Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Steinert‘s (*1989) research focus lies primarily in the fields of global health and development economics. Research topics include the examination of inter-dependencies between poverty and disease, the prevention of domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, and the identification of ethical challenges in development research. In prior projects, she has implemented randomised controlled trials as well as behavioural games in countries of the Global South and has conducted several systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Prof. Steinert studied Political Science at the University of Konstanz (Germany) and the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (France) and holds a Master’s degree and a DPhil (PhD) from the University of Oxford (UK). Prof. Steinert was a Post-Doc at the Development Economics department at the University of Göttingen until joining the TUM School of Governance as Professor in “Global Health“ in 2020.

Awards

• "Highly commended" voting for the Vice-Chancellor's Innovation Award (with Professor Lucie Cluver), University of Oxford, 2018
• Nautilus Award for exceptional academic achievement, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, 2018
• Barnett Prize for best research paper, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, 2018
• Teresa Smith Prize for best thesis at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, 2014