Dr. Melanie Böckmann
Study Coordinator
Dr. Public Health,
English, American, and African studies, M.A.
University of Bremen
Mary-Somerville-Straße 3
28359 Bremen
Phone: 0421 218-68664
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03/2019 – 09/2021 | Assistant professor Sustainable Environmental Health Sciences Bielefeld University, School of Public Health |
03/2018 – 09/2021 | Visiting Research Fellow University of York (UK), Department of Health Sciences |
11/2018 – 12/2018 | Consultancy with World Health Organization (WHO) on heat governance |
08/2016 – 02/2019 | Postdoc in the EU Horizon2020 project TB & Tobacco Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Institute of General Practice, Germany |
07/2016 | Visiting Researcher University of Bremen, artec Sustainability Research Center, Germany |
04/2015 – 05/2016 | Research Fellow (Post Doc) Gender and Climate Change project GenderNETCLIM (“Equal opportunities under climate change”) funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research BMBF University of Bremen, artec Sustainability Research Center, Germany |
09/2013 – 06/2016 | Research Fellow on European Health Policy in the EU Joint Action Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting, funded by the European Commission University of Bremen, SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, Germany |
2015 | Dr. Public Health degree, University of Bremen (summa cum laude) |
06/2012 – 06/2015
| Doctoral Candidate (Dr. Public Health) on Climate Change and Health Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany |
06/2013 – 08/2013 | Visiting Researcher National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan |
07/2012 – 06/2013 | Doctoral Studies Scholarship on Climate Change and Health Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Bremen, Germany |
04/2012 – 06/2012 | Research Fellow on Health Workforce Planning University of Bremen, SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, Germany |
2011 | B.A. Public Health, University of Bremen Health Promotion and Disease Prevention emphasis (grade 1.3) |
2007 | M.A. English, American and African Studies, Leipzig University Cultural and Literary Studies emphasis (grade 1.2) |
Research Papers
Melanie Böckmann, Omara Dogar, et al. (2021). “Measuring fidelity to delivery of a new smoking cessation intervention integrated into routine tuberculosis care in Pakistan and Bangladesh: contextual difference and opportunities.” Angenommen bei Tobacco-Induced Diseases.
Fayaz Ahmad, Zohaib Khan, Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2021). “Supply chain actors’ willingness to switch the business of smokeless tobacco: a mixed-methods study on Naswar business in Pakistan.” Angenommen bei Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
Amina Khan, Fiona Dobbie, […], Melanie Böckmann, Hana Ross (2021). “Illicit Cigarette Trade in the Cities of Pakistan: Comparing Findings between the Consumer and Waste Recycle Store Surveys.” Angenommen bei Tobacco Control.
Kristie Ebi, Frances Harris, Giles Sioen, […], Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2020). “Transdisciplinary research priorities for human and planetary health in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(23):8890. DOI 10.3390/ijerph17238890.
Monika Arora, Aastha Chugh, […], Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2020). “Global impact of tobacco control policies on smokeless tobacco use: a systematic review protocol.” BMJOpen 2020;10:e042860. DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042860.
Kamran Siddiqi, Faraz Siddiqui, Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2020). “Attitudes of smokers towards tobacco control policies: Findings from the Studying Tobacco users Of Pakistan (STOP) survey." Tobacco Control Online First: 14 December 2020. DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055995.
Matthew Chersich, […], Melanie Böckmann, Shakoor Hajat (2020). “Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: Systematic review and meta-analysis.” BMJ 2020; 371:m3811 DOI 10.1136/bmj.m3811.
Fayaz Ahmad, Zohaib Khan, […], Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2020). “Compliance of oral snuff (Naswar) packaging and sales practices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan with tobacco control laws.” Nicotine & Tobacco Research 12;22(12):2224-2230. DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntaa144.
Omara Dogar, Ada Keding, Rhian Gabe, […], Melanie Böckmann et al. (2020). “Cytisine for smoking cessation in patients with tuberculosis: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.” The Lancet Global Health8: e1408–17. DOI 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30312-0.
Fayaz Ahmad, Melanie Böckmann, Zohaib Khan, […], Sarah Forberger (2020). “Implementing smokeless tobacco control policy in Pakistan: a qualitative study among Naswar supply chain actors.” Tobacco Control, online first. DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055748.
