Madlene Movia

Research Fellow

MOVIA Madlene

Dr. Madlene Movia is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and part of the Physical Activity and Nutrition Determinants in Asia (PANDA) team. Prior to joining NUS, she worked on public health research projects in Austria.
More information: https://blog.nus.edu.sg/sphpanda/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madlene-movia/

Affiliation

  • NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

Research Areas

  • Social and behavioural health research
  • Digital health technologies
  • Innovation in health interventions
  • Prevention of non-communicable diseases

Academic/Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Tulane University, 2025
  • Master of Science (Public Health), University of Sussex & University of Brighton, UK, 2018
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business (Healthcare Management), Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria, 2017

Awards/Honours

  • Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health (2025)

Career History

Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore

  • Research Fellow, 2025–Present
  • Research Attachment, 2024–2025

Fachhochschule JOANNEUM–University of Applied Sciences, Austria

  • Researcher, Freelance, 2022–2023
  • Researcher, Full-time, 2018–2021

Selected Publications

  • Movia, M., Macher, S., Antony, G., Zeuschner, V., Wamprechtsamer, G., delle Grazie, J., Simi, H., & Fuchs-Neuhold, B. (2022). Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of a Daily Physical Activity Unit in Schools: Focus on Children and Adolescents in Austria Up to the 8th Grade. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), 6428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116428
  • Movia, M., Tuttner, S., & Hofer-Fischanger, K. (2021). Online-Training to strengthen Health Literacy in Austrian Companies. European Journal of Public Health, 31(Suppl. 3), ckab165.446. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.446
  • Movia, M., & Amort, F. (2021). Identification of competences in regional health network management. European Journal of Public Health, 31(Suppl. 3), ckab164.773. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.773
  • Paudyal, P., & Movia, M. (2019). Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs towards Electronic Cigarettes among University Students in Austria. European Journal of Public Health, 29(Suppl. 4), ckz186.709. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.709
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