Staff

• Since 2017
  • Representative of UDE in the coordination Group “Metropolitan Research” (KoMet)
• Since 2016
  • Speaker of the profile focus Urban Systems, UDE
  • Representative of UDE in the coordination circle of the University Alliance Ruhr
• Since 2014
  • Member of the Use & Access Committee of the National Health Study (NaKo)
• Since 2012
  • Head of the Institute for Urban Public Health (InUPH) (former CUE), University Medicine Essen, UDE
  • Baseline PI Heinz Nixdorf Recall Multi-Generational Study (MGS)
• Since 2011
  • PI of the 1000-brains study in cooperation with Helmholtz Zentrum Jülich
• 2016 – 2019
  • President of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP)
• 2013 – 2018
  • Deputy Director IMIBE
• 2004 – 2019
  • Head of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology & Prevention Group, IMIBE
• 2001 – 2019
  • Study Coordinator/PI of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study (HNR), HNR Multi-Generational Study (MGS)
• 1999 – 2019
  • Head of the project area complementary medicine IMIBE, University Hospital Essen, UDE
• 1996 – 2012
  • Research Assistant at the Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
• 1992 – 1993
  • Research associate, University of Bremen, Institute for Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

• Heinz Nixdorf Recall MehrGenerationenStudy (since 2013, including the children and partners of the HNR study participants)
• Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study  (since 2000, 4.814 women and men from the Metropole Ruhr, 10-years-Follow up ended in 2014)
•  Embedded in both studies: the 1000GehirneStudie in cooperation with the Forschungszentrum Jülich (www.fz-juelich.de/inm/inm-1/DE/Forschung/1000_Gehirne_Studie/1000_Gehirne_Studie_node.html)
•  “Effects of energy and resource policies on health.” Report for a synopsis of scientific studies and publications on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA)
• Co-PI  Study center “National cohort”
• Concept and design creation for the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) for environmentally epidemiological birth cohort (n = 200,000)
• Design, management and execution of the nationwide prevalence study conducted GEMCAS (German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project), including 36,000 patients from primary care
• Design and implementation of a quality management system for the Department of Naturopathy and Integrative Medicine, miners’ hospital, clinics Essen-Mitte.
• BMBF project health economic evaluation as part of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study
• Gütersloh study of allergies and asthma in children. Environmental epidemiological cross-sectional study in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency Gütersloh
• Safe-life study (Stress and Lifestyle Factors in Coronary Patients of: Evaluation of lifestyle intervention on endothelial / autonomic function, EBCT and Quality of Life), collaborative project Clinic for Naturopathy and Integrative Medicine
• Evaluation of the concept of “The Smoking Consultation – Consultation concept for health professionals” at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
• Survey of patient satisfaction at the University Hospital Essen
• Reports for analysis and evaluation of the causes of under average use of electrical supply equipment for cardiovascular disease in NRW by women. On behalf of the Commission of Inquiry “future of women-oriented health care in NRW”
• Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the sustainability of Vini Yoga in the inpatient rehabilitation of patients with arterial hypertension. Cooperation project with LVA rehab clinic harvester birch (LVA Rhine Province)
• Project for the identification of programs to promote health of overweight and obese children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds for the Federal Association of Company Health Insurance Funds (BKK BV)
• Consulting activities for Team Health GmbH / Institute for Prevention and Health Promotion (carrier BKK BV), Essen
• Health Monitor 2006, the Bertelsmann Foundation: Alternative medicine and naturopathy in awareness and practice of general practitioners
• Evaluation of a pilot project pursuant to § § 63 et seq SGB V to natural remedies of Company Health Insurance (BKK) in the Rhine-Ruhr area. Epidemiological care, long-term prospective study

Schmiege D, Haselhoff T, Ahmed S, Anastasiou OE, Moebus S. Associations Between Built Environment Factors and SARS-CoV-2 Infections at the Neighbourhood Level in a Metropolitan Area in Germany. Journal of Urban Health. 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00708-5

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (Schmiege D., Shinee E., Grossi V., Schmoll O.) Drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in the WHO European Region: highlights and progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2022. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/360428

