Scientific Advisory Board
FINDER’s work is accompanied by an independent Scientific Advisory Board (Wissenschaftlicher Beirat) that consults on programme design, research directions, and ethical questions. Members are appointed for their scientific track record in prevention, clinical and health psychology, education science, addiction medicine, and European policy. The Board is constituted by FINDER’s statutes; members serve in a personal capacity, not as representatives of their home institutions.
Prof. Dr. Nadia Sosnowsky-Waschek (Dipl.-Psych.)
Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology; Dean of Studies, SRH University of Applied Sciences Heidelberg.
Research focus: clinical prevention, health psychology, psychotherapy education.
Dr. med. Gregor Burkhart (MPH)
Former Principal Scientific Analyst for Prevention, European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA, Lisbon; previously the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, EMCDDA; 1996–2025); retired since 2025 and active in the EUPC Expert Advisory Board. Co-founder and board member, European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR).
Research focus: European prevention policy, quality standards in prevention practice, cross-country implementation of the European Prevention Curriculum.
Prof. Dr. Günter Dörr
Education scientist. Honorary Professor at the Landesinstitut für präventives Handeln (Saarland). Adjunct faculty at Leibniz University Hannover and the Pedagogical University of Weingarten.
Research focus: prevention-oriented school development, teacher education, education policy.
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Ansgar Rougemont-Bücking
Consultant in psychiatry, psychotherapy, and addiction medicine. Affiliated with the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Research focus: clinical addiction treatment, trauma, psychiatric comorbidity.
Prof. Dr. phil. Samuel Tomczyk (Dipl.-Psych.)
Director, Institute of Medical Psychology, University Medicine Rostock (from 1 October 2025). Previously Professor of Digital Health and Prevention, University of Greifswald. Board member, European Society for Prevention Research.
Research focus: mental-health prevention, digital health, implementation science.
Role of the Board
- The Advisory Board meets at least once annually in plenary session, with additional thematic consultations throughout the year.
- It is consulted on strategic programme decisions and reviews the scientific claims made in FINDER publications.
- It advises on questions of evidence, ethics, and implementation fidelity.
- Members contribute to occasional open events (symposia, panel discussions) organised by FINDER.