Kamila Zvolska, […], Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2020). “A narrative review of facilitators and barriers to smoking cessation and tobacco dependence treatment in patients with tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries.” Tobacco-Induced Diseases 18:67.DOI 10.18332/tid/125195.
Stephanie Klosterhalfen, Sabrina Kastaun, Melanie Böckmann, Daniel Kotz (2020). “Waterpipe use and associated consumer characteristics in the German population: data from a national representative survey (DEBRA study).” Addictive Behaviours 110:106542.DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106542
Ramzi Salloum, Juhan Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Melanie Böckmann, Chengguo Xing, Graham Warren
(2020). “Smoking Cessation Methods and Outcomes among Cancer Survivors.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 59(4):615-617.DOI 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.03.016.
Melanie Böckmann & Claudia Hornberg (2020). „Klimawandel und Gesundheit: Neue Herausforderungen für Public Health.” Public Health Forum, 28(1):81-83.
Melanie Böckmann, Sahil Warsi, Omara Dogar, et al. (2019) “Health worker and patient views on implementation of smoking cessation in routine tuberculosis care.” npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 29:34. DOI 10.1038/s41533-019-0146-6
Sabrina Kastaun, Daniel Kotz, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Melanie Böckmann (2019). “Public attitudes towards healthcare policies promoting tobacco cessation in Germany: results from the representative German Study on Tobacco Use (the DEBRA Study).” BMJ Open 9:e026245. DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026245
Gerardo S. Martinez, Cristina Linares, Ana Ayuso, Vladimir Kendrovski, Melanie Böckmann, Julio Diaz (2019). „Heat-health action plans in Europe: Challenges ahead and how to tackle them.” Environmental Research176:108548. DOI 10.1016/J.ENVRES.2019.108548
Sahil Warsi, Helen Elsey, Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2019). „Using behaviour change theory to train health workers on tobacco cessation support for tuberculosis patients: a mixed-methods study in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.” BMC Health Services Research 19(1):71. DOI 10.1186/s12913-019-3909-4
Amanda Whittal & Melanie Böckmann (2018). „Internationale Rekrutierung und Migration von Ärztinnen, Ärzten und Personal in Gesundheitsfachberufen: ein qualitatives Scoping Review der Public Health Literatur.” Ethik in der Medizin 30(3):263-283. doi: 10.1007/s00481-018-0496-6
Omara Dogar, Deepa Barua, Melanie Böckmann, et al. (2018). “The safety, effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of cytisine in achieving six‐month continuous smoking abstinence in tuberculosis patients – protocol for a double‐blind, placebo‐controlled randomised trial.” Addiction, doi: 10.1111/add.14242.
Melanie Böckmann, Iveta Nohavova, Omara Dogar, et al. (2018). “Protocol for the mixed methods process and context evaluation of the TB & Tobacco randomised controlled trial in Bangladesh and Pakistan, a hybrid implementation and effectiveness study.” BMJ Open 8:e019878. DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019878
Melanie Böckmann, Daniel Kotz, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Sabrina Kastaun (2018). “German Public Support for Tobacco Control Policy Measures: Results from the German Study on Tobacco Use (DEBRA), a Representative National Survey.” Int J Env Res Public Health 15:696. DOI 10.3390/IJERPH15040696
Daniel Kotz, Melanie Böckmann, Sabrina Kastaun (2018). “The Use of Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, and Methods to Quit Smoking in Germany.” Dt. Ärzteblatt Int. 115(14):235–242. DOI 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0235
Sabrina Kastaun, Verena Leve, Melanie Böckmann, Olaf Reddemann, Daniel Kotz (2017). „Hausärztliche Kurzberatung anhand der S3-Leitlinienempfehlung "Screening, Diagnostik und Behandlung des schädlichen und abhängigen Tabakkonsums. ” Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin 93(5):210-215. DOI 10.3238/zfa.2017.0210–0215
Melanie Böckmann & Hajo Zeeb (2016). “Justice and equity implications of climate change adaptation: A theoretical evaluation framework.” Healthcare 4(3):65. DOI 10.3390/healthcare4030065
Melanie Böckmann (2016). “Exploring the health context: a qualitative study of local heat and climate change adaptation in Japan.” Geoforum 73:1-5. DOI 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.04.006
Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Melanie Böckmann, Kayo Ueda, Hajo Zeeb, Hiroshi Nitta, Chiho Watanabe, Yasushi Honda (2016). “Heat-related mortality: effect modification and adaptation in Japan from 1972-2010.” Global Environmental Change 39:234-243. DOI 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.006
Melanie Böckmann & Hajo Zeeb (2014). “Using a social justice and health framework to assess European climate change adaptation strategies.” Int J Env Res Public Health 11(12):12389-12411. DOI 10.3390/ijerph111212389
Melanie Böckmann & T. Andrew Joyner (2014). “Old health risks in new places? – An ecological niche model for Ixodes ricinus tick distribution in Europe under a changing climate.” Health & Place 30:70-77. DOI 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.08.004
Melanie Böckmann & Ines Rohn (2014). “Is heat adaptation reducing heat stroke incidence and cardiovascular mortality? A systematic review.” BMC Public Health 14:1112. DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1112
Book chapters
Gerardo Sanchez Martinez, Kathryn Bowen, Melanie Böckmann (2021). “Agreement on a lead body: governance of public health responses to heat.” In Heat and health in the WHO European Region: updated evidence for effective prevention. Kopenhagen: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe: 23-37.
Melanie Böckmann, Miriam Düsterhöft, Heinz Rothgang (2015). „Die EU Joint Action Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting.“ In Infrastrukturmanagement in Gesundheitssystemen (Hrsg. Herbert Rebscher, Stefan Kaufmann). Heidelberg: medhochzwei: 87-98.
Melanie Böckmann (2014). “Representations of the female body in feminist zines.” In Health, Culture, and the Human Body. Series A, Volume 1 (Hrsg. Ilhan Ikilic, Hakan Ertin, Rainer Broemer, Hajo Zeeb). Istanbul: Hayat Foundation for Health and Social Services: 659 – 66.
Melanie Böckmann (2014). “Qualitative and quantitative forecasting methods in health workforce planning: A brief discussion of overarching concerns.” In Handbook on Health Workforce Planning Methodologies (Hrsg. EU Joint Action Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting): 267-272.
Invited talks
“Climate Change + Trauma: Social Determinants of Health - including Gender.” IPPNW Global Health Summer School 2020, Berlin, 27.07.2020
“Of cultures and clinics: Environmental Health Case Studies from South Asia, Europe and Japan.” Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, 26.03.2019
„Tabakentwöhnung bei Tuberkulosepatient*innen in Südasien: Einblicke in Kontexte und Wissenschaftskulturen in einem Public Health Projekt.“ Workshop „Social Anthropology of ‚Well-Being‘ – Prekäres Leben: Krieg, Flucht, Migration” der AG Medical Anthropology, Münster, 06.05.2017
„Die EU Joint Action on Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting: Ergebnisse aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht.“ Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, Wien, Österreich, 08.11.2016
“Exploring the heath context: evidence, ethics and social aspects of climate change adaptation.” East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN, USA, 16.11.2015
Talks and workshops
Talk: “Does exposure to high temperatures in pregnancy increase risk for preterm birth, low birth weight and stillbirths? A systematic review and meta-analysis.” 16th World Public Health Congress 2020, virtual, 12-16 October 2020
Session Chair with Céline Miani: “How to do (and not to do) gender in health research: methods developments and lessons from the field.“ 12th European Public Health Conference 2019, Marseille, France, 23.11.2019
Talk: “Lessons from the field: Gender roles and researcher reflexivity in smoking cessation in South Asia.” 12th European Public Health Conference 2019, Marseille, France, 23.11.2019
Talk: “Smoking cessation in TB clinics in Bangladesh and Pakistan: which health messages are delivered in practice?” Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT)- Europe 2020, Oslo, Norway, 14.09.2019
Session Chair: “Perspectives on tobacco cessation for patients with TB, HIV, and/or Hepatitis C: Evidence from four countries”. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 2019, San Francisco, USA, 23.02.2019
Session Chair with Madeline Oguss: “New strategies to increase the delivery of effective tobacco cessation treatment in Primary Care.” Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 2019, San Francisco, USA, 23.02.2019
Talk: “Implementation against the odds: Tobacco cessation for tuberculosis patients in Nepal.” Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 2019, San Francisco, USA, 23.02.2019
