Andreas Wenger

Andreas Wenger, M.Sc.

Scientific Researcher

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Curriculum vitae

Andreas Wenger originally worked for several years in e-business management and e-development at a medium-sized Swiss bank and completed various further training courses in web publishing and software development. Later, he began studying psychology, computational linguistics and philosophy at the University of Zurich and worked in parallel as an assistant lecturer in quantitative research methods. In 2013 he successfully graduated with a Master in Science (focus on cognitive psychology and neuroscience). Since July 2013, he has been working as a research assistant at the Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction.

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Kiselev, Nikolai; Amsler, Simon; Boumparis, Nikolaos; Dey, Michelle; Wenger, Andreas; Schnoz, Domenic; Bachmann, Alwin; Schaub, Michael P; Salis Gross, Corina (2024). Behavioural patterns and dangers: a mixed-methods exploration of simultaneous polysubstance use and intervention strategies among Swiss adolescents. Swiss Medical Weekly, 154(9):3895.
Boumparis, Nikolaos; Baumgartner, Christian; Malischnig, Doris; Wenger, Andreas; Achab, Sophia; Khazaal, Yasser; Keough, Matthew T; Hodgins, David C; Bilevicius, Elena; Single, Alanna; Haug, Severin; Schaub, Michael P (2023). Effectiveness of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(3):744-757.
Boumparis, Nikolaos; Noroozi, Alireza; Naghizadeh, Eisa; Meyer, Andreas; Wenger, Andreas; Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin; Schaub, Michael P (2023). Blended smartphone intervention for patients in opioid maintenance treatment in Iran: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1):518.
Haug, Severin; Boumparis, Nikolaos; Wenger, Andreas; Schaub, Michael Patrick; Kiselev, Nikolai (2023). Predictors of Youth Accessibility for a Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Addiction Prevention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14):6379.
Haug, Severin; Boumparis, Nikolaos; Wenger, Andreas; Paz Castro, Raquel; Schaub, Michael P (2023). Mobile App-Based Coaching for Alcohol Prevention among Adolescents: Pre–Post Study on the Acceptance and Effectiveness of the Program “MobileCoach Alcohol”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4):3263.
Paz Castro, Raquel; Meyer, Christian; Rumpf, Hans-Jürgen; Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Haug, Severin (2023). Präventionsbedarfe und -interessen bei Berufslernenden. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, 18(1):99-110.
Frohlich, Jona R; Rapinda, Karli K; Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Baumgartner, Christian; Johnson, Edward A; Blankers, Matthijs; Ebert, David D; Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D; Mackenzie, Corey S; Wardell, Jeffrey D; Edgerton, Jason D; Keough, Matthew T (2022). Examining differential responses to the Take Care of Me trial: A latent class and moderation analysis. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16:100437.
Paz Castro, Raquel; Haug, Severin; Wenger, Andreas; Schaub, Michael P (2022). Longer-Term Efficacy of a Digital Life-Skills Training for Substance Use Prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63(6):944-953.
Dey, Michelle; Wenger, Andreas; Baumgartner, Christian; Herrmann, Ute; Augsburger, Mareike; Haug, Severin; Malischnig, Doris; Schaub, Michael P (2022). Comparing a mindfulness- and CBT-based guided self-help Internet- and mobile-based intervention against a waiting list control condition as treatment for adults with frequent cannabis use: a randomized controlled trial of CANreduce 3.0. BMC Psychiatry, 22:215.
Haug, Severin; Boumparis, Nikolaos; Wenger, Andreas; Schaub, Michael P; Paz Castro, Raquel (2022). Efficacy of a Mobile App-Based Coaching Program for Addiction Prevention among Apprentices: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(23):15730.
