Dr. phil. Melanie Amrein

• BECCCS: Behavior Change in Context to Contain the Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Aus- und Weiterbildung

• 2014/06 – 2020/06       Dr. phil. in Psychologie, Universität Zürich, Dissertationstitel: “How our beliefs affect our health behaviors: Trait and state compensatory health beliefs in unhealthy eating and smoking behavior”
• 2016/08 – 2017/08       Teaching Skills Zertifikat der Hochschuldidaktischen Weiterbildung der Universität Zürich
• 2011/09 – 2013/06       Master of Science in Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Masterarbeitstitel: “A meta-analysis of individual difference measures of risk-taking”
• 2008/09 – 2011/06       Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Bachelorarbeitstitel: “The Combined Effect of Physical Activity and Cognitive Training on Cognitive Function in Older Age”

Berufliche Erfahrungen

• 2020/04 – 2020/07       Post-Doc, Abteilung Angewandte Sozial- und Gesundheitspsychologie, Universität Zürich
• 2014/06 – 2020/04       Doktorand / Wissenschaftliche Assistentin, Abteilung Angewandte Sozial- und Gesundheitspsychologie, Universität Zürich
• 2013/03 – 2014/05       Junior Consultant / Intern, Kienbaum AG, Zurich
• 2012/10 – 2013/01       Wissenschaftliche Hilfsassistentin, Abteilung Economic Psychology, Universität Basel
• 2011/06 – 2012/10       Wissenschaftliche Hilfsassistentin, Abteilung Cognitive and Decision Sciences, Universität Basel

• Amrein, M. A., Scholz, U., & Inauen, J. (in press). Compensatory health beliefs and unhealthy snack consumption in daily life. Appetite, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104996.
• Amrein, M. A., Lüscher, J., Berli, C., Radtke, T., & Scholz, U. (2020). Do Daily Compensatory Health Beliefs Predict Intention to Quit and Smoking Behavior? A Daily Diary Study during Smoking Cessation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6419.
• Amrein, M. A., Rackow, P., Inauen, J., Radtke, T., & Scholz, U. (2017). The role of Compensatory Health Beliefs in eating behavior change: A mixed method study. Appetite, 116, 1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.04.016
• Inauen, J., Bolger, N., Shrout, P., Stadler, G., Amrein, M. A., Rackow, P., & Scholz, U. (2017). Using Smartphone - Based Support Groups to Promote Healthy Eating in Daily Life: A Randomized Trial. Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12093