Lena Rüger

lena.rueger@uni-erfurt.de

Associated project manager in the Health Communication working group at Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) (extern)

Visiting address

extern

Member (Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB))

Mailing address

Universität Erfurt
Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB)
Postfach 90 02 21
99105 Erfurt

Lena Rüger

Background

Lena Rüger works as a Project and Lab Manager in the research project IMPACTS – Investigating Motivations, Practices, and Unintentional Consumption of Toxic Skin-Lightening. The project explores motivations, practices, and decision-making processes related to skin-lightening in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on how beauty ideals and social norms shape individual perceptions and consumption behavior.

She is also involved in research on antibiotic resistance, focusing on the role of human behavior and behavioral science approaches in promoting more responsible antibiotic use.

At the same time, Lena Rüger is pursuing a Master’s degree in Health Communication at the University of Erfurt.

Research interests: Global Health, Antibiotic Resistance, Behavioral Science, Public Health, Postcolonial Perspectives, Science and Health Communication

Curriculum vitae

Academic career

  • Since 2023             Master's programme (M.Sc.) Health Communication, University of Erfurt
  • 2019 - 2023            Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Media Communication, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

 

Employment

  • 2025 - present     Project and Lab Manager, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), Hamburg, Department of Implementation Research, Health Communication Group
  • 2024 - 2025          Research Assistant, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), Hamburg, Department of Implementation Research, Health Communication Group
  • 2024                     Research Internship at the Kumasi Center for Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Ghana, funded by a scholarship from the German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC)
  • 2022                     Research Assistant, Chair of Systemic Educational Sciences
    Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg
  • 2022                     Intern in the field of internal and external communication, Instituto Berlin, Alicante, Spain
  • 2021-2022           Research Assistant, Chair of German Linguistics, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg