Dr. Sarah Forberger

Research Focus:
Dr. Sarah Forberger specialises in health systems research with a specific concentration on implementation science and health policy. Her work seeks to understand and enhance the integration of evidence-based interventions into public health policies and healthcare practices, emphasising areas such as nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco control. Using a blend of evidence synthesis and mixed-methods approaches, Dr. Forberger investigates how contextual factors and environmental structures can aid in fostering healthier lifestyles.

Professional Background:
Dr. Forberger joined BIPS in 2015 and has progressed to the of Senior Scientist in the Department of Prevention and Evaluation in 2021. She also holds a as a Research Fellowship at the Research Centre for IMPACT, University of York, since 2023.

Previously, from 2005 to 2015, Dr. Forberger played a pivotal in the Addiction Research Chair within the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at TU Dresden, directing research projects and coordinating various EU health research initiatives. Her academic journey began at the Technical University of Dresden, where she earned her Master’s degree in Political Science, Computer Science, and History, followed by a Ph.D. in Health Policy. Her doctoral thesis provided a critical analysis of the implementation of European health policy through soft law instruments.

Academic Engagement:
Dr. Forberger serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, and she is an invited reviewer for various international journals and funding organisations. She is actively involved as Co-Spokesperson for the Research Section within the German Research Association (DGPH) and the Implementation Section within the European Cluster of Obesity Research Projects (OBEClust).

Her proactive participation in international research networks underscores her commitment to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and advancing public health research. Dr. Forberger's research stays, including fellowships at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Cambridge’s El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy, alongside an upcoming fellowship at Peking University, further solidify her international profile.

Dr. Forberger is regularly invited to present her research at international conferences, contributing valuable insights to discussions aimed at progressing medical and translational sciences.



ORCID: 0000-0002-7169-675X

  • Implementation Research
  • Health Policy
  • Mixed-Methods
  • Systems Science
  • Behavioural Insights
  • Policy evaluation
  • Physical Activity
  • Nutriton
  • Tobacco Control

