Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit

Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit is Professor for Methods Research in Evidence Synthesis at the University for Continuing Education Krems, where she serves as Head of Centre Cochrane Austria and Co-Director of JBI-Austria - the Austrian Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare. She coordinates the international Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group and leads multiple research projects including the EU-funded MEDIATE project (2024-2027).

Her research focuses on methodological aspects of evidence synthesis, particularly rapid review methodology, systematic review production efficiency, and knowledge translation. She has published extensively on rapid review methods, stakeholder engagement in evidence synthesis, and the application of evidence in healthcare decision-making. Her work bridges methodological research with practical implementation in healthcare settings.

Nußbaumer-Streit's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on improving evidence synthesis methods, with particular attention to rapid reviews, the use of technology in systematic review production, and knowledge user involvement. Her research spans diverse healthcare topics while maintaining a consistent methodological focus on how evidence is synthesized and used.

She actively contributes to methodological guidance development through her coordination of the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group and has published multiple papers in the Rapid Reviews Methods Series in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Nußbaumer-Streit regularly presents at international conferences on evidence synthesis methodology and teaches on systematic review methods. Her current projects include EU-funded work on evidence synthesis for public health and multiple studies focused on improving the efficiency and quality of rapid reviews.