Dr. Anja Schoeps
Affiliated Epidemiologist
Anja Schoeps has been working extensively on child mortality and birth outcomes in Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, she is mainly working on infectious disease surveillance in the public health sector but is continuing research as an affiliated epidemiologist at HIGH.
Education
- 2019 – 2020: PostDoc with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Peterson at the School of Psychology (University of Auckland, New Zealand), funded by DFG-Forschungsstipendium
- 2017 – 2019: PostDoc with Prof. Dr. Sabine Gabrysch at HIGH
- 2012 – 2017: PhD in epidemiology (summa cum laude) supervised by Prof. Dr. Heiko Becher at HIGH
- 2010 – 2012: Master of Science in Epidemiology at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Master thesis at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
- 2007 – 2010: Bachelor of Science in Public Health at the University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, Bachelor thesis at HIGH
Contributions
Projects & Grants
Research fellowship from the DFG for a one-year research travel to New Zealand, including a return fellowship (SCHO 1865/1-1)
Publications
Schoeps A, Walter J, Vogt M, Bent S, Zanger P; Palatina Public Health Study Group. Direct and indirect vaccination effects on SARS-CoV-2 infection in day-care centres: Evaluating the policy for early vaccination of day-care staff in Germany, 2021. Epidemiol Infect. 2023;151:e80. doi: 10.1017/S0950268823000638.
Schoeps A, Gontijo de Castro T, Peterson ER, Wall C, D'Souza S, Waldie KE, Morton S. Associations between antenatal maternal diet and other health aspects with infant temperament in a large multiethnic cohort study: a path analysis approach. BMJ Open. 2022;12(2):e046790. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046790.
Schoeps A, Hoffmann D, Tamm C, Vollmer B, Haag S, Kaffenberger T, Ferguson-Beiser K, Kohlhase-Griebel B, Basenach S, Missal A, Höfling K, Michels H, Schall A, Kappes H, Vogt M, Jahn K, Bärnighausen T, Zanger P. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in educational institutions, August to December 2020, Germany. Epidemiol Infect. 2021;149:e213. doi: 10.1017/S0950268821002077.
Schoeps A, Nebié E, Fisker AB, Sié A, Zakane A, Müller O, Aaby P, Becher H. No effect of an additional early dose of measles vaccine on hospitalization or mortality in children: A randomized controlled trial. Vaccine. 2018;36(15):1965-1971. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.104.
Schoeps A, van Ewijk R, Kynast-Wolf G, Nebié E, Zabré P, Sié A, Gabrysch S. Ramadan Exposure In Utero and Child Mortality in Burkina Faso: Analysis of a Population-Based Cohort Including 41,025 Children. Am J Epidemiol. 2018;187(10):2085-2092. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy091.
Gabrysch S, Nesbitt RC, Schoeps A, et al. Does facility birth reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Brong Ahafo, Ghana? A secondary analysis using data on 119 244 pregnancies from two cluster-randomised controlled trials. Lancet Glob Health. 2019;7(8): e1074-e1087. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30165-2.
Schoeps A, Rudolph A, Seibold P, et al. Identification of new genetic susceptibility loci for breast cancer through consideration of gene-environment interactions. Genet Epidemiol. 2014;38(1):84-93. doi: 10.1002/gepi.21771.
Schoeps A, Gabrysch S, Niamba L, Sié A, Becher H. The effect of distance to health-care facilities on childhood mortality in rural Burkina Faso. Am J Epidemiol. 2011;173(5):492-8. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq386.