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ORCiD: 0000-0002-7169-675X

Selected BIPS-Publications

  • Articles with peer review

  • Demetriou Y, Beck F, Sturm D, Abu Omar K, Forberger S, Hebestreit A, Hohmann A, Hülse H, Kläber M, Kobel S, Köhler K, König S, Krug S, Manz K, Messing S, Mutz M, Niermann C, Niessner C, Schienkiewitz A, Schmidt S, Schnitzius M, Siener M, Speer A, Wagner P, Wäsche H, Reimers AK. Germany's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. 2024;54(2):260-275.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-024-00946-6
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, van Gorp P, Stahl C, Christianson L, Halimi J, De Santis KK, Malisoux L, de Magistris T, Bohn T. 'Let me recommend…': Use of digital nudges or recommender systems for overweight and obesity prevention - A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2024;14:e080644.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080644
  • Meshkovska B, Forberger S, Wendt J, Scheller D, Castellari E, Tiboldo G, Ahrens W, Luszczynska A, Lien N, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Barriers and facilitators to implementation of the EU School Fruit and Vegetables Scheme: Cross country study. Global Implementation Research and Applications. 2024;4(1):52-65.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00100-8
  • Meuer J, Blecha N, Hübner W, Christianson L, Wolters M, Busse H, Hebestreit A, Forberger S. Mapping the existing evidence of the effects of school food policies on health, acceptance and affordability of secondary school children in Europe: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2024;14:e080153.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080153
  • Ochterbeck D, Berryessa CM, Forberger S. Exploring the perceived importance of neuroscientific research on addictions in legal contexts: A survey of US criminal justice students and German legal professionals. Journal of Criminal Psychology. 2024;14(3):308-322.
    https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-11-2023-0071
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6473297
  • Ochterbeck D, Frense J, Forberger S. A survey of international addiction researchers' views on implications of brain-based explanations of addiction and the responsibility of affected persons. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2024;41(1):39-56.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/14550725231188802
  • Okraszewska R, Romanowska A, Laetsch DC, Gobis A, Reisch LA, Kamphuis C, Lakerveld J, Krajewski P, Banik A, den Braver NR, Forberger S, Brenner H, Zukowska J. Interventions reducing car usage: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Transportation Research. Part D: Transport and Environment. 2024;131:104217.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104217
  • Sawyer AD, van Lenthe FJ, Kamphuis C, García Bengoechea E, Luszczynska A, Terragni L, Volf K, Roos G, Woods C, Forberger S, Scheidmeir M, Langøien LJ, Neumann-Podczaska A, Wieczorowska-Tobis K, Stronks K. Hypothetical mechanisms driving physical activity levels in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: A systematically identified evidence-based conceptual systems model. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2024;21:87.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01626-2
  • Vahid F, Dessenne C, Tur J, Bouzas C, Devaux Y, Malisoux L, Monserrat-Mesquida M, Sureda A, Desai MS, Turner J, Lamy E, Perez-Jimenez M, Ravn-Haren G, Andersen R, Forberger S, Nagrani R, Ouzzahra Y, Fontefracesco MF, Onorati MG, Bonetti GG, de Magistris T, Bohn T. Multi-component (bio)markers for obesity risk prediction: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2024;14(3):e083558.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083558
  • Chugh A, Arora M, Jain N, Vidyasagaran A, Readshaw A, Sheikh A, Eckhardt J, Siddiqi K, Chopra M, Mishu MP, Kanaan M, Rahman MA, Mehrotra R, Huque R, Forberger S, Dahanayake S, Khan Z, Böckmann M, Dogar O. The global impact of tobacco control policies on smokeless tobacco use: A systematic review. The Lancet Global Health. 2023;11(6):e953-e968.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00205-X
  • Nagdeo KP, Lee H, Forberger S. International and national frameworks, guidelines, recommendations, and strategies for maternal tobacco prevention and cessation: A scoping review protocol. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2023;21:144.
    https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/173088
  • Ochterbeck D, Frense J, Forberger S. International addiction researchers' perspectives on the needs of persons with addictions, the use of neuroscientific research for prevention and treatment, and future foci in addictions research. Addiction Research & Theory. 2023;31(6):395-404.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2189244
  • Wendt J, Scheller D, Banik A, Luszczynska A, Forberger S, Zeeb H, Scheidmeir M, Kubiak T, Lien N, Meshkovska B, Lobczowska K, Romaniuk P, Neumann-Podczaska A, Wieczorowska-Tobis K, Steinacker J, Mueller-Stierlin A. Good practice recommendations on implementation evaluation for policies targeting diet, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour. BMC Public Health. 2023;23:1259.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15775-9
  • Wendt J, Scheller D, Flechtner-Mors M, Meshkovska B, Luszczynska A, Lien N, Forberger S, Banik A, Lobczowska K, Steinacker J, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Barriers and facilitators to the adoption of physical activity policies in elementary schools from the perspective of principals: An application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research - A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023;11:935292.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.935292
  • Zeeb H, Brandes M, Bauer U, Forberger S, Gelius P, Müllmann S, Okan O, Pfeifer K, Renner B, Wright M. Perspektivpapier "Zukunft Präventionsforschung": Koordinierte Forschung zu Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung - Aktuell und in der Zukunft. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2023;85(4):388-394.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1816-3398
  • den Braver NR, García Bengoechea E, Messing S, Kelly L, Schoonmade LJ, Volf K, Zukowska J, Gelius P, Forberger S, Woods C, on behalf of the PEN consortium. The impact of mass-media campaigns on physical activity: A review of reviews through a policy lens. European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 4):iv71-iv83.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac085
  • Forberger S, Khan Z, Ahmad F, Ahmed F, Frense J, Kampfmann T, Ullah S, Dogar O, Siddiqi K, Zeeb H. Scoping review of existing evaluations of smokeless tobacco control policies: What is known about countries covered, level of jurisdictions, target groups studied and instruments evaluated. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2022;24(9):1344-1354.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac102
