Research Interests: Health Communication - Health Literacy Patient Empowerment - Health Disparities

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1 Sarah Mantwill Via Gerso 19, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland Telephone: 0041 (0) Nationality: German/French Birthday: Research Interests: Health Communication - Health Literacy Patient Empowerment - Health Disparities Education Doctoral student at the Institute of Communication and Health University of Lugano Lugano, Switzerland Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schulz, University of Lugano 01/ present MSc in Communication and Economics (Summa cum laude) University of Lugano Major in Corporate Communication Minor in Corporate Social Responsibility Thesis Topic: What do Country Rankings tell us about Country Reputation? Democracy and Transparency Rankings revisited Supervisor: Prof. Rosa Chun, IMD Business School - Lausanne, Switzerland 09/ /2011 BA in East Asian Economics and Politics Ruhr-University Bochum - Bochum, Germany Main Emphasis: Political Science & Sinology Thesis Topic: The Chinese HIV/AIDS Policy in a Process of Change Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu, Ruhr-University 09/ /2008 Xiamen University ( 厦门大学 ) - Xiamen, PR China Sinology Tongji University, ( 同济大学 ) - Shanghai, PR China Chinese language classes 08/ / / /2005 Lycée Beauséjour - Narbonne, France 12/ /2002 Gymnasium Lornsenschule - Schleswig, Germany 08/ /2004 1

2 Research Work The perception of psychosocial pressure and back pain at the work place in the context of migration (PerBack) Quantitative and qualitative study. Funded by: SUVA (Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt) Role: Project coordinator Responsibilities: Study design, supervision of assistants, data analysis 12/ present EMPOWER Support of Patient Empowerment by an intelligent Self-Management Pathway for Diabetic Patients (European STREP Project) Funded by: EU 7th Framework In cooperation with: e.g. Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft m.b.h. (Austria), Helmholtz Zentrum München (Germany), Intracom Telecom (Greece), Ministry of Health ( Turkey) Role: Project collaborator Responsibilities: Pre-study, development of quality criteria, validation of prototype, dissemination 01/ present The Relationship of Health Literacy and the Utilization of the Swiss Health Care System A Study of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Cross sectional study (CATI) In cooperation with: Helsana Versicherungen AG Role: Project coordinator Responsibilities: Survey design, interviewer training and supervision, data analysis 01/ /2013 Validation of the S-TOFHLA Linguistic and psychometric validation of a German, French, and Italian version of the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA). Role: Project collaborator (Student Assistant) Responsibilities: Supervision of translation and adaptation process, data collection, data entry 03/ /2011 Move IT! Program, University of Lugano Research on the distribution of health information via SMS Role: Project collaborator (Student Assistant) 09/ /2011 Teaching Experience Institute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano Lecturer - MA Course Health Communication: Session Risk Communication 09/2013 2

3 - MA course Health Communication: Session Health Literacy - MA course Health Communication: Session Health Belief Model Teaching Assistant - MA course Health Communication (Prof. Peter J. Schulz) - MA course Interpersonal Communication in Health (Prof. Annegret Hannawa) - MA course Data Analysis (Prof. Annegret Hannawa) 09/2012 & 09/ / / / / / / /2011 Publications Journal Publications (Peer reviewed) Mantwill, S., & Schulz, P.J. (submitted). Low Health Literacy Associated with High Medication Costs in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Mantwill, S., & Schulz, P.J. (submitted). Health Literacy in Mainland China Validation of the S-TOFHLA in simplified Chinese. Ansmann, L., Aelbrecht, K., Barello, S., Kunneman, M., Mantwill, S., Quilligan, S., Zanini, C., Flickinger, T. (2014). Career development for early-career academics: benefits of networking and the role of professional societies. Patient Education and Counseling. Franzen, J., Mantwill, S., Rapold, R., & Schulz, P. J. (2013). The relationship between functional health literacy and the use of the health system by diabetics in Switzerland. The European Journal of Public Health, ckt202. Connor, M., Mantwill, S., Schulz, P.J. (2013). Functional health literacy in Switzerland Validation of a German, Italian, and French health literacy test. Patient Education and Counseling, 90(1): Journal Publications (In preparation) Mantwill, S., & Schulz, P.J. (in preparation). Advancing theory A systematic literature review on health literacy and health disparities. Oral Conference Presentations Mantwill, S., & Schulz, P.J. (accepted) How do we measure health literacy? - A Comparison of the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) Across Four Countries. Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie Kongress FH Kärnten, Villach. Austria. Mantwill, S., & Schulz, P.J. (accepted) Relationship of Health Literacy and Medication Costs in a Sample of Diabetic Patients in Switzerland. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare organized by the European Association for Communication in Healthcare Amsterdam. Netherlands. Mantwill, S., & Schulz, P.J. (accepted) Health Literacy in China - Validation of a Functional Health Literacy Test in Simplified Chinese. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare organized by the European Association for Communication in Healthcare Amsterdam. Netherlands. 3

