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Prof. Brigitte Gantschnig PhD, MScOT

Prof. Brigitte Gantschnig PhD, MScOT

Prof. Brigitte Gantschnig PhD, MScOT

ZHAW School of Health Sciences
Institute of Occupational Therapy
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 63 65
brigitte.gantschnig@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head Research Unit for Occupational Therapy, Professor in Occupational Therapy

Focus

Teaching

Experience

  • Guest Researcher
    University Hospital (Inselspital) and University Bern
    08 / 2022 - today
  • Head of Research and Development of the Institute of Occupational Therapy (School of Health Science)
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    03 / 2018 - today
  • Professor for Evaluation and Assessment in Occupational Therapy
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    12 / 2015 - today
  • Postdoc
    Inselgruppe Bern AG, Research Group Chronic Musculoskelettale Pain, Department of Rheumatologie and Immunology
    02 / 2015 - 06 / 2022
  • Research Assistant and Lecturer
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    09 / 2007 - 11 / 2015
  • Occupational Therapist
    Tempelacker, Therapy for children and youth: Rheineck
    05 / 2005 - 08 / 2007
  • Occupational Therapist
    Rheinburg-Klinik AG
    10 / 2001 - 04 / 2005
  • Occupational Therapist
    Öffentliches Landeskrankenhaus Hochzirl-Natters Standort Hochzirl
    09 / 1999 - 08 / 2001
  • Occupational Therapist
    University Hospital Innsbruck
    10 / 1998 - 09 / 1999

Education and Continuing education

Education

  • PhD / Occupational Therapy
    Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Occupational Therapy;
    10 / 2009 - 01 / 2014
  • MSc OT / Occupational Therapy
    European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
    08 / 2005 - 11 / 2007
  • Diploma / Occupational Therapy
    Academy of Occupational Therapy, Klagenfurt
    10 / 1995 - 10 / 1998

Continuing Education

  • ZHAW Leadership Education
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    09 / 2020
  • CAS University Teaching
    PH Zürich
    09 / 2013
  • Client-centred communication
    Society for Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Counseling
    08 / 2004

Network

Membership of networks

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3069-6585

Awards

  • SAMS Award for Interprofessional Research (Generalsekretariat)
    Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
    11 / 2017
  • Best Teaching – Best Practices: Teaching Award for "Teaching Science"
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    11 / 2017

Social media

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Books and monographs, peer-reviewed
Book parts, peer-reviewed
Conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Other publications
Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Research data

Gantschnig, Brigitte E.; Ballmer, Thomas; Petrig, Andrea Marlis; Eggenberger, Brigitte; Moioli, Stefania; Kühne, Nicolas, 2024. Survey on the size and structure of the Swiss occupational therapy workforce (Version 1.0.0). SWISSUbase. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48573/19ba-jz05