Ahlers, Joachim; Baumgartner, Christian; Augsburger, Mareike; Wenger, Andreas; Malischnig, Doris; Boumparis, Nikolaos; Berger, Thomas; Stark, Lars; Ebert, David D; Haug, Severin; Schaub, Michael P (2022). Cannabis Use in Adults Who Screen Positive for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: CANreduce 2.0 Randomized Controlled Trial Subgroup Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(4):e30138.
Augsburger, Mareike; Kaal, Esta; Ülesoo, Triin; Wenger, Andreas; Blankers, Matthijs; Haug, Severin; Ebert, David D; Riper, Heleen; Keough, Matthew; Noormets, Helen; Schaub, Michael P; Kilp, Karin (2022). Effects of a minimal‐guided on‐line intervention for alcohol misuse in Estonia: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction, 117(1):108-117.
Frohlich, Jona R; Rapinda, Karli K; Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Baumgartner, Christian; Johnson, Edward A; O'Connor, Roisin M; Vincent, Norah; Blankers, Matthijs; Ebert, David D; Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D; Mackenzie, Corey S; Wardell, Jeffrey D; Augsburger, Mareike; Goldberg, Joel O; Keough, Matthew T (2021). Efficacy of a minimally guided internet treatment for alcohol misuse and emotional problems in young adults: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 14:100390.
Baumgartner, Christian; Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Malischnig, Doris; Augsburger, Mareike; Lehr, Dirk; Blankers, Matthijs; Ebert, David D; Haug, Severin (2021). “Take Care of You” – Efficacy of integrated, minimal-guidance, internet-based self-help for reducing co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in adults: Results of a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 225:108806.
Haug, Severin; Paz Castro, Raquel; Wenger, Andreas; Schaub, Michael P (2021). A Mobile Phone–Based Life-Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(7):e26951.
Baumgartner, Christian; Schaub, Michael Patrick; Wenger, Andreas; Malischnig, Doris; Augsburger, Mareike; Walter, Marc; Berger, Thomas; Stark, Lars; Ebert, David Daniel; Keough, Matthew T; Haug, Severin (2021). CANreduce 2.0 Adherence-Focused Guidance for Internet Self-Help Among Cannabis Users: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(4):e27463.
Paz Castro, Raquel; Haug, Severin; Wenger, Andreas (2021). Erreichbarkeit Jugendlicher in Berufsschulklassen für ein mHealth-Programm zur Suchtprävention. rausch. Wiener Zeitschrift für Suchttherapie, 10(3):29-40.
Haug, Severin; Paz Castro, Raquel; Wenger, Andreas; Schaub, Michael P (2020). Efficacy of a smartphone-based coaching program for addiction prevention among apprentices: study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 20(1):1910.
Kaal, Esta; Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Ülesoo, Triin; Blankers, Matthijs; Haug, Severin; Ebert, David D; Riper, Heleen; Keough, Matthew; Noormets, Helen; Kilp, Karin (2020). Testing the efficacy of a minimal-guidance online self-help intervention for alcohol misuse in Estonia: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 20(1):790.
Augsburger, Mareike; Wenger, Andreas; Haug, Severin; Achab, Sophia; Khazaal, Yasser; Billieux, Joël; Schaub, Michael P (2020). The concept of buying-shopping disorder: Comparing latent classes with a diagnostic approach for in-store and online shopping in a representative sample in Switzerland. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9(3):808-817.
Harper Shehadeh, Melissa Joanne; Abi Ramia, Jinane; Cuijpers, Pim; El Chammay, Rabih; Heim, Eva; Kheir, Wissam; Saeed, Khalid; van Ommeren, Mark; van’t Hof, Edith; Watts, Sarah; Wenger, Andreas; Zoghbi, Edwina; Carswell, Kenneth (2020). Step-by-Step, an E-Mental Health Intervention for Depression: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study From Lebanon. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10:986.
Baumgartner, Christian; Bilevicius, Elena; Khazaal, Yasser; Achab, Sophia; Schaaf, Susanne; Wenger, Andreas; Haug, Severin; Keough, Matthew; Hodgins, David; Schaub, Michael P (2019). Efficacy of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling in Switzerland: study protocol of a two-armed randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(12):e032110.