Falkenberg T, Paris JMG, Patel K, Arredondo AMP, Schmiege D, Yasobant S. Operationalizing the One Health Approach in a Context of Urban Transformations. In: Gatzweiler FW, editor. Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme: Policy Briefs: Volume 3. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore; 2022. p. 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2523-8_14

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (Uprety S., Schmoll O., Lüthi C., Marks S., Howard G., Nikiforova N., Paderi V., Schmiege D., Shinee E.) Delivering safe sanitation for all: areas for action to improve the situation in the pan-European region. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2022. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/363512

Schmiege D, Falkenberg T, Moebus S, Kistemann T, Evers M. Associations between socio-spatially different urban areas and knowledge, attitudes, practices and antibiotic use: A cross-sectional study in the Ruhr Metropolis, Germany. PloS one. 2022;17(3):e0265204. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265204

Falkenberg T, Schmiege D, Zacharias N. Spatial dimensions of One Health – the example of Antibiotic Resistance. In: Kistemann & Schweikart (Hrgs.): Sonderband der Schriftenreihe GGF (Geographische Gesundheitsforschung) des Vereins zur Förderung der Geographischen Gesundheitsforschung 2022.

Schmiege D, Zacharias N, Sib E, Falkenberg T, Moebus S, Evers M, Kistemann T. Antibiotic resistance in wastewater from socio-spatially different communities. European Journal of Public Health. 2021;31(Supplement_3). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.627

Schmiege D, Zacharias N, Sib E, Falkenberg T, Moebus S, Evers M, Kistemann T. Prevalence of multidrug-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in urban community wastewater. Science of The Total Environment. 2021;785:147269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147269

Brückner A, Paris JMG, Schmiege D, Swoboda P. Urban transformation and the need for One Health. Recommendations for Ruhr Metropolis. 2020. https://www.zef.de/project-homepages/one-health/template-following/policy-briefs.html

Schmiege D. Don’t waste water: wastewater surveillance, antimicrobial resistance and One Health.; 2020. https://www.ukbonn.de/site/assets/files/16451/water_and_risk_vol30_low.pdf

Schmiege D, Evers M, Kistemann T, Falkenberg T. What drives antibiotic use in the community? A systematic review of determinants in the human outpatient sector. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2020;226:113497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113497

Schmiege D, Evers M, Zügner V, Rickert B. Comparing the German enabling environment for nationwide Water Safety Plan implementation with international experiences: Are we still thinking big or already scaling up? International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2020;228:113553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113553

Schmiege D, Perez Arredondo AM, Ntajal J, Minetto Gellert Paris J, Savi MK, Patel K, Yasobant S, Falkenberg T. One Health in the context of coronavirus outbreaks: A systematic literature review. One Health. 2020;10:100170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100170

Schmiege D, Schmoll O, Demilecamps C. Inequalities in access to basic drinkingwater and sanitation services.  Environmental health inequalities in Europe Second assessment report. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2019. https://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/environmental-health-inequalities-in-europe.-second-assessment-report-2019

Zügner V, Rickert B, Schmiege D. Erfahrungen von Wasserversorgungen mit Risikomanagement in Deutschland.  energie | wasser-praxis. Ausgabe 08/19.2019. https://www.energie-wasser-praxis.de/heftarchiv/2019/8/

SALVE+– Application of psycho- and ecoacoustic indices to the urban soundscape of the city of Bochum. Analysis of spatially and temporally high-resolution Audio recordings

KI- LiveS – AI laboratory for distributed and embedded Systems

AcouStic QuAlity and HeaLth in Urban EnVironmEnts (SALVE) – Acoustic Quality and Health in Urban Spaces – Analysis of the Association of Soundscapes and Health

DAGA 2022 – 48th Annual Conference on Acoustics, 2022, Stuttgart, Germany:

The urban acoustic environment through time and space – An analysis of the SALVE study.

Webinar on environmental and health impacts of redeveloping contaminated sites, 2020:

Case study compilation and local experiences on redeveloping contaminated sites.

