Dr. Selina Marita Egger

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research Associate

Focus

Mobility and Community Participation of Persons with Disbilities

Experience

• Research Associate
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  08 / 2024 - today
• Postdoc
  HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale
  02 / 2024 - today
• Research Assistant
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  05 / 2020 - 07 / 2024
• Occupational Therapist
  Ergotherapie Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz Bern-Emmental
  04 / 2016 - 04 / 2020
• Occupational Therapist
  Schulungs- und Wohnheime Rossfeld, Bern
  07 / 2013 - 03 / 2016
• Occupational Therapist
  Ergotherapie R. Bucher - E. Müller
  07 / 2012 - 06 / 2013
• Optician
  Bischof Optik
  01 / 2008 - 06 / 2008

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Health Sciences
  University Lucerne/ ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  09 / 2021 - 11 / 2024
• European Master of Science / Occupational Therapy
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  01 / 2015 - 01 / 2017
• Bachelor / Occupational Therapy
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  09 / 2009 - 09 / 2012

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9039-7990

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• Building Opportunities for Participation and Accessbility through liefelong community Mobility / Team member / ongoing
• Mobility, community participation, and health of persons with disabilities in Switzerland: a national mixed-method study / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Cognitive assessment of fitness to drive: Recommendations for Switzerland / Team member / ongoing
• The situation of paratransit users in Switzerland / Deputy project leader / completed
• The Size and Structure of the Swiss Occupational Therapy Workforce / Team member / completed

Publications

• Egger, Selina Marita; Gantschnig, Brigitte; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gemperli, Armin,

  2024.

  Cost and financing of paratransit services and their effect on dissatisfaction with participation in daily activities of persons with disabilities.

  Journal of Transport & Health.

  38(101856).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2024.101856

• Egger, Selina Marita; Frey, Sara; Sauerzopf, Lena; Meidert, Ursula,

  2023.

  A literature review to identify effective web- and app-based mHealth interventions for stress management at work.

  Workplace Health & Safety.

  71(10), pp. 452-463.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799231170872

• Egger, Selina Marita; Gemperli, Armin; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gantschnig, Brigitte Elisabeth; et al.,

  2022.

  The experiences and needs of persons with disabilities in using paratransit services.

  Disability and Health Journal.

  15(4), pp. 101365.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101365

• Stettler, Simona; Haas, Miranda; Wenger, Ines; Egger, Selina; Schulze, Christina,

  2022.

  „Alles ist möglich!“ : das Spielerleben von Kindern mit Zerebralparese auf einem inklusiven Spielplatz.

  Ergoscience.

  17(2), pp. 54-61.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.2443/skv-s-2022-54020220202

• Egger, Selina Marita; van Nes, Fenna A.; Page, Julie; Biehl, Verena,

  2021.

  Facilitators and barriers to participation in an occupation-based health promotion program.

  Ergoscience.

  16(3), pp. 116-121.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.2443/skv-s-2021-54020210304

• Egger, Selina Marita,

  2024.

  With paratransit services to participation in daily activities : the experiences of persons with disabilities in Switzerland.

  Zenodo.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10814269

• Egger, Selina Marita; Gemperli, Armin; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gantschnig, Brigitte,

  2025.

  Gleichberechtigte Mobilität für Menschen mit Behinderungen?[paper].

  In:

  Public Health³ Österreich – Deutschland – Schweiz, Bregenz, Österreich, 24.-25. Januar 2025.

• Schneider, Philippe; Margot-Cattin, Isabel; Egger, Selina Marita,

  2024.

  A national survey to describe cognitive fitness-to-drive assessment in Switzerland[poster].

  In:

  1st Occupational Therapy Europe Congress, Krakow, Poland, 15-19 October 2024.

• Schneider, Philippe; Egger, Selina Marita; Margot-Cattin, Isabel,

  2024.

  Drive-Check : troubles cognitifs et aptitude à la conduite automobile[poster].

  In:

  6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.

• Egger, Selina; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gemperli, Armin; Gantschnig, Brigitte,

  2024.

  Handlungsoptionen für eine inklusive Mobilität[poster].

  In:

  6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30946

• Meidert, Ursula; Egger, Selina; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2022.

  Effective mHealth for stress prevention and management in times of sparce health care resources[poster].

  In:

  24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Montreal, Canada, 15-19 May 2022.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25044

• Gantschnig, Brigitte E.; Egger, Selina M.; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gemperli, Armin,

  2023.

  Gleichberechtigte Mobilität dank ÖV-ergänzender Fahrdienste? : eine Mixed-Method Studie über die Mobilität von Menschen mit Behinderung in der Schweiz.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2490

• Egger, Selina Marita; Gantschnig, Brigitte Elisabeth; Filippo, Martina,

  2022.

  Die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen berücksichtigen.

  Ergotherapie.

  2022(8).

• Moioli, Stefania; Kühne, Nicolas; Egger, Selina Marita; Gantschnig, Brigitte; Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Eggenberger, Brigitte; Petrig, Andrea,

  2021.

  Wer sind wir und wenn ja, wie viele?.

  Ergotherapie.

  2021(8), pp. 16-19.

• Egger, Selina Marita; Gemperli, Armin; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gantschnig, Brigitte,

  2024.

  Limitations in using paratransit and their influence on the participation and well-being of people with disabilities.

  In:

  1st Occupational Therapy Europe Congress, Krakow, Poland, 15-19 October 2024.

• Egger, Selina Marita; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gemperli, Armin; Gantschnig, Brigitte,

  2024.

  Inklusion durch gleichberechtigte Mobilität für Menschen mit Behinderungen.

  In:

  6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.

• Egger, Selina Marita; Filippo, Martina; Liechti, Ronald; Gemperli, Armin; Gantschnig, Brigitte,

  2023.

  Gleichberechtigte Mobilität dank ÖV-ergänzender Fahrdienste?.

  In:

  Fachtagung für Dienstleistungsverantwortliche des Rotkreuz-Fahrdienstes aus den Kantonalverbänden, Olten, Schweiz, 25. Mai 2023.

• Filippo, Martina; Egger, Selina Marita; Liechti, Ronald; Gemperli, Armin; Gantschnig, Brigitte,

  2023.

  Through transportation to participation : experiences in using paratransit services.

  In:

  16th Nordic Network on Disability Research Conference (NNDR), Reykjavik, Iceland, 10 - 12 May 2023.

• Meidert, Ursula; Egger, Selina; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2022.

  Effective mHealth stress management interventions for occupational therapy.

  In:

  18th World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, Paris, France, 28-31 August 2022.

• Meidert, Ursula; Egger, Selina Marita; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

  2021.

  “If you stay inside the stress thing, you don't stand a chance” : stress perception of older employees during corona times.

  In:

  2021 Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association : "Social Justice in Times of Uncertainty", Geneva, Switzerland (online), 28-30 June 2021.

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