Hello to CHIFA-members around the world - so grateful to be & get connected!
My name is Katharina Wirnitzer (graduation in: Sport Science/Sports Pedagogics (PhD, MSc), Physics (MSc), and Ethics (BEd)).
Since 2003, after years of teaching, I do lecture and research at the interface of sports & exercise, vegetarian-vegan nutrition, and sustainable health, especially focusing on nutrition counseling in (young) athletes, health education and literacy.
As health competencies, behaviour and habits track over time from childhood into adulthood, early intervention is key, and thus having the potential to shape better health of future generations to come.
The transfer of scientific knowledge into practice-related settings such as sports, (high-)school, and university/college, and its expression as health-orientated individual and public health actions, is of special concern to me.
Therefore, I am excited getting connected to the CHIFA network since it is my intention to contribute to better health of children/pupils, their families, but also multipliers such as students and teachers, principals, lecturers, researchers.
To date (5.5.2020) approx. 8,600 pupils & 1,300 adults have already participated in my current school study:
"From Science 2 School: Sustainably healthy - active & veggy<https://www.science2.school/en/>" at www.science2.school/en<http://www.science2.school/en>
With my team and colleagues, we are already planning the future projects, from ...
* secondary (pupils) to tertiary level (students);
* Austria-nationwide to EU-member states, and then across the globe, at least 1 partner on each continent;
* large-scale sample with cross-sectional design to small controlled cohort samples with longitudinal mixed method design.
I hope with this to attract some colleagues from all areas of expertise of the CHIFA network in order to connect for upcoming follow-up projects.
Sve the date for scientific gathering at Graz/AUT: 10.+11. Nov. 2020.
Looking forward to your message(s),
Kindly Katharina
Studienleitung
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Dr. rer. nat. Katharina Wirnitzer (PhD)
Institut für fachdidaktische und bildungswissenschaftliche Forschung und Entwicklung
Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol
Department of Subject Didactics and Educational Research and Development
University College of Teacher Education Tyrol
Pastorstraße 7
A - 6010 Innsbruck
Termine nach Vereinbarung
Dates by arrangement
M +43.650.5901794
E katharina.wirnitzer@ph-tirol.ac.at<mailto:max.mustermann@ph-tirol.ac.at>
I www.ph-tirol.ac.at<http://www.ph-tirol.ac.at/>
CHIFA profile: Katharina Wirnitzer works at the Department of Subject Didactics and Educational Research and Development, University College of Teacher Education Tyrol, Austria. katharina.wirnitzer AT ph-tirol.ac.at
