Lisa Felgendreff, M.Sc.

Background

Lisa Felgendreff received her M.Sc. from Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (2014) and her B.Sc. from Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg (2010). She has worked for five years in market research, gaining insights in health services and health insurances. Her research interests are communicating vaccine adverse events and supporting informed vaccination decisions.

Areas of expertise: evidence-based health communication, informed vaccination decision, risk communication

Website von Lisa Felgendreff at IJK Hannover

Curriculum Vitae

Academic career      

• 2018 – present     Doctoral student in psychology & health communication, University of Erfurt
• 2010 – 2014          Master of Science in Psychology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• 2007 – 2010          Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Employment

• 2023 - present     IJK Hanover, Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Research Associate
• 2022 - 2022          University of Erfurt, Research Associate, lecturer
• 2020 – 2021          University of Erfurt, Research Associate: Research project "COSMO - COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring"
• 2017 – 2020          University of Erfurt, Research Associate: Research project "SAFECOMM", funded by the German Research Fundation
• 2017 & 2018         Member of the organization committee of the Behavioural Insights Summer School in cooperation with the WHO (Regional Office for Europe)
• 2012 – 2017          Market researcher at IMK Institut für angewandte Marketing- und Kommunikationsforschung GmbH, Erfurt
• 2007 – 2010          Student assistant at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences

