Dr. Erika Harju

Work at ZHAW

Position

Researcher & Lecturer

Focus

Psychosocial Research; Mental Health: Psychological / Emotional Distress, Depression, Anxiety and Stress; Implementation Science: Mental Health Assessments and Psychological Screening Tools; Health and Social Behavior; Research with vulnerable populations: childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, neonatal care patients; Methods: Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, Systematic Reviews

Teaching

• Co-Modul management "Research plan/Proposal and Evaluation" (MSc)
• Modul management "Health promotion and prevention" (Bsc)
• Additional teaching responsibilities: Master colloquium quantitative methods, supervision of Master theses and mentoring of Master students

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Doctor of Science (PhD) in Health Sciences and Certificate of Public Health (SSPH+) / Health Sciences
  University of Lucerne
  2017 - 2020
• Master degree in Health Sciences / Health Sciences, specialization in Health and Social Behavior
  University of Lucerne
  2015 - 2017
• Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing
  Bern University of Applied Sciences
  2010 - 2013
• Registered Nurse, Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education
  College of Higher Education, Lindenhof Hospital Bern
  2003 - 2007

Continuing Education

• Good Clinical Practice Certificate: Investigator Level
  Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research
  2019
• Higher Education Teaching Certificate: Basic Training in Higher Education Teaching
  University of Lucerne
  2018

Projects

• Challenges for families of longterm survivors of childhood cancer during transition from adolescence to young adulthood - phase 1 / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Schmid, Stephanie Vanessa; Arnold, Christine; Jaisli, Sophie; Bubl, Benedikt; Harju, Erika; Kidszun, André,

  2024.

  Parents' and neonatal healthcare professionals' views on barriers and facilitators to parental presence in the neonatal unit : a qualitative study.

  BMC Pediatrics.

  24(268).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-04758-3

• Probst-Hensch, N.; Imboden, M.; Jeong, A.; Keidel, D.; Vermes, T.; Witzig, M.; Cullati, S.; Tancredi, S.; Noor, N.; Rodondi, P.-Y.; Harju, E.; Michel, G.; Frank, I.; Kahlert, C.; Cusini, A.; Rodondi, N.; Chocano-Bedoya, P. O.; Bardoczi, J. B.; Stuber, M. J.; Vollrath, F.; Fehr, J.; Frei, A.; Kaufmann, M.; Geigges, M.; von Wyl, V.; Puhan, M. A.; Albanese, E.; Crivelli, L.; Lovison, G. F.,

  2024.

  Long-term trajectories of densely reported depressive symptoms during an extended period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland : social worries matter.

  Comprehensive Psychiatry.

  130(152457).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152457

• Tancredi, Stefano; Ulytė, Agnė; Wagner, Cornelia; Keidel, Dirk; Witzig, Melissa; Imboden, Medea; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Amati, Rebecca; Albanese, Emiliano; Levati, Sara; Crivelli, Luca; Kohler, Philipp; Cusini, Alexia; Kahlert, Christian; Harju, Erika; Michel, Gisela; Lüdi, Chantal; Ortega, Natalia; Baggio, Stéphanie; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia; Rodondi, Nicolas; Ballouz, Tala; Frei, Anja; Kaufmann, Marco; Von Wyl, Viktor; Lorthe, Elsa; Baysson, Hélène; Stringhini, Silvia; Schneider, Valentine; Kaufmann, Laurent; Wieber, Frank; Volken, Thomas; Zysset, Annina; Dratva, Julia; Cullati, Stéphane; et al.,

  2023.

  Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second COVID-19 wave (2020-2021) : a longitudinal study in Switzerland.

  International Journal for Equity in Health.

  22(1), pp. 51.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01853-2

• Harju, Erika; Speierer, Alexandre; Jungo, Katharina Tabea; Levati, Sara; Baggio, Stéphanie; Tancredi, Stefano; Noor, Nazihah; Rodondi, Pierre-Yves; Cullati, Stéphane; Imboden, Medea; Keidel, Dirk; Witzig, Melissa; Frank, Irène; Kohler, Philipp; Kahlert, Christian; Crivelli, Luca; Amati, Rebecca; Albanese, Emiliano; Kaufmann, Marco; Frei, Anja; von Wyl, Viktor; Puhan, Milo A.; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Michel, Gisela; Rodondi, Nicolas; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia,

  2023.

