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Birgit SCHAUER

Birgit SCHAUER

Bainham,New Zealand

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in data analysis and project management. Proven track record in stakeholder engagement and implementing innovative strategies, enhancing metadata management, and driving impactful research outcomes across diverse projects. Proficient in statistical tools and report writing.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Insights Advisor

Department of Conservation, New Zealand
, New Zealand
05.2025 - Current
  • Drove improvements and innovations in insights for Biodiversity, Heritage, and Visitors functions.
  • Analysed survey data and developed comprehensive report to communicate findings.
  • Implemented data-driven strategies to enhance metadata across various data sets.

Research Assistant for the Vets on Farm Programme

Massey University, Joint Centre of Disaster Research, New Zealand
, New Zealand
12.2024 - 03.2025
  • Executed recruitment of veterinarians and farmers for online and offline semi-structured interviews.
  • Facilitated qualitative analysis and reporting to derive meaningful insights.

Project Coordinator of JoinUs4Health

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
, Germany
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Coordinated 11 partners across three countries to enhance citizen engagement in medical cohort research.
  • Managed the EU-funded project with a budget of €1.6 million (Horizon 2020 SwaFs programme).
  • Led Work Package 3, developing technical means for effective research methodologies.
  • Oversaw Work Package 7, focusing on coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of project outcomes.
  • Facilitated collaboration among diverse stakeholders to drive innovation in research practices.
  • Implemented strategies to increase citizen participation and foster community involvement.

Project Manager of the SHIP-NEXT One Health Module

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
, Germany
10.2020 - 12.2023
  • Led the planning and design of animal examinations in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP).
  • Conducted data analysis and interpretation to derive insights.
  • Coordinated engagement and dissemination activities across seven partners and two institutes.
  • Managed the project with a budget of €2.4 million, ensuring compliance with funding guidelines from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

Research Officer

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
, Germany
01.2020 - 09.2020
  • Authored two successful research grant applications for JoinUs4Health and SHIP OH projects.
  • Secured funding through effective grant writing strategies.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather input and support applications.
  • Conducted thorough background research to enhance application quality.

Research Officer

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
, Germany
01.2017 - 12.2019
  • Revised metadata and designed enhancements for SHIP quality assurance reports.
  • Served as quality assurance officer for liver examinations, ensuring compliance with standards.
  • Conducted thorough reviews of quality assurance processes to identify areas for improvement.
  • Collaborated with teams to implement best practices in data reporting and analysis.

Research Officer

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
, Germany
08.2015 - 06.2017
  • Conducted analysis of cohort data from the Study of Health in Pomerania regarding Hepatitis E, kidney disease, pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and spatial analysis.
  • Collaborated with research teams to interpret findings and develop actionable insights.
  • Prepared and revised manuscripts for publication.
  • Documented methodologies and results to support future research initiatives.

Postdoc

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Institute for Epidemiology, Germany
, Germany
01.2012 - 10.2015
  • Contributed to the €3.8 million EU-FP7 project focused on animal health surveillance systems.
  • Developed risk-based methods for animal health surveillance to demonstrate disease freedom.
  • Compared risk-based and conventional surveillance methods to identify best practices.
  • Contributed to a systematic review of surveillance approaches and terminology.

Technical Manager of an Avian Influenza Project in Vietnam

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Animal Health, Vietnam
, Vietnam
02.2008 - 10.2011
  • Planned and implemented six epidemiological field studies to investigate risk factors for the transmission of avian influenza in Vietnam.
  • Managed reporting and documentation for the USD 1.5 million project funded by NZAID.
  • Designed and delivered twelve workshops for veterinary officers, improving professional skills.
  • Co-supervised two PhD students and one Master's student, guiding academic progress.

Research Officer

Massey University, EpiCentre, New Zealand
, New Zealand
05.2005 - 11.2007
  • Designed the analysis of two retrospective studies on spatio-temporal patterns of avian influenza in Vietnam.
  • Contributed to the preparation of manuscripts for publication.
  • Managed project planning for the NZAID-funded avian influenza project, starting in February 2008.

