members

Prof. Dr. med. habil Kathrin Burgmaier 
kathrin.burgmaier@th-deg.de

• Registry Studies for Healthcare professions
• Competency Development in medicine-related health professions
• Systemic and individual resilience

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. habil Mathias Burgmaier 
mathias.burgmaier@th-deg.de

• Professions research
• Cardiovascular research
• Research in emergency medical services

Prof. Dr. Georgi Chaltikyan 
georgi.chaltikyan@th-deg.de

• Digital Health   
• AI for Health
• Precision Health (10P-Health)

Prof. Dr. phd. Sabine Dittrich 
sabine.dittrich@th-deg.de

• Diagnostik
• Public Health
• Health Infrastructure

Prof. Dr. habil Mouzhi Ge
mouzhi.ge@th-deg.de

• AI in Healthcare
• Quality of health-related data
• Health-aware recommender systems

Prof. Dr. phil. Susanne Heininger 
susanne.heininger@th-deg.de

• Professions Research   
• Systemic and individual resilience
• Psychosocial support

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Melanie Kappelmann-Fenzl
melanie.kappelmann-fenzl@th-deg.de

• Molecular biology   
• Molecular pathology (focus: oncology)
• Biomedical data analysis

Prof. Dr. phil. Christian Rester
christian.rester@th-deg.de

• Research-based nursing and healthcare processes
• Studies on nursing and healthcare services research
• Development of practice frameworks for nursing, healthcare and therapy professions based on evidence

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil Christian Rummel
christian.rummel@th-deg.de

• Brain Morphometry     
• Deep Learning     
• Normative Modeling

Prof. Dr. Ing. Thomas Spittler
thomas.spittler@th-deg.de

• Digital preventive healthcare and transformation (focus: bio-psycho-social research)   
• Digital health literacy (focus: primary care)
• AI, virtual reality, recommender systems in healthcare (focus: digitalization and medical technology transformation)

Prof. Dr. Florian Wahl
florian.wahl@th-deg.de

• Trustworthy AI systems   
• Ambient and body-worn sensors
• Human-machine interaction

Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Alp Aslan 
alp.aslan@th-rosenheim.de

• Cognitive development in childhood   
• Episodic memory
• Cognition in old age, lifelong learning

Prof. Dr. rer. scient. med. Petra Bauer
petra.bauer@th-rosenheim.de

• Therapeutic sciences/physical therapy with a focus on neurorehabilitation
• Primary care for older adults with functional impairments
• (mobility-related) Participation

Prof. Dr. oec. publ. Franz Benstetter
franz.benstetter@th-rosenheim.de

• Conceptualization and evaluation of (new) forms of healthcare provision in healthcare markets
• Digital transformation in healthcare 
• Evaluation and Development of financing and reimbursement systems in healthcare markets
• Analysis of incentive structures and misconduct in healthcare and insurance markets

Prof. Dr. phil. Sabine Ittlinger
sabine.ittlinger@th-rosenheim.de

• Bio-psycho-social research   
• Health profession and education research
• Healthcare practice research with a focus on patient-centred care

Prof. Dr. phil. Katharina Lüftl 
katharina.lueftl@th-rosenheim.de

• Qualitative methods   
• Patient and family education
• Preventive care for aging adults and in old age

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sebastian Robert
sebastian.robert@th-rosenheim.de

• Digital Health   
• Decision support systems
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Prof. Dr. habil. Michaela Schunk 
michaela.schunk@th-rosenheim.de

• Needs-based, person-centred care   
• Ethically challenging healthcare issues
• Chronic diseases and need for care in old age
• Social-spatial and regional healthcare delivery design

Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Ulrich M. Zißler 
ulrich.zissler@th-rosenheim.de

• Molecular biology and molecular medicine
• Health effects of material-related and environmental exposures
• Cellular and molecular mechanisms of environmental exposures
• Experimental cell culture models for assessing the health effects of materials and indoor air