Dr. Sarah Forberger

My research interests are primarily in implementation and health policy research, with a particular focus on Policy Implementation Science. I am fascinated by the dynamic interplay between systems, environments, and interventions and explore how contextual factors and structures can contribute to promoting a healthy lifestyle. Key topics in my research include nutrition, physical activity promotion, and tobacco control. My methodological focus lies in evidence synthesis and mixed-methods approaches.

Since 2015, I have been working at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS), where I have served as a Senior Scientist since 2021. Additionally, I have been a Visiting Scientist at the IMPACT Research Centre at the University of York since 2023. In April/May 2024, I completed a research stay with Professor Lucia Reisch’s team, Director of the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy at the University of Cambridge.

Previously, from 2005 to 2015, I was part of the Addiction Research Chair in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at TU Dresden, where I led research projects and coordinated several EU health research initiatives.

I completed my Master’s degree in Political Science, Computer Science, and History at the Technical University of Dresden (TU Dresden). My PhD in Health Policy focused on the implementation of European health policy through soft law instruments.



ORCID: 0000-0002-7169-675X

  • Implementation Research
  • Health Policy
  • Behavioural Insights
  • Policy evaluation
  • Physical Activity
  • Nutriton
  • Tobacco Control

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    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. The 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. In: Pfannstiel M, Focke A, Mehlich H, editors. Management von Gesundheitsregionen II. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. 2017. S. 51-60.
  • Bühringer G, Forberger S, Gell L, Holmes J, Lingford-Hughes A, McLeod J, Meier P. Implications for research, policy, and practice. In: 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. S. 187-196.
  • 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. In: 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. S. 157-186.
  • 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. In: 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. S. 19-34.
  • Gell L, Holmes J, Forberger S, Bühringer G. Introduction. In: 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. S. 1-18.
  • 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. In: 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. S. 77-112.
  • 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. In: 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. S. 113-156.
  • 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. In: 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. S. 35-76.

  • 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. 17th World Congress on Public Health, 2-6 May 2023, Rome, Italy. (Abstract published in: Population Medicine. 2023;5(Suppl.):A650)
  • Forberger S, Nagdeo K, Kilibarda B, Lee H. National and international maternal tobacco prevention and cessation frameworks - A scoping review. 17th World Congress on Public Health, 2-6 May 2023, Rome, Italy.
  • 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. 58. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialmedizin und Prävention (DGSMP), 30. August-1. September 2023, Hannover. (Abstract publiziert in: Gesundheitswesen 2023;85(08/09):793-794)
  • Forberger S, on behalf of the PEN consortium. Evaluation of policy measures to promote a healthy diet and physical activity - The PEN project. 21st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 18-21 May 2022, Phoenix, USA.
  • 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. Policy Symposium on NCD Prevention "Future Directions for Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies to Prevent NCDs Across Europe," 14-16 June 2022, Brussels, Belgium.
  • 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. 15th European Public Health Conference (EPH), 9-12 November 2022, Berlin. (Abstract published in: European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 3):iii109)
  • 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. 15th European Public Health Conference (EPH), 9-12 November 2022, Berlin. (Abstract published in: European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 3):iii63)
  • 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. 15th European Public Health Conference (EPH), 9-12 November 2022, Berlin. (Abstract published in: European Journal of Public Health. 2022;32(Suppl. 3):iii110)
  • Woods C, van den Braver N, Forberger S. Evaluating implementation of public policies. 21st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 18-21 May 2022, Phoenix, USA.
  • 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. 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH), 12-14 October 2021, online presentation.
  • 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. ISBNPA XChange Initiative, 8-10 June 2021, online presentation.
  • Forberger S, Zeeb H. AEQUIPA - Physical Activity and Health Equity: Primary Prevention for Healthy Aging. 56. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialmedizin und Prävention (DGSMP), 22.-24. September 2021, Online-Vortrag.
  • 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. ISBNPA XChange Initiative, 8-10 June 2021, online presentation.
  • 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. ISBNPA XChange Initiative, 8-10 June 2021, online presentation.
  • 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. 16th World Congress on Public Health, 12-16 October 2020, online presentation.
  • 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. 9th European Public Health Conference (EUPHA), 9-12 November 2016, Vienna, Austria. (Abstract published in: European Journal of Public Health. 2016;26(Suppl. 1):ckw165.023)
  • 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. 9th Annual Conferene of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP), 20-22 May 2015, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Tzvetkova M, Disley E, Pardal M, Rena A, Talic S, Forberger S. Drug dealers responses to a changing environment. First European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, 23-25 September 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • 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. 9th Annual Conferene of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP), 20-22 May 2015, Ghent, Belgium.

  • Presentations at scientific meetings/conferences (invited)

  • Forberger S. Big tobacco's dirty tricks: A casebook - Legal challenges. 17th World Congress on Public Health, 2-6 May 2023, Rome, Italy.
  • Forberger S, Nagdeo K, Kilibarda B, Lee H. National and international maternal tobacco prevention and cessation frameworks - A scoping review. 2nd Global Public Health Week Conference, Workshop "Health of Mothers: Integration of Oral Health and Tobacco Control into Antenatal Care in an Indian Context," 6 April 2023, online presentation.
  • Forberger S, Zeeb H. Forschungsergebnisse aus AEQUIPA zu "Bewegungsförderung für ältere Menschen". Runder Tisch "Bewegung und Gesundheit" des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit, 12. Juni 2023, Berlin.
  • Ochterbeck D, Forberger S. On the acceptance of brain-based explanations of addiction: What do researchers think? Addiction Theory Network (ATN) Webinar, 13 June 2022, online presentation.
  • 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). "Ethische, rechtliche und soziale Aspekte (ELSA) in den Lebenswissenschaften", Statusseminar des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung, 18. November 2019, Berlin.
  • Forberger S, Zeeb H, Gelius P, Messing S. Erfassung der Bewegungsförderungspolitik der Bundesländer. 171. Sportreferentenkonferenz, 11.-12. September 2019, Bremen.
  • Brandes M, Forberger S, Brand T, Zeeb H. AEQUIPA - Förderung der körperlichen Aktivität in der Altersgruppe 65+. Deutscher Olympischer Sportärztekongress, 24.-26. Mai 2018, Hamburg.

  • 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. "Gesundheit gemeinsam" Kooperationstagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (GMDS), Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sozialmedizin und Prävention (DGSMP), Deutschen Gesellschaft für Epidemiologie (DGEpi), Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Soziologie (DGMS) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Public Health (DGPH), 8.-13. September 2024, Dresden.
  • 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. 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), 14-17 June 2023, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Nagdeo K, Lee H, Forberger S. International and national frameworks, guidelines, recommendations, and strategies on maternal tobacco prevention and cessation - A scoping review. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, 12-15 November 2023, Atlanta, USA.
  • 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. 16th World Congress on Public Health, 12-16 October 2020, online poster.
  • Ochterbeck D, Hellman M, Forberger S. Ethical implications of brain-based explanations for addiction: A survey among scientists. 5th International Conference on Neuroethics (ICONE), 15-18 September 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Ochterbeck D, Hellman M, Forberger S. Scientific communities in addiction research: Attributes and attitudes. A multi-methods approach. Lisbon Addictions 2019 - 3rd European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, 23-25 October 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.

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