Jun. Prof. Dr. Mandy Roheger 

Ambulatory assessment methods - all assessment methods that are used to study people in their

natural environment such as self-report, observational, and biological, physiological and behavioral

assessment methods – are a fairly new research approach in public health research. As more and more

technical opportunities advance, the usage of ambulatory assessment methods in public health

research thrives.

Therefore, the current workshop will give an overview of the latest ambulatory assessment methods

and their usage in the fields of health research, medicine, and psychology by experts in the field. Topics

cover ambulatory assessment of movements, hearing, cognition, cortisol measurements, new

technologies and current perspectives on ambulatory assessment studies and the use of big data in

this field. During the workshop, different ambulatory assessment methods and tools will be presented

that can then be tested on-site, to get new ideas and inspiration for upcoming studies using ambulatory

assessment methods in public health research.