Laura Fischer

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I am a Psychologist by training with experience in the field of prevention and health promotion. I am currently a Master in Public Health student to get a sound knowledge on population health and health systems. My interest lies in evidence-based public health with the overarching goal to contribute that health policy and interventions are well-informed by scientific evidence and actually improve population health.

Current projects

• PUMPED Project – Profiling and Understanding Milk Pump Expenses and Disbursements (2024-2026) 

Areas of interest

• Health services research
• Public health nutrition
• Public mental health
• Health policy
•  Prevention and health promotion

Work Experience

• Public Health Officer at the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL), since 11/2021
• Research Assistant at the German Institute on Addiction and Prevention Research, Catholic University of Applied Sciences (02/2019 - 10/2021)
• Clinical Psychologist with Vincere Group (10/2018-01/2019)

Degrees

• M.Sc. in Public Health at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (2023 - 2026)
• M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology at the Free University of Brussels (2016-2018)
• B.Sc. in Psychology at the Free University of Brussels (2013-2016)

Publications

Journal articles

• Theurich, M. A., Fischer, L., Gencel Augusto, J. & Chetwynd, E. (2025). Breastfeeding Measurement: What Does It Mean to 'Wean?' Journal of Human Lactation. DOI: 10.1177/08903344251320034
• Fischer, L., Kölligan, V., Wieland, N., & Klein, M. (2021). Development and evaluation of a digital health intervention for substance use reduction in young refugees with problematic use of alcohol and/or cannabis. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 557431.

Selected conference papers and posters

• Fischer, L., Ziebart, M. & Strobl, F., Theurich, M. A. (2024). National Survey of Infant Feeding Bottles in Germany: Their Characteristics and Marketing Claims. 22nd ISRHML Conference on Human Milk and Lactation Research Conference. 9-13/12/2024
• Strauch, H. & Fischer, L. (2024). Cannabisprävention im Schulalltag: Entwicklung eines Online-Kurses zur Förderung von cannabisbezogenem Wissen und Handlungskompetenzen bei Lehr- und Fachkräften. [Cannabis prevention in school settings: Development of an online course to promote cannabis-related knowledge and skills among teachers and other professionals]. Suchttherapie, 25(S 01), 60-61. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1790440
• Strauch, H., Schwarz, T., Fischer, L. & Heyn, M. (2023). Der Peer-Ansatz in der kommunalen Alkoholprävention: Implementierung und Evaluation eines Modellprojekts mit und für Jugendliche. [The peer approach in communal alcohol prevention: implementation and evaluation of a model project with and for teenagers]. Deutscher Suchtkongress, 1(1). DOI: 10.18416/DSK.2023.1088
• Fischer, L. & Klein, M. (2021). Children of problem gamblers: need for support, utilization of services and prevention policy. European Journal of Public Health, 31, Supplement 3. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.702