FUTURE FORUM: Building Biopolis, 2020:

Acoustic Quality in the urban environment. The SALVE Project

Annual Conference of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP) in Düsseldorf – “New ideas for better health” September 16-18, 2019:

Akustische Qualität und Gesundheit in städtischen Umgebungen – Das SALVE-Projekt

Hemker F, Haselhoff T, Brunner S, Lawrence BT, Ickstadt K, Moebus S. The Role of Traffic Volume on Sound Pressure Level Reduction before and during COVID-19 Lockdown Measures—A Case Study in Bochum, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023;20(6):5060.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065060

Schmiege D, Haselhoff T, Ahmed S, Anastasiou OE, Moebus S. Associations Between Built Environment Factors and SARS-CoV-2 Infections at the Neighbourhood Level in a Metropolitan Area in Germany. Journal of Urban Health. 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00708-5

Haselhoff T, Braun T, Hornberg J, Lawrence BT, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Analysing Interlinked Frequency Dynamics of the Urban Acoustic Environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(22):15014. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215014

Haselhoff T, Hornberg J, Fischer JL, Lawrence BT, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. The acoustic environment before and during the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown in a major German city as measured by ecoacoustic indices. J Acoust Soc Am. 2022;152(2):1192. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0013705

Haselhoff T, Lawrence B, Hornberg J, Ahmed S, Sutcliffe R, Gruehn D, Moebus S. The acoustic quality and health in urban environments (SALVE) project: Study design, rationale and methodology. Applied Acoustics. 2022;188:108538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108538

Lawrence BT, Hornberg J, Haselhoff T, Sutcliffe R, Ahmed S, Moebus S, Gruehn D. A widened array of metrics (WAM) approach to characterize the urban acoustic environment; a case comparison of urban mixed-use and forest. Applied Acoustics. 2022;185:108387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108387

Baranyi G, Haselhoff T, Hornberg J, Moebus S, Braubach M. Case study compilation: lessons learned from redeveloping contaminated sites. In: World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, editor. Urban redevelopment of contaminated sites: a review of scientific evidence and practical knowledge on environmental and health issues. Regional Office for Europe: World Health Organization; 2021. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/340944/WHO-EURO-2021-2187-41942-57585-eng.pdf

Hornberg J, Haselhoff T, Lawrence BT, Fischer JL, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on Noise Levels in Urban Areas—A Pre/during Comparison of Long-Term Sound Pressure Measurements in the Ruhr Area, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(9):4653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094653

Hornberg J, Sutcliffe R, Lawrence B, Haselhoff T, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Health Effects of Urban Sounds beyond Noise: Systematic Review. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2021;83(08/09):[361]. http://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0041-1732227

Moebus S, Gruehn D, Poppen J, Sutcliffe R, Haselhoff T, Lawrence B. Akustische Qualität und Stadtgesundheit – Mehr als nur Lärm und Stille. Bundesgesundheitsblatt – Gesundheitsforschung – Gesundheitsschutz. 2020;63(8):997-1003. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-020-03184-x

Moebus S, Sutcliffe R, Lawrence B, Ahmed S, Haselhoff T, Gruehn D. Acoustic quality and health in urban environments – The SALVE Project. 24th International Conference on Urban Planning, Regional Development and Information Society; 2019; Karlsruhe: CORP–Compentence Center of Urban and Regional Planning. http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/534

Sutcliffe R, Lawrence BT, Poppen J, Ahmed S, Haselhoff T, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Acoustic quality and health in urban environments – First methodological experiences of the pilot study SALVE. 23rd International congress of acoustics; 2019; Aachen: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. http://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/770172/files/770172.pdf

Hornberg J, Schroder J, Moebus S. The concept auf urban soundscapes in the context of alternative small-scale mobility interventions – the Be-MoVe Project. Gesundheitswesen. 2022;84(08/09):765-6. https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0042-1753716

Schröder J, Moebus S, Skodra J. Selected Research Issues of Urban Public Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(9):5553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095553

Schröder J, Moebus S. Klimasensible Stadtplanung und Stadtentwicklung. Versorgungs-Report: Klima und Gesundheit. Berlin: Medizinisch Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft; 2021. https://doi.org/10.32745/9783954666270-15

Be-MoVe – Participation-based transformation of active mobility for health-promoting urban and transport infrastructure.