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6433162
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, Meshkovska B, Lobczowska K, Scheller D, Wendt J, Christianson L, Frense J, Steinacker J, Luszczynska A, Zeeb H, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Sugar-sweetened beverage tax implementation processes: Results of a scoping review. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2022;20:33.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00832-3
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, Meshkovska B, Lobczowska K, Scheller D, Wendt J, Christianson L, Frense J, Steinacker J, Woods C, Luszczynska A, Zeeb H, on behalf of the PEN consortium. What we know about the actual implementation process of public physical activity policies: Results from a scoping review. European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 4):iv59-iv65.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac089
  • Forberger S, Wichmann F, Comito C. Nudges used to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace: Results of a scoping review. Preventive Medicine. 2022;155:106922.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106922
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6432287
  • Kamphuis C, Forberger S, Lien N, Rehfuess E, Luszczynska A, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Development of a framework to guide research into policies promoting physical activity and healthy diets in the European context: The system-based Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) framework. European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 4):iv3-iv9.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac068
  • Kelly L, Twohgi C, Woods C, Luszczynska A, Murrin C, Lien N, Meshkovska B, Kamphuis C, Poelman M, Terragni L, Forberger S, Hebestreit A, Ahrens W, Harrington JM, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Reaching consensus on definitions for food and physical activity policies: Experience from the Policy Evaluation Network. European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 4):iv10-iv20.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac147
  • Lobczowska K, Banik A, Brukalo K, Forberger S, Kubiak T, Romaniuk P, Scheidmeir M, Scheller D, Steinacker J, Wendt J, Wieczorowska-Tobis K, Bekker MPM, Zeeb H, Luszczynska A. Meta-review of implementation determinants for policies promoting healthy diet and physically active lifestyle: Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Implementation Science. 2022;17:2.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01176-2
  • Lobczowska K, Banik A, Forberger S, Kaczmarek K, Kubiak T, Neumann-Podczaska A, Romaniuk P, Scheidmeir M, Scheller D, Steinacker J, Wendt J, Bekker MPM, Zeeb H, Luszczynska A, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Social, economic, political, and geographical context that counts: Meta-review of implementation determinants for policies promoting healthy diet and physical activity. BMC Public Health. 2022;22:1055.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13340-4
  • Lobczowska K, Banik A, Romaniuk P, Forberger S, Kubiak T, Meshkovska B, Neumann-Podczaska A, Kaczmarek K, Sheidmeir M, Wendt J, Scheller D, Wieczorowska-Tobis K, Steinacker J, Zeeb H, Luszczynska A. Frameworks for implementation of policies promoting healthy nutrition and physically active lifestyle: Systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2022;19:16.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01242-4
  • Messing S, Forberger S, Woods C, Abu-Omar K, Gelius P. Politik zur Bewegungsförderung in Deutschland: Eine Analyse anhand eines Policy-Audit-Tools der Weltgesundheitsorganisation. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2022;65(1):107-115.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-021-03403-z
  • Meyer J, Ratz T, Pauls A, Hellmers S, Boll S, Fudickar S, Hein A, Bauer JM, Koppelin F, Lippke S, Peters M, Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C, Zeeb H, Forberger S. Designing and applying technology for prevention - Lessons learned in AEQUIPA and its implications for future research and practice. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022;10:83292.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.832922
  • Ochterbeck D, Forberger S. Is a brain-based understanding of addiction predominant? An assessment of addiction researchers' conceptions of addiction and their evaluation of brain-based explanations. Drug and Alcohol Review. 2022;41(7):1630-1641.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13520
  • Romanowska A, Morawiak A, Woods C, Kelly L, Volf K, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, den Braver NR, García Bengoechea E, Zukowska J. Health enhancing physical activity policies in Poland: Findings from the HEPA PAT survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(12):7284.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127284
  • Scheidmeir M, Kubiak T, Luszczynska A, Wendt J, Scheller D, Meshkovska B, Mueller-Stierlin A, Forberger S, Lobczowska K, Neumann-Podczaska A, Wieczorowska-Tobis K, Zeeb H, Steinacker J, Woods C, Lakerveld J, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Acceptability of policies targeting dietary behaviours and physical activity: A systematic review of tools and outcomes. European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(4):iv32-iv49.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac053
  • Stadelmaier J, Rehfuess E, Forberger S, Eisele-Metzger A, Nagavci B, Schünemann HJ, Meerpohl JJ, Schwingshackl L, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Using GRADE evidence to decision frameworks to support the process of health policy-making: An example application regarding taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages. European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 4):iv92-iv100.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac077
  • Volf K, Kelly L, García Bengoechea E, Bláthín C, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, den Braver NR, Zukowska J, Woods C, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Evidence of the impact of sport policies on physical activity and sport participation: A systematic mixed studies review. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 2022;14(4):697-712.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2022.2127835
  • Woods C, Kelly L, Volf K, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, den Braver NR, Zukowska J, García Bengoechea E, on behalf of the PEN consortium. The Physical Activity Environment Policy Index for monitoring government policies and actions to improve physical activity. European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 4):iv50-iv58.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac062
  • Zukowska J, Gobis A, Krajewski P, Morawiak A, Okraszewska R, Woods C, Volf K, Kelly L, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, den Braver N, García Bengoechea E. Which transport policies increase physical activity of the whole of society? A systematic review. Journal of Transport & Health. 2022;27:101488.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2022.101488