Education

Accreditation - Specialized Veterinarian for Epidemiology

Federal Chamber of Veterinarians
Mecklenburg Pomerania
03-2015

Master of Veterinary Studies - Epidemiology

EpiCentre, Massey University
New Zealand
06.2008

Doctorate thesis - German Doctorate

Ludwig-Maximilian-University
Munich, Germany
02.2007

State certificate - Veterinary Medicine

Ludwig-Maximilian-University
Munich, Germany
02.2003

Skills

  • Data analysis and visualization
  • Project management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Report writing
  • Study design and methodology
  • Metadata management
  • Problem solving
  • Innovation strategies
  • Qualitative research techniques
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Statistical programme tools (R and Stata)
  • Project tracking tools (Jira and Trello)
  • ArcGIS and QuantumGIS skills

Certification

  • CFS422 Introduction to New Zealand Conservation (NMIT)
  • CFS426 Five Minute Bird Count (NMIT)
  • HOR319 Modern Organics and Attracting Birds and Insects (Open Polytech)
  • REO111 Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero Māmā Tētahi Ki Tētahi (Open Polytech)

Languages

English
Full Professional
German
Native/ Bilingual

References

References available upon request.

Publications

2024

  • Winterfeldt D T, Schauer B, Globokar M, Pantchev N, Mouchantat S, Conraths F J, Kampen H, Dups-Bergmann J, Schares G, Maksimov P: Comparison of different diagnostic protocols for the detection of Toxocara spp. in faecal samples of cats and dogs. PARASITES & VECTORS (accepted)

2023

  • Schmidt C O, Struckmann S, Scholz M, Schössow J, Radke D, Richter A, Reineke A, Kasbohm E, Mariño Coronado J, Schauer B, Henselin K, Westphal S, Balke D, Leddig T, Völzke H, Henke J: Conducting an Epidemiologic Study and Making It FAIR: Reusable Tools and Procedures from a Population-Based Cohort Study. STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS: 302:871-875; doi: 10.3233/SHTI230292
  • Conraths FJ, Kallies R, Probst C, Ulrich RG, Schauer B, Schmolz E, Schulte-Droesch L: One Health in Deutschland: Schnittstellen zwischen Veterinärmedizin und Umwelt. DEUTSCHES TIERÄRZTEBLATT: 71 (5): 596-601

2022

  • Ruegg S R, Antoine-Moussiaux N, Aenishaenslin C, Alban L, Bordier M, Benani H, Schauer B, Arnold J-Ch, Gabain I, Sauter-Louis C, Berezowski J, Goutard F, Häsler B: Guidance for evaluating integrated surveillance of antimicrobial use and resistance. CABI ONE HEALTH; doi: 10.1079/cabionehealth.2022.0007
  • Wiese M U, Urban S, Rheinbaben S, Frost F, Sendler M, Weiss F U, Bülow R, Kromrey M-L, Tran Q T, Lerch M M, Schauer B, Aghdassi A: Identification of early predictors for infected necrosis in acute pancreatitis. GASTROENTEROLOGY: 221(1):405; doi: 10.1186/s12876-022-02490-9
  • Schwille-Kiuntke J, Ittermann T, Schmidt C, Grabe H, Lerch M, Völzke H, Rieger M A, Enck P, Schauer B: Quality of life and sleep in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome according to different diagnostic criteria and inflammatory bowel diseases: A comparison using data from a population-based survey. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE: 60(3):299-309; doi: 10.1055/a-1708-0277
  • Völzke H, Schössow J, Schmidt C, Jürgens C, Richter A, Werner A, Werner N, Radke D, Teumer A, Ittermann T, Schauer B, et al: Cohort Profile Update: The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY: 51(6):e372-e383; doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac034