  Changes in healthcare utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic and potential causes : a cohort study from Switzerland.

  International Journal of Public Health.

  68(1606010).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606010

• Sabatini, Serena; Kaufmann, Marco; Fadda, Marta; Tancredi, Stefano; Noor, Nazihah; Van Der Linden, Bernadette W. A.; Cullati, Stéphane; Frank, Irene; Michel, Gisela; Harju, Erika; Luedi, Chantal; Frei, Anja; Ballouz, Tala; Menges, Dominik; Fehr, Jan; Kohler, Philipp; Kahlert, Christian R.; Scheu, Victor; Ortega, Natalia; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia; Rodondi, Nicolas; Stringhini, Silvia; Baysson, Hélène; Lorthe, Elsa; Zufferey, Maria Caiata; Suggs, L. Suzanne; Albanese, Emiliano; Vincentini, Julia; Bochud, Murielle; D’Acremont, Valérie; Nusslé, Samira Gonseth; Imboden, Medea; Keidel, Dirk; Witzig, Melissa; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; von Wyl, Viktor,

  2023.

  Factors associated with COVID-19 non-vaccination in Switzerland : a nationwide study.

  International Journal of Public Health.

  68(1605852).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605852

• Daniore, Paola; Moser, André; Höglinger, Marc; Probst Hensch, Nicole; Imboden, Medea; Vermes, Thomas; Keidel, Dirk; Bochud, Murielle; Ortega Herrero, Natalia; Baggio, Stéphanie; Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia; Rodondi, Nicolas; Tancredi, Stefano; Wagner, Cornelia; Cullati, Stéphane; Stringhini, Silvia; Gonseth Nusslé, Semira; Veys-Takeuchi, Caroline; Zuppinger, Claire; Harju, Erika; Michel, Gisela; Frank, Irène; Kahlert, Christian R.; Albanese, Emiliano; Crivelli, Luca; Levati, Sara; Amati, Rebecca; Kaufmann, Marco; Geigges, Marco; Ballouz, Tala; Frei, Anja; Fehr, Jan; von Wyl, Viktor,

  2023.

  Interplay of digital proximity app use and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake in Switzerland : analysis of two population-based cohort studies.

  International Journal of Public Health.

  68(1605812).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605812

• Luedi, Chantal; Frank, Irène; Krähenbühl, Christine; Michel, Gisela; Harju, Erika,

  2023.

  Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic : changes over time and the effect of socioeconomic status.

  Swiss Medical Weekly.

  153(9), pp. 40111.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.57187/smw.2023.40111

• Harju, E.; Speierer, A.; Jungo, K.T.; Levati, S.; Baggio, S.; Tancredi, S.; Noor, N.; Rodondi, P.-Y.; Cullati, S.; Imboden, M.; Keidel, D.; Witzig, M.; Frank, I.; Kohler, P.; Kahlert, C.; Crivelli, L.; Amati, R.; Albanese, E.; Kaufmann, M.; Frei, A.; von Wyl, V.; Puhan, M.A.; Probst-Hensch, N.; Michel, G.; Rodondi, N.; Chocano-Bedoya, P.,

  2023.

  Changes in healthcare utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic and potential causes : a cohort study from Switzerland [poster].

  In:

  16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 8-11 November 2023.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29414

• Kälin, S.; Bänziger, J.; Mader, L.; Harju, E.; Gumy-Pause, F.; Niggli, F.; Sommer, G.; Michel, G.; Roser, K.,

  2024.

  Health-related quality of life in parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors : a report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study – Parents.

  In:

  2. Forschungssymposium Gesundheit, Universität Luzern, Schweiz, 31. Januar 2024.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Tancredi S, Chiolero A, Wagner C, Haller ML, Chocano-Bedoya P, Ortega N, et al. Seroprevalence trends of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated risk factors: a population-based study. Infection. 2023. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02011-0.
• Harju E, Roser K, Eisenreich B, Scheinemann K, Michel G. Psychological distress in survivors of childhood cancer and their parents before and after a follow-up appointment: the need for screening and validation of the emotion thermometer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice. 2023;5(2). doi: 10.1097/or9.0000000000000097. PubMed PMID: 02091979-202304000-00001.

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