Lena Schnitzler BSc, MSc

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Contact details

Telephone: +31 630 179 418
Email: lxs935@student.bham.ac.uk
Twitter: @LenaSchnitzler

Address: Murray Learning Centre
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Lena is a joint-PhD candidate in Health Economics at the University of Birmingham and Maastricht University. She started her research project with the Health Services Research Department in Maastricht in February 2019 and will be joining the Health Economics Unit at UoB in September 2019.

Qualifications

PhD in Health Economics, University of Birmingham and Maastricht University

MSc in Health Sciences, specialisation Prevention and Public Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2016

BSc in European Public Health, Maastricht University, 2015

Biography

Lena has been awarded the joint-PhD studentship between University of Birmingham and Maastricht University. Her project will focus on identifying, measuring and valuing intersectoral costs and benefits of sexual health interventions. Lena gained substantial, hands-on research experience as an intern at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto, Canada. Most recently, Lena worked as a Researcher at the Access to Medicine Foundation in Amsterdam, where she developed a strong interest in improving access to preventive measures and treatment of treating sexually transmitted infections. Besides, Lena is passionate about promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.

Postgraduate supervision

Supervisors names for joint PhD:

University of Birmingham

University of Maastricht

Doctoral research

PhD title: Identifying, capturing and valuing intersectoral costs and benefits: a case study of sexual health services Expected year of completion: 2022

Research

Research groups and centres:

Internship in 2016: Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, CAN. https://www.iwh.on.ca/
Internship in 2015: Psychosocial Research Group, Prince of Wales Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, AUS. https://powcs.med.unsw.edu.au/research/groups/psychosocial-research

Publications

Schnitzler, L., Smith, S., Shepherd, H., Shaw, J., Dong, S., Turner, R., Sorensen, K., Dhillon, H. (2018). What information is communicated by radiation therapists to patients during education sessions on the first day of treatment? European Journal of Cancer Care.

Schnitzler, L., Kosny, A., Lifshen, M. (2018). Healthcare providers' experience with the management of mental health conditions in the context of Workers' Compensation. WORK.

Schnitzler, L., Smith, S., Shepherd, H., Shaw, J., Dong, S., Carpenter, D., Nguyen, F., Dhillon, H. (2017). Communication during radiation therapy education sessions: the role of medical jargon and emotional support in clarifying patient confusion. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(1), 112-120.