Prof. Dr. Franziska Satzinger

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franziska.satzinger(at)gw.hs-fulda.de

Global Health

Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Building 53, Room 135
Leipziger Straße 123
36037 Fulda

CV

  • Since 04/2022: Professor of Global Health at the Department of Health Sciences
  • 11/2021 - 03/2022: Substitute Professor for Public Health in the Department of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences, Bochum
  • 06/2019 - 10/20221: Senior Qualitative Research & Evaluation Manager at the Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED), Mannheim

 

Studies and education

  • 2015: PhD at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada Dissertation: "Dancing to the Tune of the Donor": Donor Funding and Local Implementation of Initiatives to Assist Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Uganda, 1986 - 2011
  • 2006: Master of Science at the School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada Masters Thesis: Child-Headed Households: Children Living the Consequences of HIV/AIDS in Western Uganda
  • 2003: Bachelor of Arts (Honours with distinction) in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada Bachelor's thesis: HIV/AIDS in Context: Confronting the Epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

Teaching Areas

  • Foundations of Global Health
  • Global Health Challenges and Health Management
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Public Health Strategies (Master PH)
  • Globalisation and Health (Master PH)

Areas of Research

Memberships

  • Global Health & Human Rights Section (Justus Liebig University Giessen)

Publications

  • Satzinger, F. and A. Rivière. (Submitted) "Improving adolescents' lives in South Asia: A five country case study comparison." Children and Youth Services Review.
  • Satzinger, F. 2020. "Conditional partnerships: orphan care in Uganda within a donor-driven development agenda." La "Société Civile": Dans l'action extérieuere au concret. Nathalie Ferré and Philip Aldrin, eds. Presses Universitaires d'Aix-Marseille Université.
  • Satzinger, F. and A. Birn. 2014. "Social and Societal Determinants of Health." In Bioethics, ed. Bruce Jennings. Vol. 5. 4th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference USA.
  • Satzinger, F., W. Kipp, and T. Rubaale. 2012. "Ugandan HIV/AIDS orphans in charge of their households speak out: A study of health-related worries." Global Public Health 7(4): 420-431.
  • Kipp, W., F. Satzinger, A. Alibhai, and T. Rubaale. 2010. "Needs and support for Ugandan child-headed households: results from a qualitative study." Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 5(4): 297-309.
  • Satzinger, F., R. Bezner-Kerr and L. Shumba. 2009. "Intergenerational participatory discussion groups foster knowledge exchange to improve child nutrition and food security in northern Malawi." Ecology of Food and Nutrition 48(5): 369-382.
  • Gahagan, J., E. Sweeney, C. Worthington, D. Perry, F. Satzinger, and E. Rogers. 2008. "Ethics issues for HIV/AIDS researchers in international settings - perspectives from the Canadian experience." International Journal of Infectious Diseases 12(6): 569-572.
  • Carbonaro, M., S. King, E. Taylor, F. Satzinger, F. Snart, and J. Drummond. 2008. "Integration of e-learning technologies in an interprofessional health science course." Medical Teacher 30(1): 25-33.
  • King, S., E. Taylor, F. Satzinger, M. Carbonaro, and E. Greidanus. 2008. "Developing Interdisciplinary Team Competencies in a Blended Learning Course: Impact on Student Learning." The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice 6(1).
  • Kipp, J., J.F. Pimlott, and F. Satzinger. 2007. "Universities preparing health professionals for the 21st century: can something new come out of the traditional establishment?" Journal of Interprofessional Care 21(6): 633-644.

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