Daniela Koller

Daniela Koller is a public health researcher affiliated with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich). She previously held positions at LMU's Department of Health Services Management and the ZeS at the University of Bremen, and completed a Harkness Fellowship at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

• Habilitation in Public Health and Health Services Research (2021, LMU Munich)
• Doctor of Public Health (2012, University of Bremen)
• Diploma in Geography (2007, LMU Munich)

Her research focuses on health services research, regional healthcare disparities, geriatric care, and spatial analysis of health determinants. She has extensively studied utilization patterns of healthcare services in dementia patients, heat stress effects on healthcare workers, and environmental factors influencing health outcomes.

Recent work includes frameworks for measuring neighborhood walkability for older adults, analyses of palliative care accessibility, and studies on vitamin D level changes during the pandemic. Her publications span journals like BMJ Open, Frontiers in Pharmacology, and BMC Health Services Research.

Scientific Awards:

• Harkness Fellowship for Health Care Policy and Practice (Commonwealth Fund/Robert Bosch Foundation)

She contributes to health policy through data-driven approaches to resource allocation and equity assessments, with a strong emphasis on secondary data analysis and geographic health determinants.