AcouStic QuAlity and HeaLth in Urban EnVironmEnts (SALVE) – Acoustic Quality and Health in Urban Spaces – Analysis of the Association of Soundscapes and Health

57th DGSMP Annual Meeting 2022 (Magdeburg):

The concept of urban soundscapes in the context of alternative small-scale mobility interventions – the Be-MoVe project.

56th DGSMP Annual Meeting 2021 (Online):

Health Effects of Urban Sounds beyond Noise: Systematic Review.

Annual Meeting of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP) in Düsseldorf – “New ideas for better health” September 16-18, 2019:

– Acoustic Quality in Urban Environments (SALVE) – preliminary results on the distribution of acoustic environment in an urban area.

– Acoustic Quality and Health in Urban Environments – The SALVE Project.

Hornberg J, Schroder J, Moebus S. The concept auf urban soundscapes in the context of alternative small-scale mobility interventions – the Be-MoVe Project. Gesundheitswesen. 2022;84(08/09):765-6. https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0042-1753716

Haselhoff T, Braun T, Hornberg J, Lawrence BT, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Analysing Interlinked Frequency Dynamics of the Urban Acoustic Environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(22):15014. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215014

Haselhoff T, Hornberg J, Fischer JL, Lawrence BT, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. The acoustic environment before and during the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown in a major German city as measured by ecoacoustic indices. J Acoust Soc Am. 2022;152(2):1192. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0013705

Haselhoff T, Lawrence B, Hornberg J, Ahmed S, Sutcliffe R, Gruehn D, Moebus S. The acoustic quality and health in urban environments (SALVE) project: Study design, rationale and methodology. Applied Acoustics.2022;188:108538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108538

Lawrence BT, Hornberg J, Haselhoff T, Sutcliffe R, Ahmed S, Moebus S, Gruehn D. A widened array of metrics (WAM) approach to characterize the urban acoustic environment; a case comparison of urban mixed-use and forest. Applied Acoustics. 2022;185:108387.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108387

Baranyi G, Haselhoff T, Hornberg J, Moebus S, Braubach M. Case study compilation: lessons learned from redeveloping contaminated sites. In: World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe, editor. Urban redevelopment of contaminated sites: a review of scientific evidence and practical knowledge on environmental and health issues. Regional Office for Europe: World Health Organization; 2021.  https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/340944/WHO-EURO-2021-2187-41942-57585-eng.pdf

Hornberg J, Haselhoff T, Lawrence BT, Fischer JL, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on Noise Levels in Urban Areas—A Pre/during Comparison of Long-Term Sound Pressure Measurements in the Ruhr Area, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(9):4653.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094653

Hornberg J, Sutcliffe R, Lawrence B, Haselhoff T, Ahmed S, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Health Effects of Urban Sounds beyond Noise: Systematic Review. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2021;83(08/09):[361]. http://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0041-1732227

Moebus S, Gruehn D, Poppen J, Sutcliffe R, Haselhoff T, Lawrence B. Akustische Qualität und Stadtgesundheit – Mehr als nur Lärm und Stille. Bundesgesundheitsblatt – Gesundheitsforschung – Gesundheitsschutz. 2020;63(8):997-1003. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-020-03184-x

Lawrence BT, Ahmed S, Sutcliffe R, Poppen J, Moebus S, Gruehn D. Widened array of metrics (WAM) approach to characterizing urban sound environments – the example in SALVE. 23rd International congress of acoustics; 2019; Aachen. http://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/770055/files/770055.pdf

Poppen J, Sutcliffe R, Ahmed S, Lawrence B, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Acoustic quality and health in urban environments – The SALVE Project. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2019;81(08/09):9B-1. https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0039-1694635

Sutcliffe R, Lawrence BT, Poppen J, Ahmed S, Haselhoff T, Gruehn D, Moebus S. Acoustic quality and health in urban environments – First methodological experiences of the pilot study SALVE. 23rd International congress of acoustics; 2019; Aachen: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. http://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/770172/files/770172.pdf

Conference for Scholarship Holders from Syria at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.