  • Ahmad F, Böckmann M, Khan Z, Zeeb H, Khan MN, Ullah S, Dreger S, Ul Haq Z, Forberger S. Implementing smokeless tobacco control policy in Pakistan: A qualitative study among Naswar supply chain actors. Tobacco Control. 2021;30(5):548-552.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055748
  • Ahmad F, Khan Z, Böckmann M, Khan MN, Siddiqi K, Ullah S, Zeeb H, Forberger S. Supply chain actors' willingness to switch the business of smokeless tobacco: A mixed-methods study on Naswar business in Pakistan. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2021;23(9):1498-1506.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab045
    https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/171767/
  • Ahmad F, Khan Z, Siddiqi K, Khan MN, Kibiria Z, Forberger S, Bauld L, Kanaan M, Zeeb H. Awareness, perceptions of and compliance with tobacco control policies among Naswar vendors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Tobacco Control. 2021;31:e111-e117.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056377
    https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/173604/
  • Brandes M, Müllmann S, Allweiss T, Bauer U, Bethmann A, Forberger S, Frense J, Gelius P, Pfeifer K, Okan O, Renner B, Schupp H, Wright M, Zeeb H. Evidenzbasierung in Primärprävention und Gesundheitsförderung: Methoden und Vorgehensweisen in fünf Forschungsverbünden. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2021;64(5):581-589.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-021-03322-z
  • Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, Mansergh F, Wendel-Vos W, Zukowska J, Woods C, on behalf of the PEN consortium. The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: A four-country comparison. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2021;19:22.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00681-6
  • Volf K, Kelly L, García Bengoechea E, Casey B, Gobis A, Lakerveld J, Zukowska J, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Woods C. Policy Evaluation Network (PEN): Protocol for systematic literature reviews examining the evidence for impact of policies on physical activity across seven different policy domains. HRB Open Research. 2021;3:62.
    https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13089.3
  • Woods CB, Volf K, Kelly L, Casey B, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, Zukowska J, García Bengoechea E. The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review. Journal of Sport and Health Science. 2021;10(3):263-276.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2021.01.006
  • Ahmad F, Khan Z, Siddiqi K, Khan MN, Böckmann M, Dreger S, Bauld L, Zeeb H, Forberger S. Compliance of oral snuff (Naswar) packaging and sales practices with national tobacco control laws and the relevant articles of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2020;22(12):2224-2230.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa144
    https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/164267/
  • Arora M, Chugh A, Jain N, Mishu MP, Böckmann M, Dahanayake S, Eckhardt J, Forberger S, Huque R, Kanaan M, Khan Z, Mehrotra R, Rahman MA, Readshaw A, Sheikh A, Siddiqi K, Vidyasagaran A, Dogar O. The global impact of tobacco control policies on smokeless tobacco use: A systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 2020;10:e042860.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042860
  • Forberger S, Wichmann F, Comito C. Using nudges to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2020;10:e038205.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038205
  • Peters M, Müllmann S, Christianson L, Stalling I, Bammann K, Drell C, Forberger S. Measuring the association of objective and perceived neighborhood environment with physical activity in older adults: Challenges and implications from a systematic review. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2020;19:47.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00243-z
  • Zähringer J, Schwingshackl L, Movsisyan A, Stratil J, Capacci S, Steinacker J, Forberger S, Ahrens W, Küllenberg de Gaudry D, Schünemann H, Meerpohl JJ, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Use of the GRADE approach in health policymaking and evaluation: A scoping review of nutrition and physical activity policies. Implementation Science. 2020;15:37.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-00984-2
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, Kampfmann T, Zeeb H. Nudging to move: A scoping review of the use of choice architecture interventions to promote physical activity in the general population. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2019;16:77.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0844-z
  • Müllmann S, Forberger S, Möllers T, Bröring E, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine. 2018;108:93-110.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.12.026
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6433809
  • Zeeb H, Hilderink H, Forberger S. Umwelt und der "Health-in-all-Policies"-Ansatz - Ein Überblick. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2018;61(6):729-736.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-018-2733-z
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6433716
  • Forberger S, Bammann K, Bauer J, Boll S, Bolte G, Brand T, Hein A, Koppelin F, Lippke S, Meyer J, Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C, Zeeb H, on behalf of the AEQUIPA consortium. How to tackle key challenges in the promotion of physical activity among older adults (65+): The AEQUIPA network approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(4):379.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040379
  • Forberger S, Riedel O, Bühringer G. European Graduate School in Addiction Research: A contribution to the research education of PhD/MD students in Europe. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. 2017;24(6):477-484.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2016.1223602
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6432292
  • Ubert T, Forberger S, Gansefort D, Zeeb H, Brand T. Community capacity building for physical activity promotion among older adults - A literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(9):1058.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091058
  • Müllmann S, Forberger S, Möllers T, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: A systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2016;5:47.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0223-7
  • Tzvetkova M, Pardal M, Disley E, Rena A, Talic S, Forberger S. Strategies for a risky business: How drug dealers manage customers, suppliers and competitors in Italy, Slovenia and Germany. The International Journal of Drug Policy. 2016;31:90-98.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.04.012

