Manuela Eder

Manuela Eder serves as a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Social Pedagogy and Social Policy within the School of Social Work at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), where she contributes to the Competence Center for Prevention and Health (PuG). Her role integrates research, evaluation, and teaching responsibilities in applied social sciences.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD (Dr. Sc.) in Health Sciences, University of Lucerne (since 2024)
• Master of Arts (MA) in Sociology, University of Bern (2020)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of Fribourg (2016)

Dr. Eder's research focuses on public health disparities, social policy interventions, and digital labor markets, employing mixed-methods approaches to address health inequalities among marginalized populations including LGBT communities and people with disabilities. Her expertise spans netnography, health promotion frameworks, and evaluation of social services within Swiss institutional contexts.

Her recent publications analyze gambling-related healthcare access through self-help groups and virtual black market dynamics in gig economy platforms, demonstrating interdisciplinary convergence of public health, labor economics, and digital sociology.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

She leads evaluations of federal health initiatives including the Ottawa Charter implementation and addiction support systems, while designing low-threshold services for vulnerable populations. Current projects address disability policy frameworks, fear of crime in public transit, and socioeconomic impacts of unemployment insurance.

As a core member of HSLU's Competence Center for Prevention and Health, she collaborates on national health literacy campaigns and develops digital well-being tools through the PuG interdisciplinary network.