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Dr. med. univ. Kathrin Elisabeth Zangerl, M.Sc.

Research group leader „Global Child Health“

Kathrin, an accomplished pediatric specialist, has accumulated extensive clinical experience in both Germany and Nepal for more than ten years.
This invaluable hands-on experience prompted Kathrin to shift her research focus towards child participatory action, utilizing both methodological approaches and exploring the intersection of climate change and health. Moreover, she places significant emphasis on utilizing qualitative methods to advance child health policy within the context of climate change.


2022 Doctoral candidate, Institute of Global Health, Medical Faculty Heidelberg
2017 German Medical Board Exam: Specialist Paediatrician
2014 M.Sc. International Child Health, Institute of Global Health, London, UCL
2011 Dr. med. univ., Medical University Innsbruck, Austria

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Teaching:

Teaching Module on Climate Change and Health (with a particular focus on children and mental health) at the Institute of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital Heidelberg

 

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Zangerl KE, Hoernke K, Andreas M, Dalglish SL, Kelman I, Nilsson M, Rockloev J, Bärnighausen T, McMahon SA. Child health prioritisation in national adaptation policies on climate change: a policy document analysis across 160 countries. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Jul;8(7):532-544. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00084-1. Epub 2024 Jun 4. PMID: 38848733. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38848733/

Heat-related illnesses in children and adolescents from 0-18 years leading to the necessity of intensive care treatment in Germany, Kathrin Zangerl, Christian Staufner, Chelsea Cleary, Ilan Kelman & Till Bärnighausen, 2023. PDF-Document

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being, 2023 Dec;18(1):2271271. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2271271. Epub 2023 Nov 6. "I couldn't see my friends; the internet was bad, and I hardly went out" - insights into children's and adolescents' experiences of COVID-19 in Germany Astrid Berner-Rodoreda 1Nina Baum 1Kathrin Zangerl 1Jonas Wachinger 1Henriette Hoegl 2Lydia Yao Li 3Till Bärnighausen 1 

BMC Public Health, 2024 Jun 17;24(1):1595. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18983-z. Taking emic and etic to the family level: interlinking parents' and children's COVID-19 views and experiences in GermanyAstrid Berner-Rodoreda 1Nina Baum 2Jonas Wachinger 2Kathrin Zangerl 2Henriette Hoegl 3Till Bärnighausen 2

Zangerl K, Kelman I. Assessment of Child Health in National Adaptation Programmes of Action for Climate Change. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2017;32(S1):S157-S157. doi:10.1017/S1049023X17004289

Opladen T, Lindner M, Das AM, Marquardt T, Khan A, Emre SH, Burton BK, Barshop BA, Böhm T, Meyburg J, Zangerl K, Mayorandan S, Burgard P, Dürr UH, Rosenkranz B, Rennecke J, Derbinski J, Yudkoff M, Hoffmann GF. In vivo monitoring of urea cycle activity with (13)C-acetate as a tracer of ureagenesis. Mol Genet Metab. 2016 Jan;117(1):19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2015.11.007. Epub 2015 Nov 14. PMID: 26597322