Theresa Sophie Busse is a Junior Professor for Digital Health at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Faculty of Health (Department of Human Medicine). Her work bridges clinical practice, computer science, and ethics through user-centered technology development and addressing digital divides in healthcare. She focuses on improving digital health literacy, ethical data practices, and equitable access to digital interventions for vulnerable populations including older adults and palliative care patients. Education: Doctorate in Theoretical Medicine (Dr. rer. medic.), Master in Applied Ethics, Master in Rehabilitation & Health Research Her research emphasizes participatory development of digital health tools, operationalization of digital literacy metrics, and ethical implications of technology in healthcare. She leads projects like DIM.Ruhr and iDEM-Support, examining technology acceptance and planetary health impacts. Her teaching integrates ethics, sustainability, and multiprofessional collaboration, with courses on digital health certificate programs and problem-based learning in medicine. Notable awards include the Humboldtⁿ Prize for Sustainability (2023) and the Heinz Pichlmaier Research Prize (2023). She is actively involved in professional networks such as the German Society for Palliative Medicine and the Network for Ethics in Medicine, shaping digital health policy through memberships in quality management commissions and sustainability initiatives.







