Dr. Nadja Schilling

Head of Department Research & Projects, BG Verkehr, Germany

Dr. Nadja Schilling leads the Department of Research & Projects in the Occupational Safety and Health Directorate of the BG Verkehr (German Social Accident Insurance Institution for Commercial Transport, Postal Logistics and Telecommunication) where she has been working since 2013. With her team, she facilitates the development of prevention products and activities such as media, conferences or research studies as well as implements prevention strategies to make work safer and healthier. In May 2020, the members of the International Section on Prevention in Transportation of the ISSA elected her Secretary General.

Dr. Schilling is a biologist with a special training in Zoology, Evolutionary Biology and Physiology, and has 20 years of experience in academic research and teaching. Her research topics included the anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of vertebrates including humans. Shared research interests in work-related human back pain drew her attention to the topics of occupational safety, health and wellbeing.