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Jasmin Dönicke

Psychiatric Epidemiology | Global Health | Health Inequalities

Jasmin Dönicke

Understanding health, beyond the individual.

My research connects people’s lives, the contexts they live in, and the methods we use to understand them.

Research Associate · Department of Medical Statistics ·
University Medical Center Göttingen

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Photograph of the Great Hall (Aula) of the University of Göttingen

Great Hall (Aula) of the University of Göttingen.

Great Hall (Aula) · Georg-August University of Göttingen

01 / WHAT IS POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE?

Different perspectives. A shared goal.

Population health science draws on clinical knowledge, public health, epidemiology, and quantitative methods to understand how health and its distribution are shaped across populations.

Medicine

Clinical knowledge, patient care

Public health

Prevention, policy, communities

Biostatistics

Methods, estimation, uncertainty

Epidemiology

Patterns, determinants, distribution

Population health science

Medicine

How can we diagnose, treat, and care for this patient?

Public health

How can we prevent disease and protect communities?

Epidemiology

On a population level, who experiences which health outcomes, when, and why?

Biostatistics

How can we estimate patterns, effects, and uncertainty reliably?

Population health science

Bringing these perspectives together to understand population-level patterns, determinants, and inequalities in health. And inform ways to improve them.


02 / MY RESEARCH AREAS

01 / GLOBAL HEALTH

Global Health & Disease Burden

Investigating patterns of disease, injury, and health risks across populations worldwide.

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02 / MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health & Well-being

Exploring the social and economic dimensions of mental health and well-being across countries.

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03 / DEVELOPMENT

Developmental & Behavioral Science

Understanding psychological development, mental health in youth, and behavior in social and digital environments.

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03 / COLLABORATION ATLAS

A global collaboration network

I have the privilege of working with incredible researchers around the world. Each dot represents a collaborator, colored by research project. Larger dots indicate more collaborations. Click a person or a region to explore our shared work.

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100+ 30+ 10+
collaborators countries projects

04 / TIMELINE

EDUCATION & WORK

University Medical Center Göttingen logo 2026 – present

Biostatistician / Epidemiologist
University Medical Center Göttingen

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz logo 2025 – present

M.Sc. Epidemiology
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

University of Göttingen logo 2022 – 2025

M.Sc. Clinical Psychology
Georg August University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen logo 2019 – 2022

B.Sc. Psychology
Georg August University of Göttingen

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Risk factors associated with longitudinal trajectories of mania symptoms in youth
Development and Psychopathology, 2026
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Global mental wealth: A multidimensional analysis of social, financial, and emotional well-being in 92 countries
Preprint, 2026
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Global, regional, and national burden of exposure to chewing tobacco, 1990–2023
The Lancet Global Health, 2026
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A Multi-Lab Investigation of Neonatal and Early Imitation
Registered Report, 2026
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People in 26 countries prefer individual control to commercial or governmental control over online choice architectures
Preprint, 2026
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