2021

  • Wiese M.U, Urban S, von Rheinbaben S, Sendler M, Weiß F U, Tran Q T, Bülow R, Kromrey M L, Frost F, Lerch M, Schauer B, Aghdassi A A: Entwicklung eines prädiktiven Modells zur frühzeitigen Detektion der infizierten Pankreasnekrose bei akuter Pankreatitis, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE: 59(08): e194; doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1733577

2020

  • Aghdassi A, Schauer B, Duscha D, Ittermann T, Moskwa P, Kromrey M: Comparison of pancreatic size measurements in transabdominal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging and its dependence on age, gender, and body mass index in a population-based cohort. PANCREATOLOGY: 20:S170; doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.07.327
  • Aghdassi A, Schauer B, Duscha D, Ittermann T, Pickartz T, Budde C, Simon P, Moskwa P, Kromrey M L, Bülow R, Völzke H, Kühn J, Lerch M M: Comparability of Size Measurements of the Pancreas in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transabdominal Ultrasound. CLINICAL ANATOMY: 33(3):431-439; doi: 10.1002/ca.23551

2019

  • Richter A, Schössow J, Werner A, Schauer B, Radke D, Henke J, Struckmann S, Schmidt C O: Data quality monitoring in clinical and observational epidemiologic studies: which metadata and process information are required for this purpose. GMS MEDIZINISCHE INFORMATIK, BIOMETRIE UND EPIDEMIOLOGIE: 15(1): Doc08; doi: 10.3205/mibe000202
  • Schauer B, Grabe H J, Ittermann T, Lerch M M, Weiss F U, Mönnikes H, Völzke H, Enck P, Schwille-Kiuntke J.: Irritable bowel syndrome, mental health, and quality of life: Data from a population-based survey in Germany (SHIP-Trend-0). NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY & MOTILITY: 31(3), e13511; doi: 10.1111/nmo.13511

2018

  • Khattak R M, Zuhra Saifullah M S, Khadija G, Fayyaz A, Zaman S, Gul M, Khan Khattak M N, Schauer B, Völzke H, Ittermann T: Regional Influence on Iodine Nutritional Status of Pakistani Pregnant Women. THYROID: 28(11): 1538 – 1546; doi: 10.1089/thy.2017.0267
  • Schauer B: Crowdsourcing to bridge the gap between science and public health. MOJ PUBLIC HEALTH: 1(2): 70-71; doi: 10.15406/jeid.2018.01.0001

2017

  • Aghdassi A A, Schneider A, Kahl M, Schütte K, Kulavienė I, Salacone P, Lutz J, Tuikainen E, Simon P, Schauer B, Uomo G, Hague T, Ceyhan G O: Analysis of lifestyle factors and pancreatic pain in patients with concomitant chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis. PANCREATOLOGY: 17(5), 698-705; doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2017.07.194
  • Rehman A, Nijhof A M, Sauter-Louis C, Schauer B, Staubach Ch, Conraths F J: Distribution of ticks infesting ruminants and risk factors associated with high tick prevalence on livestock farms in the semi-arid and arid agro-ecological zones of Pakistan. PARASITES & VECTORS: 10(1): 190; doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2138-0
  • Sommerkorn F M, Schauer B, Schreiner T, Fickenscher H, Krumbholz A: Performance of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV)-antibody tests: a comparative analysis raised on samples from individuals with direct contact to domestic pigs or wild boar in Germany. MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY: 206 (3), 277-286; doi: 10.1007/s00430-017-0503-4
  • Schulz K, Perye M, Staubach Ch, Schauer B, Schulz J, Calba C, Häsler B, Conraths F J: Surveillance strategies for Classical Swine Fever in wild boar – a comprehensive evaluation study to ensure powerful surveillance. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS: 7 (srep34871); doi: 10.1038/srep34871
  • Bisdorff B†, Schauer B†, Taylor N, Rodriguez-Prieto V, Comin A, Brouwer A, Dórea F, Drewe J et al: Active animal health surveillance in European Union Member States: Gaps and opportunities. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION: 145 (4), 802-817; doi: 10.1017/S0950268816002697 (†: equal contribution as first authors)
  • Veldhuis A, Santman-Berends I, Schauer B, Waldeck F, Mars J, Staubach Ch, van Schaik G: Epidemiological performance and cost-effectiveness of conventional and alternative surveillance strategies to control bovine herpesvirus type 1 in dairy farms. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE: 139 (Part B), 105-114; doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.12.003

