About the MEDA project
The MEDA project is based at the Medical Faculty of the University of Augsburg, More information about the project can be found
here.
MEDA is an acronym for: “mHealth: ethical, legal and social aspects in the technological age.” It is the name of our interdisciplinary research team, funded by the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF). Our overall goal is a thorough analysis of ethical, legal and social aspects of such technologies. Different academic disciplines are involved: Philosophy, applied ethics, sociology, law, medicine, public health.
The team


Prof. Dr. Verina Wild
works in the area of medical ethics/bioethics, public health ethics and global health ethics. She leads the MEDA project.

Dr. Tereza Hendl
is a philosopher and bioethicist. She is a Postdoc and Co-Lead on the MEDA Project. Her research explores the epistemology and ethics of mHealth technologies from a justice perspective.

Dr. Niels Nijsingh
is a public health ethicist and data application modeler. His academic research centers around digital consent and digital choice architecture. He was a postdoc and co-lead on the MEDA Project, as well as the main editor of the About mHealth webpage, from 2019 until 2022.

Dr. Bianca Jansky
has a background in sociology and philosophy and did her PhD in sociology/science and technology studies in the MEDA project.
Additional researchers
Dr. Sylvia Abgih
Keren Landsman MD, MPH
Ayush Shukla M.A
Student research assistants
Rachna Bhalla
Katharina Eisenhut
Jake Ephros
Nirupa Kandel
Fabian Linder
Felix Machleid
Laura Mertgen
Nicole Peter
Ela Sauerborn
Eva Spaeh
Maria Selmansberger-Krier
is a graphic designer and responsible for the MEDA webdesign.
Funding
The project “mHealth: ethical, legal and social aspects in the technological age (MEDA)” is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Grant number: 01GP1791.
Duration of the project: 01.04.2018-31.03.2024