Schaub, Michael P; Paz Castro, Raquel; Wenger, Andreas; Baumgartner, Christian; Stark, Lars; Ebert, David D; Quednow, Boris B; Haug, Severin (2019). Web-based self-help with and without chat counseling to reduce cocaine use in cocaine misusers: Results of a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 17:100251.
Heim, Eva; Burchert, Sebastian; Wenger, Andreas (2018). Mobile Angebote für Geflüchtete : Psychotherapeutische Interventionen im globalen Kontext. Psychotherapie im Dialog, 19(04):61-65.
Haug, Severin; Paz Castro, Raquel; Wenger, Andreas; Schaub, Michael P (2018). Efficacy of a mobile phone-based life-skills training program for substance use prevention among adolescents: study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 18:1102.
Frohlich, Jona R; Rapinda, Karli K; Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Baumgartner, Christian; Johnson, Edward A; O'Connor, Roisin M; Vincent, Norah; Blankers, Matthijs; Ebert, David D; Hadjistavropoulos, Heather; Mackenzie, Corey S; Keough, Matthew Thomas (2018). Efficacy of an Online Self-Help Treatment for Comorbid Alcohol Misuse and Emotional Problems in Young Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols, 7(11):e11298.
Carswell, Kenneth; Harper-Shehadeh, Melissa; Watts, Sarah; van't Hof, Edith; Abi Ramia, Jinane; Heim, Eva; Wenger, Andreas; van Ommeren, Mark (2018). Step-by-Step: a new WHO digital mental health intervention for depression. mHealth, 4:34.
Schaub, Michael P; Tiburcio, M; Martinez, N; Ambekar, A; Singh Balhara, Y P; Wenger, Andreas; Monezi Andrade, A L; Padruchny, D; Osipchik, S; Gehring, E; Poznyak, V; Rekve, D; Oliveira Souza-Formigoni, M L (2018). Alcohol e-help - Web-based self-help program to reduce alcohol use in adults with drinking patterns considered harmful, hazardous, or suggestive of dependence in middle-income countries. Addiction, 113(2):346-352.
Amann, Manuel; Haug, Severin; Wenger, Andreas; Baumgartner, Christian; Ebert, D D; Berger, T; Stark, Lars; Walter, M (2018). The Effects of Social Presence on Adherence-Focused Guidance in Problematic Cannabis Users: Protocol for the CANreduce 2.0 Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7(1):e 30.
Schaub, Michael P; Blankers, Matthijs; Lehr, Dirk; Boss, Leif; Riper, Heleen; Dekker, Jack; Goudriaan, Anna E; Maier, Larissa J; Haug, Severin; Amann, Manuel; Dey, Michelle; Wenger, Andreas; Ebert, David D (2016). Efficacy of an internet-based self-help intervention to reduce co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in adults: study protocol of a three-arm randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 6(5):e011457.
Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Berg, Oliver; Beck, Thilo; Stark, Lars; Buehler, Eveline; Haug, Severin (2015). A Web-Based Self-Help Intervention With and Without Chat Counseling to Reduce Cannabis Use in Problematic Cannabis Users: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(10):e232.
Schaub, Michael P; Maier, Larissa J; Wenger, Andreas; Stark, Lars; Berg, Oliver; Beck, Thilo; Quednow, Boris B; Haug, Severin (2015). Evaluating the efficacy of a web-based self-help intervention with and without chat counseling in reducing the cocaine use of problematic cocaine users: the study protocol of a pragmatic three-arm randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 15(156):online.
Schaub, Michael P; Wenger, Andreas; Bachmann, Alwin; Stark, Lars; Haug, Severin (2014). Qualitätsentwicklung in der Internetgestützten Suchthilfe am Beispiel des Schweizer Suchtportals Safe Zone. Suchtmedizin in Forschung und Praxis, 16(4):187-193.
Schaub, Michael P; Haug, Severin; Wenger, Andreas; Berg, Oliver; Sullivan, Robin; Beck, Thilo; Stark, Lars (2013). Can reduce - the effects of chat-counseling and web-based self-help, web-based self-help alone and a waiting list control program on cannabis use in problematic cannabis users: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 13:305.
Wenger, Andreas; Schaub, Michael P (2013). Qualitätsstandards in der eBeratung - Internetumfrage zu Qualitätsstandards und detaillierte Beurteilung von Websites Definitiver Schlussbericht. Begleitforschung eSuchtportal. Zurich: ISGF.

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