Talk: “Tobacco cessation for TB patients in Pakistan: The TB clinic as an intervention setting.” German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention conference 2018, Dresden, Germany, 13.09.2018
Session Chair and Panel Convenor with Ina Schaefer: “Gender sensitive and participatory approaches to health promotion: synergies and challenges.” German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention conference 2018, Dresden, Germany, 12.09.2018
Session Chair and Panel Convenor with Daniel Kotz: “Tobacco cessation for patients with TB or COPD.” Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco European conference, Munich, Germany, 08.09.2018
Talk with Maryam Noor: “TB patients' perception of tobacco and willingness to quit in Pakistan: Findings from the TB&Tobacco study.” Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco European conference, Munich, Germany, 08.09.2018
Workshop with Gabriele Dennert, Ulrik_e Lahn, Leonie Dieck: “Network meeting 2018.” Network* sexual and gender diversity in health research and healthcare, Dortmund, Germany, 03.03.2018
Talk: “Barriers to the implementation of a behaviour change counselling session on tobacco cessation for tuberculosis patients in Pakistan: First findings from a mixed methods process evaluation.” Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Conference 2018, Baltimore, USA, 23.02.2018
Science Slam Talk: “Tobacco cessation for tuberculosis patients in South Asia.” Annual Conference of the German Society for Primary Care, Duesseldorf, Germany, 22.09.2017
Workshop with Vera Kalitzkus: “Narrative Medicine – An Introduction.” Annual Conference of the German Society for Primary Care, Duesseldorf, Germany, 22.09.2017
Session Chair and Panel Convenor: “Co-produced research in Public Health and Social Work.” 2017 Institute for Research into Superdiversity Conference “Global perspectives on research co-production,” Birmingham, UK, 14.09.2017
Talk: “One size fits all? Unused opportunities for co-production in Public Health: the example of tobacco cessation.” 2017 Institute for Research into Superdiversity Conference “Global perspectives on research co-production,” Birmingham, UK, 14.09.2017
Session Chair and Panel Convenor with Thorsten Heimann: “Adaptation cultures: knowledge, values and practices.” 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2017, Glasgow, UK, 07.06.2017
Talk: “Reflexive research on heat adaptation in Japan.” 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2017, Glasgow, UK, 07.06.2017
Workshop: “Climate Change Adaptation: Student Zine Workshop.” Glasgow Science Festival 2017, Glasgow, UK, 08.06.2017
Talk with Amanda Whittal: “Academic ethics discourse on international health worker migration: a qualitative review.” 9th European Public Health Conference 2016, Vienna, Austria, 12.11.2016
Talk with Amanda Whittal: “The academic ethics discourse on international recruitment and migration of health workers: a qualitative structured review.” Health, Culture and the Human Body Conference 2016, Bremen, Germany, 09.09.2016
Talk: “Asking the right questions: Developing a gender integration guide for local adaptation practice.” Adaptation Futures Conference 2016, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 11.05.2016
Talk with Karin Fischer: “Gender dimensions of climate change“ [in German]. 10th German Climate Conference 2015, Hamburg, Germany, 23.09.2015
Workshop: “Writing environmental justice. A zine writing workshop.” Reframing Disaster Conference 2014, Leeds, UK, 28.11.2014
Talk with Jasmina Crcic: “Beyond the dissertation: peer support as a feminist action?” Annual Conference of the Feminist and Women’s Studies Association UK & Ireland, Bristol, UK, 13.09.2014
Talk: “Transitioning into sustainable adaptation for health protection: Challenges and opportunities.” Climate Transitions Tyndall PhD Conference 2013, Cardiff, UK, 05.04.2013
Talk: “Small-scale morbidity projections.” Annual Conference of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention 2012, Essen, Germany, 12.09.2012
Talk: „Representations of the female body in feminist zines.“ Conference “Health, Culture and the Human Body,“ Mainz, Germany, 18.09.2010
Talk: “Women’s Zines - Self-publishing as a means to be heard.” Conference “Swimming Off /With/ Against the Mainstream,” Lodz, Poland, 26.03.2007
Policy reports
STOP Survey Pakistan Collaboration (2020). Studying Tobacco users Of Pakistan (STOP) – factsheet. DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.34294.22082
