Dr. Elida Sina
- Department: Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research
- Unit: Behavior and Health
Professional and Research Experience:
January 2023 to present: Post-doctoral Researcher
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research, Unit: Behavior and Health
September - December 2022: Researcher
Institute for Public Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Bremen
July 2019 to August 2022: Research Associate
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research, Unit of Lifestyle-Related Disorders
Oct 2018- June 2019: Assistant Lecturer
Medical University "Aldent", Tirane, Albania
Mar 2018-Aug 2018: Intern
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research, Unit of Lifestyle-Related Disorders.
Dec 2017- Feb 2018: Research Intern on Food Functionality and Melanoma Cancer, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Feb 2012- May 2016: Regional Coordinator of Medical Continual Education
National Association of Public Health (NAPH), Tirane, Albania
Education:
July 2019 - July 2023: PhD in Epidemiology (Dr. rer. Nat)
Factulty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Bremen
Sept 2016-Sept 2018: Erasmus Mundus, Joint Master of Excellence, rewarded with two diplomas: MSc. Nutrition and Food Science, by University of Montpellier, France; Laurea Magistrale Internazionale in Gestione Sostenibile della Qualita Alimentaria, by Universita Degli Studi della Basilicata, Italy.
Jan 2015- January 2021: MSc. Public Health
Oct 2011- July 2014: Bachelor in Public Health
January 2023 to present: Post-doctoral Researcher
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research, Unit: Behavior and Health
September - December 2022: Researcher
Institute for Public Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Bremen
July 2019 to August 2022: Research Associate
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research, Unit of Lifestyle-Related Disorders
Oct 2018- June 2019: Assistant Lecturer
Medical University "Aldent", Tirane, Albania
Mar 2018-Aug 2018: Intern
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research, Unit of Lifestyle-Related Disorders.
Dec 2017- Feb 2018: Research Intern on Food Functionality and Melanoma Cancer, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Feb 2012- May 2016: Regional Coordinator of Medical Continual Education
National Association of Public Health (NAPH), Tirane, Albania
Education:
July 2019 - July 2023: PhD in Epidemiology (Dr. rer. Nat)
Factulty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Bremen
Sept 2016-Sept 2018: Erasmus Mundus, Joint Master of Excellence, rewarded with two diplomas: MSc. Nutrition and Food Science, by University of Montpellier, France; Laurea Magistrale Internazionale in Gestione Sostenibile della Qualita Alimentaria, by Universita Degli Studi della Basilicata, Italy.
Jan 2015- January 2021: MSc. Public Health
Oct 2011- July 2014: Bachelor in Public Health
Digital/social media exposure and health outcomes in children and adolescents
Determinants of dietary behaviors and eating patterns duirng childhood and adolescence
Nutritional Epidemiology
Child and adolescent health
Digital Public Health
Health promotion/intervention
Epidemiology of chronic diseases
Microbiome
Determinants of dietary behaviors and eating patterns duirng childhood and adolescence
Nutritional Epidemiology
Child and adolescent health
Digital Public Health
Health promotion/intervention
Epidemiology of chronic diseases
Microbiome
- Determinants of eating behaviour in European children, adolescents and their parents - I.Family study
- Epidemiological methods and experiences in research projects on child and adolescent health
- Growing up healthy: Obesity prevention tailored to critical transition periods in the early life-course
- Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants - IDEFICS study
- Leibniz ScienceCampus Digital Public Health Bremen
Articles with peer review
- Sina E, Boakye D, Christianson L, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A. Social media and children's and adolescents' diets: A systematic review of the underlying social and physiological mechanisms. Advances in Nutrition. 2022;13(3):913-937.
https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmac018
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6432304 - De Santis KK, Jahnel T, Sina E, Wienert J, Zeeb H. Digitization and health in Germany: Cross-sectional nationwide survey. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2021;7(11):e32951.
https://doi.org/10.2196/32951 - Sina E, Buck C, Veidebaum T, Siani A, Reisch LA, Pohlabeln H, Pala V, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Lissner L, Kourides Y, De Henauw S, Eiben G, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Media use trajectories and risk of metabolic syndrome in European children and adolescents: The IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:134.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01186-9 - Sina E, Buck C, Jilani H, Tornaritis M, Veidebaum T, Russo P, Moreno LA, Molnár D, Eiben G, Mårild S, Pala V, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A. Association of infant feeding patterns with taste preferences in European children and adolescents: A retrospective latent profile analysis. Nutrients. 2019;11(5):1040.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11051040
Selected BIPS-Publications
For further publications please follow this link:
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
European Commision (2016) - Certificate of High Results
Zertifikat für hohe Ergebnisse (2014)für hohe Ergebnisse während ihres Bachelor-Studiums in Public Health - Certificate of Excellence
Lecturer - University of Bremen, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences
Subject: Seminar Epidemiology I
Subject: Seminar Epidemiology II
Assistant Lecturer - Medical University "Aldent", Tirane, Albania
Subjects: Introduction to Public Health, Environmental Health, Medical Hygiene
Subject: Seminar Epidemiology I
Subject: Seminar Epidemiology II
Assistant Lecturer - Medical University "Aldent", Tirane, Albania
Subjects: Introduction to Public Health, Environmental Health, Medical Hygiene
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