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DOCTORATE AT DEGGENDORF INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PROMOTIONSZENTRUM PRISMA HEALTH
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PRISMA Health Doctoral Centre

professorial members

There are currently 19 professors from the Deggendorf Institute of Technology and TH Rosenheim who are members of the PRISMA Health doctoral centre and can supervise and assess doctoral projects.

Deggendorf Institute of Technology

Prof. Dr. med. habil Kathrin Burgmaier 
kathrin.burgmaier@th-deg.de

  • Registry Studies for Healthcare professions
  • Competency Development in medicine-related health professions
  • Systemic and individual resilience

 

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. habil Mathias Burgmaier 
mathias.burgmaier@th-deg.de

  • Professions research
  • Cardiovascular research
  • Research in emergency medical services

 

Prof. Dr. Georgi Chaltikyan 
georgi.chaltikyan@th-deg.de

  • Digital Health   
  • AI for Health
  • Precision Health (10P-Health)

 

Prof. Dr. phd. Sabine Dittrich 
sabine.dittrich@th-deg.de

  • Diagnostik
  • Public Health
  • Health Infrastructure

 

Prof. Dr. habil Mouzhi Ge
mouzhi.ge@th-deg.de

  • AI in Healthcare
  • Quality of health-related data
  • Health-aware recommender systems

 

Prof. Dr. phil. Susanne Heininger 
susanne.heininger@th-deg.de

  • Professions Research   
  • Systemic and individual resilience
  • Psychosocial support

 

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Melanie Kappelmann-Fenzl
melanie.kappelmann-fenzl@th-deg.de

  • Molecular biology   
  • Molecular pathology (focus: oncology)
  • Biomedical data analysis

 

Prof. Dr. phil. Christian Rester
christian.rester@th-deg.de

  • Research-based nursing and healthcare processes
  • Studies on nursing and healthcare services research
  • Development of practice frameworks for nursing, healthcare and therapy professions based on evidence

 

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil Christian Rummel
christian.rummel@th-deg.de

  • Brain Morphometry     
  • Deep Learning     
  • Normative Modeling

 

Prof. Dr. Ing. Thomas Spittler
thomas.spittler@th-deg.de

  • Digital preventive healthcare and transformation (focus: bio-psycho-social research)   
  • Digital health literacy (focus: primary care)
  • AI, virtual reality, recommender systems in healthcare (focus: digitalization and medical technology transformation)

 

Prof. Dr. Florian Wahl
florian.wahl@th-deg.de

  • Trustworthy AI systems   
  • Ambient and body-worn sensors
  • Human-machine interaction
Technische Hochschule Rosenheim

Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Alp Aslan 
alp.aslan@th-rosenheim.de

  • Cognitive development in childhood   
  • Episodic memory
  • Cognition in old age, lifelong learning

 

Prof. Dr. rer. scient. med. Petra Bauer
petra.bauer@th-rosenheim.de

  • Therapeutic sciences/physical therapy with a focus on neurorehabilitation
  • Primary care for older adults with functional impairments
  • (mobility-related) Participation

 

Prof. Dr. oec. publ. Franz Benstetter
franz.benstetter@th-rosenheim.de

  • Conceptualization and evaluation of (new) forms of healthcare provision in healthcare markets
  • Digital transformation in healthcare 
  • Evaluation and Development of financing and reimbursement systems in healthcare markets
  • Analysis of incentive structures and misconduct in healthcare and insurance markets

 

Prof. Dr. phil. Sabine Ittlinger
sabine.ittlinger@th-rosenheim.de

  • Bio-psycho-social research   
  • Health profession and education research
  • Healthcare practice research with a focus on patient-centred care

 

Prof. Dr. phil. Katharina Lüftl 
katharina.lueftl@th-rosenheim.de

  • Qualitative methods   
  • Patient and family education
  • Preventive care for aging adults and in old age

 

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sebastian Robert
sebastian.robert@th-rosenheim.de

  • Digital Health   
  • Decision support systems
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning

 

Prof. Dr. habil. Michaela Schunk 
michaela.schunk@th-rosenheim.de

  • Needs-based, person-centred care   
  • Ethically challenging healthcare issues
  • Chronic diseases and need for care in old age
  • Social-spatial and regional healthcare delivery design

 

Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Ulrich M. Zißler 
ulrich.zissler@th-rosenheim.de

Doctoral candidates

We are very much looking forward to welcoming PhD students, hopefully as early as the 2026 summer semester. These PhD students will then be supervised by a primary supervisor at Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences and Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences.