silvano Zwick „Körperliche Leistungsfähigkeit vor und nach Intervention bei sozioökonomisch benachteiligten 8- bis 12-jährigen Schülerinnen in Port Elizabeth, Südafrika - eine Längsschnittuntersuchung“ (co-supervision;principal supervisor: Dr. Harald Seelig) |
| 2015 - 2016 | MSc thesis of Susanne Tschudi „Körperliche Leistungsfähigkeit bei 8- bis 12-jährigen sozio-ökonomisch benachteiligten Primarschülern aus Port Elizabeth, Südafrika – Eine Längsschnittuntersuchung“ (co-supervision; principal supervisor: Dr. Harald Seelig) |
| 2017 - 2018 | MSc thesis of Roman Aebischer ”Development and setting-specific validation of a physical education programme for South African disadvantaged primary schools (grades 4 - 7)” (co-supervision; principal supervisor: Prof. Dr. Uwe Pühse) |
| 2017 - 2018 | MSc thesis of Melanie Glover ”Development and setting-specific validation of a children’s physical education programme for South African disadvantaged primary schools (grades 1 to 3)” (supervision; co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Uwe Pühse) |
Presentations at national scientific conferences
| 22 - 24 June 2016 | SAAHE (South African Association of Health Educationalists) conference in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (oral presentation) |
| 30 June 2016 | Department of Health, Port Elizabeth, South Africa (oral presentation) |
| 7 July 2016 | Anti-Poverty Alleviation Forum of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality for Helenvale and Hillcrest in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (oral presentation) |