Publications

• Felgendreff, L., Rebitschek, F. G., Shamsrizi, P., Geiger, M., Jenny, M. A. & Betsch, C. (2025). Explaining seasonality increases perceived effectiveness of influenza vaccination: An experimental study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 30(1), bjhp.12770. doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12770
• Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Horstkötter, N., Seefeld, L., & Betsch, C. (2024). Exploring pre-pandemic patterns of vaccine decision-making with the 5C model: results from representative surveys in 2016 and 2018. BMC public health, 24(1), 1205. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18674-9
• Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Korn, L., Betsch, C., & Ochel, P. (2024). Pretesting community interventions is key: How best intention may lead to harm. Authorea Preprints. https://d197for5662m48.cloudfront.net/documents/publicationstatus/205278/preprint_pdf/104c560f64b0ac3d6a396847b147902f.pdf
• Felgendreff, L., Rebitschek, F. G., Geiger, M., Shamsrizi, P., Jenny, M. A., & Betsch, C. (2024). Explaining the Mechanism Behind mRNA Vaccines Influences Perceived Vaccine Effectiveness but not Vaccination Intentions: A Randomized Experiment. European Journal of Health Communication, 5(1), 21–45. doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.102
• Felgendreff, L., Siegers, R., Otten, L., & Betsch, C. (2024). Infographics on risks associated with COVID-19 and the willingness to get the AstraZeneca vaccine: Two randomized online experiments. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 529. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18057-0
• Felgendreff, P., Hosseiniasl, S. M., Felgendreff, L., Amiot, B. P., Minshew, A., Ahmadzada, B., Qu, Z., Wilken, S., Arribas Gomez, I., Nyberg, S. L., & Cook, C. N. (2024). Comprehensive analysis of brain injury parameters in a preclinical porcine model of acute liver failure. Frontiers in Medicine, 11, 1363979. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1363979
• Felgendreff, P., Lawrence, J. M., Hosseiniasl, S. M., Jacobs, J. F., Amiot, B. P., Felgendreff, L., Minshew, A., Sultan, A., Ahmadzada, B., Rahe, M. C., & Nyberg, S. L. (2024). Clinical characterization of a hypersensitivity mixed bacterial and fungal dermatitis in a translational model of porcine NASH. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 13, 1277045. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1277045
• Felgendreff, L., Renkewitz, F., & Betsch, C. (2023). How Communicating Vaccine Benefits and Harms in Fact Boxes Affects Risk Perceptions: Two Randomized Trials. European Journal of Health Psychology, 30(4), 169–179. https://doi.org/10.1027/2512-8442/a000134
• Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Buyx, A., & Betsch, C. (2023). Toward future triage regulations: Investigating preferred allocation principles of the German public. Health Policy, 134, 104845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104845
• Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Shamsrizi, P., Felgendreff, L., & Betsch, C. (2023). Vicarious experiences of long COVID: A protection motivation theory analysis for vaccination intentions. Vaccine: X, 16, 100417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100417
• Jirsa, V. K., Petkoski, S., Wang, H., Woodman, M., Fousek, J., Betsch, C., Felgendreff, L., Böhm, R., Lilleholt, L., Zettler, I., Faber, S., Shen, K., & Mcintosh, A. R. (2022). Integrating psychosocial variables and societal diversity in epidemic models for predicting COVID-19 transmission dynamics. PLOS Digital Health, 1(8), e0000098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000098
• Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Siegers, R., Goldhahn, L., Bock, F. D., Huebl, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2022). Attitude toward a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy and its determinants: Evidence from serial cross-sectional surveys conducted throughout the pandemic in Germany. Vaccine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.01.065
• Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., & Betsch, C. (2022). A lay perspective on prioritization for intensive care in pandemic times: Vaccination status matters. Clinical Ethics, 147775092210944. https://doi.org/10.1177/14777509221094474
• Betsch, C., Korn, L., Burgard, T., Gaissmaier, W., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Böhm, R., Stollorz, V., Ramharter, M., Promies, N., Bock, F. D., Schmid, P., Renner, B., Wieler, L. H., & Bosnjak, M. (2021). The four weeks before lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: A weekly serial cross-sectional survey on risk perceptions, knowledge, public trust and behaviour, 3 to 25 March 2020. Eurosurveillance, 26(42). https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2021.26.42.2001900
• Betsch, C., Korn, L., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., & Thaiss, H. (2021). School opening during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Public acceptance of wearing fabric masks in class. Public Health in Practice, 2, 100115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100115
• Betsch, C., Sprengholz, P., Schmid, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Ochel, P., Felgendreff, L., Engel, E., & Böhm, R. (2021). Einführung einer Impfpflicht: Eine politische Entscheidung. Dtsch Arztebl, 118(49): A-2312 / B-1899.
• Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Allen, J., Jenny, M. A., Wieler, L. H., Thaiss, H., De Bock, F., & Betsch, C. (2021). Vertrauen der Bevölkerung in staatliche Institutionen im ersten Halbjahr der Coronapandemie: Erkenntnisse aus dem Projekt COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO). Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 64(3), 268–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-021-03279-z
• Felgendreff, L., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P. , Eitze, S. , Siegers, R. & Betsch, C. (2021). Risk information alone is not sufficient to reduce optimistic bias. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.01.010
• Rabe, J. E., Schillok, H., Merkel, C., Voss, S., Coenen, M., De Bock, F., von Rüden, U., Bramesfeld, A., Jung-Sievers, C., Betsch, C., Korn, L., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., Sprengholz, P., Wieler, L., Schmich, P., Thaiss, H., De Bock, F., … Omer, S. (2021). Belastung von Eltern mit Kindern im Schulalter während verschiedener Phasen der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland: Eine Analyse der COVID-19-Snapshot-Monitoring-(COSMO‑)Daten. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 64(12), 1500–1511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-021-03453-3
• Schmid-Küpke, N. K., Matysiak-Klose, D., Siedler, A., Felgendreff, L., Wieler, L., Thaiss, H. M., & Betsch, C. (2021). Cancelled routine vaccination appointments due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Vaccine: X, 8, 100094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2021.100094
  Sprengholz, P., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Korn, L., & Betsch, C. (2021). Money is not everything: Experimental evidence that payments do not increase willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(8), 547–548. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-107122
• Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2021). Vaccination policy reactance: Predictors, consequences, and countermeasures. Journal of Health Psychology, 135910532110445. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211044535
• Betsch, C., Korn, L., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., & Sprengholz, P. (2020). Infographic on SARS-CoV-2 Airborne Transmission Improves Opponents’ View of the Benefits of Masks: Evidence from Serial Cross-Sectional and Experimental Data. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ac2q4
• Betsch, C., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., & Böhm, R. (2020). Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. P Natl Acad Sci USA, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011674117.
• Habersaat, K., Betsch, C., Danchin, M., Sunstein, C., Böhm, R., Falk, A., Brewer, N.T., Omer, S.B., Scherzer, M., Sah, S., Fischer, E.F., Scheel, A.E., Fancourt, D., Kitayama, S., Dubé, E., Leask, J., Dutta, M., MacDonald, N.E., Temkina, A., Lieberoth, A., Jackson, M. Lewandowsky, S., Seale, H., Fiethe, N., Schmid, P., Gelfand, M., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Sprengholz, P., Salvi, C., Butler, R (2020). Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition. Nat Hum Behav. doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0906-x 
• Betsch, C., Wieler, L.H., Habersaat, K. and the COSMO group (2020). Rapid, flexible, cost-effective monitoring tool for behavioural insights related to COVID-19 across countries. The Lancet, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30729-7.
  • The COSMO group for this paper are: Cornelia Betsch (PI), Lars Korn, Lisa Felgendreff, Sarah Eitze, Philipp Schmid, Philipp Sprengholz (University of Erfurt), Lothar H Wieler, Patrick Schmich (Robert Koch-Institute), Volker Stollorz (Science Media Center Germany), Michael Ramharter (Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine), Michael Bosnjak (Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information), Saad B. Omer (Yale Institute for Global Health), Katrine Habersaat, Martha Scherzer and Cristiana Salvi (WHO Regional Office for Europe).
• Steinmeyer, L., Heinemeier, D. & Betsch, C. (2019). Die Gründe für Impfmüdigkeit messen und Entwicklungen beobachten. Trillium Immunologie, 3(3).
• Betsch, C., Böhm, R., Schmid, P., Korn, L., Steinmeyer, L., Heinemeier, D., Eitze, S. & Küpke, N.K. (2019). Impfverhalten psychologisch erklären, messen und verändern. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-019-02900-6     
• Steinmeyer, L., Betsch, C. & Renkewitz, F. (2018). Können Faktenboxen den Einfluss narrativer Information auf Risikourteile verringern? In: P. Stehr, D. Heinemeier & C. Rossmann (Hrsg.), Evidenzbasierte/evidenzinformierte Gesundheitskommunikation, 19 (S. 143-154). Baden-Baden: Nomos. Open Data Open Material

Talks

• Felgendreff, L. (2022). Evidenz-basierte Impfinformation: Von der Faktenbox zum Storytelling? Abteilungskolloquium AG Output, RKI.
• Steinmeyer, L., Betsch, C., & Renkewitz, F. (2019). Can fact boxes support informed vaccination decisions? Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
• Steinmeyer, L., Betsch, C., & Renkewitz, F. (2017, November). Exploration des Einsatzes von Faktenboxen als Gesundheitskommunikationsmaßnahme zur Verminderung des narrative bias. Poster presented at the 2. Jahrestagung der DGPuK-Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation, Erfurt, Deutschland.