4 Sefaj, L., & Mantwill, S. (2014). Adapting to a new healthcare system: Do health literacy and empowerment make a difference?. COMET Conference Lugano, Switzerland Mantwill, S., & Sefaj, L. (2014). Illness representations among three migrant groups in Switzerland: A comparative study of back pain perceptions. COMET Conference. Lugano, Switzerland Mantwill, S., Franzen, J., Rapold, R. & Schulz, P.J. (2013). How much should we know in health literacy? - On the relationship of health literacy and knowledge on healthcare costs in diabetes patients. A two-years observational study. United States National Communication Association 99th Annual Convention (NCA). Washington, USA. Mantwill, S., Connor, M., Schulz, P.J. (2012). Translation and cross-cultural Adaptation of the German, French and Italian version of the S-STOFHLA: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations Health Literacy Research Conference (HARC). Bethesda, MD, USA. Mantwill, S., Franzen, J., Rapold, R. & Schulz, P.J. (2012). The relationship of health literacy in patients with type 2 diabetes and their utilization of the healthcare system - a study based on health insurance data. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare organized by the European Association for Communication in Healthcare. University of Saint Andrews, Scotland. United Kingdom. Mantwill, S., Fiordelli, M. & Schulz, P.J. (2012). EMPOWER: Support of patient empowerment by an intelligent self-management pathway for patients suffering from Diabetes. Society for Risk Analysis Europe Conference. ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Poster Presentations Moreno Londoño, A.M., Mantwill, S., Kostova, Z. (2013). The role of health literacy skills in patient safety: Towards a positive relationship. Conference Communicating medical errors (COME). Ascona, Switzerland Colloquia & Invited Presentations Mantwill, S. (2014, 28 June) Health Literacy and Adaptivity in Communication & Health When neither one nor the other understands. ProDoc Panel Adaptivity in Communication & Health. COMET Conference, University of Lugano, Switzerland. Mantwill, S.(2014, 3 February) The relationship between functional health literacy and the use of healthcare system by diabetics in Switzerland. COHERENT. Institute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Switzerland Mantwill, S., & Sefaj L. (2013, 24 June) Perception of back pain and psychosocial pressure at the workplace in the context of migration. COHERENT. Institute of Communication and Health, University of Lugano, Switzerland 4

5 Service Workshop & Panel Organization Panel Organizer and Discussion Leader: Health Literacy and Health Disparities: An Obvious Relationship?: Identifying Missing Links, Gaps and Solutions.. Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (2014), Lexington, KY, USA Workshop Organization and Coordination: Communication Sciences in Asia. University of Lugano, Switzerland (2013) Review Service Ad hoc journal reviewer for: Patient, Education & Counseling (Elsevier) Ad hoc conference reviewer for: 12th International Conference on Communication Medicine & Ethics (2014, Lugano) Grants & Awards Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) Travel grant for COMET Conference 2012, Trondheim, Norway (CHF 900) Swiss National Science Foundation PhD Summer School Grant (CHF 1200) Swiss National Science Foundation PhD Summer School Grant (CHF 1390) Julius and Regine Steffens grant (personal grant) R-EACH Junior Investigators Workshop Workshop for young researchers in the field of communication and health care (R-EACH Committee 2013), Gremmelin, Germany Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) Travel grant for NCA 2013 (CHF 1100) Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) Travel Grant for Kentucky Conference on Health Communication 2014 (CHF 1200) Course Work How to conduct a literature review (Pro*Doc) Prof. M. Eppler (University of St. Gallen) Research Design and Ethics (Pro*Doc) Prof. J. Bensing (Utrecht University, NIVEL) Interpersonal Communication I (Pro*Doc) Prof. D. Roter (Johns Hopkins University) 09/ / /2011 5

6 Statistics II (Pro*Doc) Prof. B. Meuffels (University of Amsterdam) Interpersonal Communication II (Pro*Doc) Prof. T. Stivers (University of California, Los Angeles 11/ /2011 Introduction to Survey Research Design and Analysis (Pro*Doc) Prof. R. Rimal (Johns Hopkins University) Risk Communication (Pro*Doc) Prof. Zikmund-Fisher (University of Michigan) Prof. Washer (Queen Mary, University of London) Communication and Health in the 21 st Century (Pro*Doc) Prof. V. Visvanath (Harvard University) Theories of Health Behavior (Pro*Doc) Prof. K. Glanz (University of Pennsylvania) Legal & Ethical Issues of Research (Pro*Doc) Prof. P. Seele & Prof. B. Cottier (Università della Svizzera italiana) Multivariate Data Analysis (Summer School) Prof. Alejandro Quiroz Flores (University of Essex) Academic Presentations (Pro*Doc) Prof. M. Eppler (University of St. Gallen) Health Campaigns (Pro*Doc) Prof. R. Hornik (Annenberg School for Communication) STATISTICS III (Pro*Doc) Dr Kostis Christodoulou Current Trends in Health Communication (Pro*Doc) Prof. V. Visvanath (Harvard University) The Experimental Summer School Prof. Raymond Duch (University of Oxford) Applied Research Methods with Hidden, Marginal and Excluded Populations (Summer School) Dr. Andrea Rossi (UNICEF) Talk to the Editor (Pro*Doc) Prof. Teresa L. Thompson (University of Dayton) Assessing Quality in Qualitative Research (Pro*Doc) Prof. Nicky Britten (University of Exeter Medical School) Introduction to Meta-Analysis" (Pro*Doc) Prof. Judith Hall (Northeastern University) Prof. Nora Murphy (Loyola Marymount University) 02/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /2014 6

7 Language Skills German (mother tongue) French (advanced) Italian (advanced) English (fluent) Chinese (advanced) Spanish (basic) IT Skills MS Office (excellent knowledge) Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (good knowledge) IBM SPSS (good knowledge) Amos (good knowledge 7