  • Editorials

  • Gannon J, Bach K, Bar-Zeev Y, Cattaruzza MS, Forberger S, Kilibarda B, Azari R, Lomazzi M, Borisch B. Big tobacco's dirty tricks: Seven key tactics of the tobacco industry. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2023;9:39.
    https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/176336

  • Articles without peer review

  • Forberger S, Zeeb H. HiAP als Instrument zur Verankerung von umweltpolitischen Themen im Politikprozess. Impulse für Gesundheitsförderung. 2019;104(3):14-15.
    https://www.gesundheit-nds.de/images/pdfs/impulse/LVG-Zeitschrift-Nr104-Web.pdf

  • Position papers

  • Pan C-C, Barnils NP, Freye M, Reinschluessel AV, Müllmann S, Jürgens D, Kolschen J, Janetzki S, Jahnel T, Dassow H-H, Lange O, Rogowski W, Forberger S, Schüz B, Gerhardus A. Developing and assessing digital public health interventions: A digital public health framework (DigiPHrame) (Version 1.1). Bremen. 2023.
    https://osf.io/nzst8
  • Pan C-C, Pedros Barnils N, Jürgens D, Müllmann S, Janetzki S, Kolschen J, Freye M, Dassow H-H, Lange O, Forberger S, Jahnel T, Schüz B, Gerhardus A. Developing and assessing digital public health interventions: A comprehensive framework. Bremen. 2022.
    https://www.lsc-digital-public-health.de/forschung/framework.html

  • Guidelines and reports

  • Demetriou Y, Reimers A, Abu Omar K, Beck F, Forberger S, Hebestreit A, Hohmann A, Hülse H, Kläber M, Kobel S, Köhler K, König S, Krug S, Manz K, Messing S, Mutz M, Niermann C, Niessner C, Schienkiewitz A, Schmidt S, Schnitzius M, Siener M, Speer A, Sturm D, Wagner P, Wäsche H. Active Healthy Kids Germany: Bewegungs-Zeugnis 2022 zur körperlichen Aktivität von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland. Villingen-Schwenningen. 2022.
    https://stiftung-gesundarbeiter.de/portfolio-posts/bewegungs-zeugnis-2022/

  • Books

  • Hellman M, Egerer M, Stoneham J, Forberger S, Männistö-Inkinen V, Ochterbeck D, Rundle S. Addiction and the brain. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. 2022.
    https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-0946-7
  • Gell L, Bühringer G, McLeod J, Forberger S, Holmes J, Lingford-Hughes A, Meier P, editors. What determines harm from addictive substances and behaviours. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016.

  • Book chapters

  • Brand T, Gansefort D, Forberger S, Ubert T, Bröring E, Zeeb H. Bewegungsförderliche Kommune? Bedarfsermittlung und Entwicklung lokaler Steuerungskapazitäten. Wiesbaden. 2017.
  • Bühringer G, Forberger S, Gell L, Holmes J, Lingford-Hughes A, McLeod J, Meier P. Implications for research, policy, and practice. Oxford. 2016.
  • Gell L, Bühringer G, Room R, Allamani A, Eirosa-Orosa FJ, Forberger S, Holmes J, Lingford-Hughes A, McLeod J, Meier P, Stead M. Discussion and integration of key findings. Oxford. 2016.
  • Gell L, Holmes J, Bühringer G, Allamani A, Bjerge B, Forberger S, Frank V, Lingford-Hughes A, McLeod J, Meier P, Neumann M, Room R. Methods. Oxford. 2016.
  • Gell L, Holmes J, Forberger S, Bühringer G. Introduction. Oxford. 2016.
  • Gell L, McLeod J, Holmes J, Allamani A, Baumberg B, Bjerge B, Bühringer G, Eirosa-Orosa FJ, Forberger S, Frank V, Lingford-Hughes A, Meerkerk G-J, Meier P, Neumann M, Room R, Schmidt L, Stead M, van de Mheen D, Wiers R, Withington P. Determinants of harmful substance use and harmful gambling. Oxford. 2016.
  • McLeod J, Gell L, Holmes J, Allamani A, Baumberg B, Bjerge B, Bühringer G, Eirosa-Orosa FJ, Forberger S, Frank V, Lingford-Hughes A, Meerkerk G-J, Meier P, Neumann M, Room R, Schmidt L, Stead M, van de Mheen D, Wiers R, Withington P. Determinants of transitions from harmful to low-risk substance use and gambling. Oxford. 2016.
  • McLeod J, Gell L, Holmes J, Allamani A, Bjerge B, Bühringer G, Forberger S, Frank V, Lingford-Hughes A, Meier P, Neumann M, Room R, Baumberg B, Eirosa-Orosa FJ, Lees R, Meerkerk G-J, Schmidt L, Stead M, van de Mheen D, Wiers R. Determinants of risky substance use and risky gambling. Oxford. 2016.

  • PhD-Theses

  • Ochterbeck D. Sucht im Gehirn? Stellenwert und Implikationen neurobiologischer Erklärungsansätze von Sucht: Eine Studie unter internationalen Suchtforschenden mit quantitativen und qualitativen methodischen Ansätzen. Bremen: Universität Bremen; 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/2876

  • Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences

  • Forberger S, Freye M, Buttigieg S, Maaß L. Digital public health governance - Navigating complex structures. Rome, Italy. 2023.
  • Forberger S, Nagdeo K, Kilibarda B, Lee H. National and international maternal tobacco prevention and cessation frameworks - A scoping review. Rome, Italy. 2023.
  • Jahnel T, Pan C-C, Barnils NP, Jürgens D, Müllmann S, Janetzki S, Kolschen J, Freye M, Dassow H-H, Lange O, Forberger S, Rogowski W, Schüz B, Gerhardus A. Das Digital Public Health Framework für die Entwicklung und Evaluation digitaler Public Health Interventionen. Hannover. 2023.
  • Forberger S, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Evaluation of policy measures to promote a healthy diet and physical activity - The PEN project. Phoenix, USA. 2022.
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, Meshkovska B, Lobczowska K, Banik A, Wendt J, Mueller-Stierlin A, Steinacker J, Luszczynska A, Zeeb H. Much in common and yet different: Intervention and public policy implementation evaluation - Results from the PEN project using the example of physical activity and nutrition. Brussels, Belgium. 2022.
  • Lobczowska K, Banik A, Romaniuk P, Forberger S, Kubiak T, Meshkovska B, Neumann-Podczaska A, Kaczmarek K, Scheidmeir M, Wendt J, Scheller D, Wieczorowska-Tobis K, Steinacker J, Zeeb H, Luszczynska A. Finding the fitting framework for the implementation of policies promoting healthy nutrition and physically active lifestyle: Results from a systematic review. Berlin. 2022.
  • Müllmann S, Schüz B, Pan C-C, Jahnel T, Forberger S, Jürgens D, Pedros Barnils N, Gerhardus A. A framework for developing and evaluating digital and public health tools. Berlin. 2022.
  • Woods C, Kelly L, Volf K, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, den Braver N, Zukowska J, on behalf of the PEN consortium. The development of the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI): A tool for monitoring and benchmarking government policies and actions to improve physical activity. Berlin. 2022.
  • Woods C, van den Braver N, Forberger S. Evaluating implementation of public policies. Phoenix, USA. 2022.
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, Meshkovska B, Lobczowska K, Scheller D, Wendt J, Christianson L, Frense J, Steinacker J, Luszczynska A, Zeeb H. Implementation pathways of public physical activity policies. online presentation. 2021.
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, Meshkovska B, Lobczowska K, Scheller D, Wendt J, Christianson L, Frense J, Steinacker J, Luszczynska A, Zeeb H. Implementation processes of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes. online presentation. 2021.
  • Forberger S, Zeeb H. AEQUIPA - Physical Activity and Health Equity: Primary Prevention for Healthy Aging. Online-Vortrag. 2021.
  • Kelly L, Woods C, Volf K, Casey B, Gelius P, Messing S, Forberger S, Lakerveld J, Zukowska J, García Bengoechea E. The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review. online presentation. 2021.
  • Luszczynska A, Banik A, Forberger S, Kaczmarek K, Kubiak T, Neumann-Podczaska A, Romaniuk P, Scheidmeir M, Scheller D, Steinacker J, Wendt J, Bekker MPM, Zeeb H. Socioeconomic, political and geographical context determinants of implementation of policies promoting physical activity: A meta-review. online presentation. 2021.
  • Volf K, Kelly L, García Bengoechea E, Gobis A, Lakerveld J, Zukowska J, Gelius P, Forberger S, Messing S, Woods C. Systematic literature review examining the evidence for impact of school policies on physical activity. online presentation. 2020.
  • Müllmann S, Forberger S, Möllers T, Bröring E, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. EHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: A systematic review. Vienna, Austria. 2016.
  • Pardal M, Tzvetkova M, Disley E, Rena A, Talic S, Forberger S. Getting into the market and 'moving up': Insights into drug dealing careers from Italy, Slovenia and Germany. Ghent, Belgium. 2015.
  • Tzvetkova M, Disley E, Pardal M, Rena A, Talic S, Forberger S. Drug dealers responses to a changing environment. Lisbon, Portugal. 2015.
  • Tzvetkova M, Pardal M, Disley E, Rena A, Talic S, Forberger S. Strategies for a risky business: How drug dealers manage customers, suppliers and risks in Italy, Slovenia and Germany. Ghent, Belgium. 2015.

  • Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences (invited)

  • Forberger S. Big tobacco's dirty tricks: A casebook - Legal challenges. Rome, Italy. 2023.
  • Forberger S, Nagdeo K, Kilibarda B, Lee H. National and international maternal tobacco prevention and cessation frameworks - A scoping review. online presentation. 2023.
  • Forberger S, Zeeb H. Forschungsergebnisse aus AEQUIPA zu "Bewegungsförderung für ältere Menschen". Berlin. 2023.
  • Ochterbeck D, Forberger S. On the acceptance of brain-based explanations of addiction: What do researchers think. online presentation. 2022.
  • Forberger S. A-BRAIN - Sucht und Gehirn: Analysen zum ethisch fundierten Umgang mit neurowissenschaftlichen Forschungsmethoden und Ergebnissen am Beispiel des Brain Disease Modells of Addiction (BDMA). Berlin. 2019.
  • Forberger S, Zeeb H, Gelius P, Messing S. Erfassung der Bewegungsförderungspolitik der Bundesländer. Bremen. 2019.
  • Brandes M, Forberger S, Brand T, Zeeb H. AEQUIPA - Förderung der körperlichen Aktivität in der Altersgruppe 65+. Hamburg. 2018.

  • Posters at scientific meetings/conferences

  • De Santis KK, Stiens L, Christianson L, Forberger S. What do we know about recommender systems for obesity prevention? Scoping review of reviews within a project HealthyW8. Dresden. 2024.
  • Forberger S, Reisch LA, Meshkovska B, Lobczowska K, Banik A, Wendt J, Mueller-Stierlin A, Steinacker J, Luszczynska A, Zeeb H. Bridging the gap combining implementation and policy research for health policies implementation evaluation for physical activity and nutrition. Uppsala, Sweden. 2023.
  • Nagdeo K, Lee H, Forberger S. International and national frameworks, guidelines, recommendations, and strategies on maternal tobacco prevention and cessation - A scoping review. Atlanta, USA. 2023.
  • Forberger S, Gelius P, Messing S, Volf K, Kelly L, Taylor S, Zukowska J, Lakerveld J, Woods C. Sub-national structures matter when evaluating physical activity promotion: Lessons from Germany. online poster. 2020.
  • Ochterbeck D, Hellman M, Forberger S. Ethical implications of brain-based explanations for addiction: A survey among scientists. Lisbon, Portugal. 2019.
  • Ochterbeck D, Hellman M, Forberger S. Scientific communities in addiction research: Attributes and attitudes. A multi-methods approach. Lisbon, Portugal. 2019.

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