Institute of Philosophy

Dr. Bettina Zimmermann

Research Fellow

Project: "Ethical Considerations of the Relationships and Interactions between Science, Policy and the Media during the COVID-19 pandemic (ESPRIM), MCID ECRG_03“

E-Mail: bettina.zimmermann@unibe.ch
Office: Unitobler, Büro B 206
Postal Address: Universität Bern
Institut für Philosophie
Länggassstrasse 49a
3012 Bern
private website: scholar.google.com/citations?user=ewltKFwAAAAJ&hl=de
ORCID No: orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-4496

Academic positions

Since 2023 Postdoctoral research fellow, Institute of Philosophy and Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Disease, University of Bern

Since 2020 Postdoctoral research fellow, Institute of History and Ethics in Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany

2020-2022 Postdoc with PI function at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Switzerland

2016-2020 PhD in Bioethics, University of Basel, Switzerland

2014-2016 MSc Molecular Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden

2011-2014 BSc Biomedical Sciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

2008-2011 BA Media & Communication Sciences with minors in Business Economics and Contemporary History, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Research interests

I am an interdisciplinary researcher connecting the fields of empirical bioethics, communication and political sciences, public health, and medicine by using empirical methods (qualitative interview studies, surveys, qualitative and quantitative content analyses, scoping reviews) and pairing them with normative evaluations and theories. My research interests concern the ethical and social implications of genomics, infectious diseases, and digital health technologies. The conceptual focus ranges from informed choice, health literacy and information gathering to healthcare resource allocation and scientific policy advice.

Publications

Publications (PDF, 102KB)