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Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfister

Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfister

Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfister

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

+41 58 934 76 28
andreas.pfister@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Co-Head Institute of Public Health, Professor of Public Health

Focus

Equity in Prevention and Health Promotion, Addiction Prevention, Sexual Health, Suicide Prevention, Diversity/Intersectionality, Health Equity, Qualitative Social Research

Experience

  • Professor of Public Health
    ZHAW School of Health Sciences
    12 / 2022 - today
  • Co-Head Institute of Public Health
    ZHAW School of Health Sciences
    08 / 2022 - today
  • Professor (UAS)
    Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, School of Social Work
    11 / 2016 - 08 / 2022
  • Visiting Scholar/Professor
    University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work (USA)
    09 / 2018 - 10 / 2018
  • Lecturer and Senior Researcher
    Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Social Work
    08 / 2014 - 10 / 2016
  • Project Manager
    Addiction Prevention Services, City of Zurich
    10 / 2011 - 07 / 2014
  • Coordinator Diversity and International Affairs
    ZHAW School of Applied Psychology
    03 / 2010 - 08 / 2011
  • Scientific Associate
    FHNW School of Social Work
    09 / 2004 - 02 / 2010
  • Social Work with Persons with Cognitive Impairment
    Aargauer Freizeittreff für und mit Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung
    01 / 1999 - 11 / 2000

Education and Continuing education

Education

  • PhD / Educational Sciences/Social Pedagogy
    University of Zurich UZH
    03 / 2006 - 03 / 2009
  • MA / Educational Sciences (Social Pedagogy, Educational Psychology), Communication, Musicology
    University of Zurich UZH
    10 / 1998 - 04 / 2004
  • Four terms abroad / Educational Sciences and Musicology
    Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
    09 / 2001 - 09 / 2003

Continuing Education

  • ZHAW Internal Leadership Training (12 months)
    ZHAW
    07 / 2024
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Leadership and Governance in Higher Education
    University of Zurich UZH
    06 / 2022
  • CAS in University Didactics
    Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
    03 / 2017

Network

Membership of networks

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9242-8260

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Books, peer-reviewed

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Other publications

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Affiliations

Current Affiliations

Sexuelle Gesundheit Zentralschweiz: Member of the Executive Board
Member of the Executive Board, Luzern
01 / 2018 - today