Giles Sioen, Peter Daszak, Brama Koné, […], Melanie Böckmann, et al. for the Future Earth Health Knowledge-Action Network (2020). “Policy Brief: COVID-19, A Global Health Concern Requiring Science-Based Solutions.” futureearth.org/2020/06/26/policy-brief-covid-19-a-global-health-concern-requiring-science-based-solutions/
Melanie Böckmann, Daniel Kotz, TB&Tobacco Consortium (2019). “Integrating tobacco cessation into tuberculosis care in South Asia: Lessons learned from the TB & Tobacco process evaluation.” Düsseldorf: TB & Tobacco Consortium. www.york.ac.uk/media/healthsciences/documents/research/public-health/TB%20&%20Tobacco%20Deliverable%20D4.1%20Process%20Evaluation%20Report%20(Stakeholders).pdf
Ines Weller, Ulrike Röhr, Karin Fischer, Melanie Böckmann, Nanna Birk (2016). „Chancengerechtigkeit im Klimawandel. Eine Handreichung.“ www.gendernetclim.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Handreichung_Chancengerechtigkeit_Klimawandel.pdf
Melanie Böckmann, Rebecca Runte, Miriam Düsterhöft, Heinz Rothgang (2015). “One handbook for diverse needs? A feasibility study at state-level within Germany’s self-governed healthcare system.” Bericht für die EU Joint Action Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting. healthworkforce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/D054_Specific_Report_FS_DE.pdf
Melanie Böckmann, Sebastian Sauer, Heinz Rothgang (2012). “Small-scale morbidity- and demography- based, prospective and transsectoral health workforce planning in the city of Bremen.” Bericht für die Bremische Senatorische Behörde für Gesundheit
2021 – current | Editorial Board Member, PLOS Global Public Health |
2020 – current | Elected member of the steering committee, Future Earth Health Knowledge-Action Network (Health KAN) |
2020 – current | Editorial Board member, Public Health Forum |
2019 – current | Interim speaker, Women- and gender-specific health research group, German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP) |
2019 – 2021 | Member of the university ethics commission, Bielefeld University |
2019 – 2021 | Member of the teaching commission, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University |
2018 – 2020 | Innovations Director, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) University |
2018 – 2019 | Elected speaker, Working Group “Sexual and gender diversity” of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP) |
2017 – 2019 | Elected member of the steering committee, Network* sexual and gender diversity in health research and healthcare |
2016 – 2019 | Member of Advisory Board, Health Knowledge-Action Network (KAN) in Future Earth |
2018 – 2018 | Operations Coordinator of the Program Subcommittee of the Health Disparities Network within Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) |
2017 – 2019 | Elected representative Faculty Board, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf |
2016 – 2016 | Regional Leader for Northern Germany of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Alumni Association |
2014 – 2016 | Departmental Commission for Gender Equity, SOCIUM, University of Bremen |
2013 – 2015 | Speaker, Interdisciplinary Women Doctoral Student Network |
Memberships | |
German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP) Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) German Society for Public Health (DGPH) European Public Health Association (EUPHA); Earth System Governance (ESG) Research Fellow Working Group Medical Anthropology in the German Anthropological Association (DGV) |
2019 | Shortlisted (Top Ten) for the academics Young Researcher of the Year Award |
2018 | HeRA Travel Grant, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf |
2016 | Winner of the Dissertation Prize 2016 of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention |
2016 | Dissertation nominated for the Bremen Study Prize 2016 by the Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen |
2015 | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) grant for invited lecture at East Tennessee States University, USA |
2013 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Summer Program 2013 Research Grant for research visit to National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Japan |
2012 – 2013 | PhD scholarship, University of Bremen |
2012 | National Science Foundation (NSF) & German Research Foundation (DFG) funded conference attendance in Washington, D.C., conference “Reckoning with the risk of catastrophe” |
2010 | DAAD PROMOS grant for research internship at WHO Center for Health Development in Kobe, Japan. Focus on chronic diseases and climate change, and on older people and disaster risk reduction |