International Expert Meeting on Emergency Safeguarding Syria’s Cultural Heritage.

“Wachstum und Verteilung in Zeiten von Krisen und Konflikten”.
DAAD Scholarship Holders Meeting.

“Leadership for Syria” Final event in Berlin.

“Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Colloquium” – Dortmund University of Technology.

“Healthy Urban Development: The Case of Public Transportation System in Essen”.

ARUS-Colloquium WS 2019/20 – University of Duisburg Essen.

“Nature-Based Solutions for Healthy and Sustainable Urban Regeneration”.

“Higher Education in Syria After a Decade of War”.

DAAD Online Event.

“Study and Research for a Sustainable Future”.

Virtual DAAD Scholarship Holders Meeting.
 
ARUS-Colloquium WS 2021/22 – University of Duisburg Essen.

“Nature-Based Solutions for Healthy and Sustainable Urban Regeneration”.

• Haselhoff T, Lawrence B, Hornberg J, Ahmed S, Sutcliffe R, Gruehn D, Moebus S. The acoustic quality and health in urban environments (SALVE) project: Study design, rationale and methodology. Applied Acoustics. 2022;188:108538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108538
• Lawrence BT, Hornberg J, Haselhoff T, Sutcliffe R, Ahmed S, Moebus S, Gruehn D. A widened array of metrics (WAM) approach to characterize the urban acoustic environment; a case comparison of urban mixed-use and forest. Applied Acoustics. 2022;185:108387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108387
• Hornberg, J, Haselhoff, T, Lawrence, B, T, Fischer, J.L, Ahmed, S, Gruehn, D, Moebus, S. Impact of the COVID‐19 Lockdown Measures on Noise Levels in Urban Areas-A pre/during Comparison of Long‐Term Sound Pressure Measurements in the Ruhr Area, Germany. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health (2021), 18, 4653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094653
• Sutcliffe, R, Lawrence, B, T, Ahmed, S, Gruehn, D, Moebus, S. Acoustic quality and health in urban environments(SALVE) – a pilot study in the metropolitan Ruhr region, Germany, Cities & Health (2020). https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1648362
• Kartschmit, N, Sutciffe,R, Sheldon, M, P, Moebus, S, Greiser, K, H, Hartwig, S, Thürkow, D, Stenzel, U, van den Berg, N, Wolf, K, Maier, W, Peters, A, Ahmed, S, Köhnke, C, Mikolajczyk, R, Wienke, A, Kluttig, A, Rudge, G. Walkability and its association with prevalent and incident diabetes among adults in different regions of Germany: result of pooled data from five German cohorts. BMC Endocr Discord 20, 7 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-019-0485-x
• Lawrence, B, T, Sutcliffe R, Ahmed, S, Dietwald, G, Moebus, S. A widened array of metrics (WAM) approach to characterizing urban soundscapes – the example in SALVE. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 9-13 September (2019). https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239644
• Sutcliffe R, Lawrence, B, T, Ahmed, S, Haselhoff, T, Dietwald, G, Moebus, S. Acoustic quality and health in urban environments – First methodological experiences of the pilot study SALVE. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 9-13 September (2019). https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239761
• Moebus, S, Sutcliffe, R, Lawrence, B, Ahmed, S, Haselhoff, T, Gruehn, D. Acoustic Quality and Health in Urban Environments – The SALVE Project. IS THIS THE REAL WORLD? Perfect Smart Cities vs. Real Emotional Cities. Proceedings of REAL CORP the 4th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society (2019), pp. 859-864. ISSN 2521-3938
• Zepp, H, Inostroza, L, Sutcliffe, R, Ahmed, S, Moebus, S. Neighbourhood Environmental Contribution and Health. A novel indicator integrating urban form and urban green, Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems (2018), vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 46-51. https://doi.org/10.1515/cass-2018-0005
• Orban, E, Sutcliffe, R, Ahmed, S, Moebus, S. Potenziale der räumlichen Epidemiologie in der Metropole Ruhr Public Health Forum (2016), vol. 24, no. 4, 2016, pp. 281-284. https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2016-2134