Dr. Bettina Zimmermann, short biography
Dr. Bettina Zimmermann holds a BA in Media and Communication Sciences and a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Fribourg. She studied MSc Molecular Medicine at Uppsala University (Sweden) before moving to the University of Basel for her dissertation, which she graduated summa cum laude. Since 2020, she has been a part-time postdoc at the Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine at the Technical University of Munich, working on the ethics workpackage in the EU-funded consortium “TherVacB – A therapeutic vaccine to cure Hepatitis B” and “Solidarity in Times of a pandemic (SolPan)”. In parallel, Bettina won a SAMW Käthe-Zingg Schwichtenberg seed grant for junior researchers and a Research Grant for Junior Researchers from the University of Basel to pursue self-designed research projects at the University of Basel. In January 2023, she started at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Bern with the MCID-funded project “ESPRIM - Ethical Considerations of the Relationships and Interactions between Science, Policy and the Media during the COVID-19 pandemic”.
Bettina has has published a number of research articles, including the following selected publications:
Zimmermann BM, Fiske A, McLennan S, Sierawska A, Hangel N, Buyx A. Motivations and Limits for COVID-19 Policy Compliance in Germany and Switzerland. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022;11(8):1342-1353. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2021.30
Zimmermann BM, Fiske A, Prainsack B, Hangel N, McLennan S, Buyx A. Early Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in German-Speaking Countries: Comparative Mixed Methods Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Feb 8;23(2):e25525. doi: 10.2196/25525
Zimmermann BM*, Paul KT*, Araújo ER, Buyx A, Ferstl S, Fiske A, Kraus D, Marelli L, McLennan S, Porta V, Prainsack B, Radhuber I, Saxinger G (2023). The social and socio-political embeddedness of COVID-19 vaccination decision-making: A five-country qualitative interview study from Europe. Vaccine, 2023; 41(12):2084-2092. *share first authorship
Paul KT*, Zimmermann BM*, Corsico P, Fiske A, Geiger S, Johnson S et al. Anticipating hopes, fears and expectations towards COVID-19 vaccines: A qualitative interview study in seven European countries. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 2022:100035. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100035
Zimmermann BM*, Willem T*, Bredthauer CJ, Buyx A. Ethical Issues in Social Media Recruitment for Clinical Studies: Ethical Analysis and Framework. J Med Internet Res 2022; 24(5):e31231 *share first authorship
Zimmermann BM, Koné I, Shaw D, Elger B. Autonomy and social influence in predictive genetic testing decision-making: A qualitative interview study. Bioethics 2021 Feb;35(2):199-206. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12816
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