2015

  • Rodriguez-Prieto V, Vicente-Rubiano M, Sánchez-Matamoros A, Rubio-Guerri C, Melero M, Martínez-López B, Martinez-Avilés M, Hoinville L, Vergne T, Comin A, Schauer B, Dórea F, Pfeiffer D U, Sánchez-Vizcaíno J M: Systematic review of surveillance systems and methods for early detection of exotic, new and re-emerging diseases in animal populations. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION: 143 (10), 2018-2042; doi: 10.1017/S095026881400212X

2013

  • Nguyen L V, Stevenson M, Schauer B, Nguyen D T, Tran Q D, Tien T N, Tran P T T, Jones G, Prattley D, Morris R: Descriptive results of a prospective cohort study of avian influenza in the Mekong River Delta of Viet Nam. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES, 2013: 61 (6), 511-525; doi: 10.1111/tbed.12055

2011

  • Minh P Q, Stevenson M A, Jewell C, French N, Schauer B: Spatio–temporal analyses of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 outbreaks in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, 2009. SPATIAL AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY: 2 (1), 49-57; doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2009.01.004

2010

  • Minh P Q, Stevenson M, Schauer B, Morris R S, Quy T: A description of the management of itinerant grazing ducks in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE: 94 (1-2), 101-107; doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.11.011

2009

  • Minh P Q, Morris R S, Schauer B, Stevenson M, Benschop J, Nam H V, Jackson R: Spatio-temporal epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in the two deltas of Vietnam during 2003-2007. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE: 89 (1-2), 16-24; doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.01.004
  • Minh P Q, Schauer B, Morris R S, Jones G, Stevenson M, Noble A; Association between human cases and poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Vietnam from 2003 to 2007: A nationwide study. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES: 56 (8), 311-320; doi: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2009.01086.x
  • Measuring the attenuation in a subject-specific random effect with paired data. G. Jones, A.D.L. Noble, B. Schauer, N. Cogger, JOURNAL OF DATA SCIENCE: 7 (2), 179-188; doi: 10.6339/JDS.2009.07(2)

Theses

  • Factors associated with grower herd performance on New Zealand pig farms. German doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, 2007 (ISBN 978-3-8443-8225-9)
  • Evaluation of error sources in weight records of commercially raised growing pigs. Master thesis in Epidemiology, 2008 (ISBN 978-3-8383-2012-0)

Timeline

Principal Insights Advisor

Department of Conservation, New Zealand
05.2025 - Current

Research Assistant for the Vets on Farm Programme

Massey University, Joint Centre of Disaster Research, New Zealand
12.2024 - 03.2025

Project Coordinator of JoinUs4Health

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
01.2021 - 01.2024

Project Manager of the SHIP-NEXT One Health Module

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
10.2020 - 12.2023

Research Officer

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
01.2020 - 09.2020

Research Officer

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
01.2017 - 12.2019

Research Officer

University Medicine Greifswald, Institute of Community Medicine, Germany
08.2015 - 06.2017

Postdoc

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Institute for Epidemiology, Germany
01.2012 - 10.2015

Technical Manager of an Avian Influenza Project in Vietnam

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Animal Health, Vietnam
02.2008 - 10.2011

Research Officer

Massey University, EpiCentre, New Zealand
05.2005 - 11.2007

Accreditation - Specialized Veterinarian for Epidemiology

Federal Chamber of Veterinarians

Master of Veterinary Studies - Epidemiology

EpiCentre, Massey University

Doctorate thesis - German Doctorate

Ludwig-Maximilian-University

State certificate - Veterinary Medicine

Ludwig-Maximilian-University
Birgit SCHAUER