Dr. Jacob Burns, MSc
Research associate
| Professorship of Public Health & Prevention Technical University of Munich Am Olympiacampus 11 80809 München | Room: 01.2334.210 Telephone: +49 (0) 89/289 24980 E-Mail: jacob.burns(at)tum.de |
Profile
Jake Burns has been a research associate at the TUM Professorship of Public Health and Prevention since June 2021. He completed his PhD focusing on evaluations of complex public health interventions at the Medical Faculty of LMU Munich in 2022, where he also worked from 2013-2023 and remains a guest researcher. He completed a Master’s (MSc) in Epidemiology at LMU Munich and a Bachelor’s (BSc) in Chemistry at the University of Arkansas (US).
Research Interests
- Evaluation of public health interventions using quasi-experimental methods
- Randomized trials in real-word settings
- Child and adolescent health
Selected Publications
Leibinger A, Huizinga O, Emmert-Fees K, Pedron S, Laxyy M, Rehfuess EA, Burns J*, Philipsborn P* (shared last authorship). The impact of tiered soft drink taxes in Europe on mean sales-weighted sugar content of soft drinks: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23331-w
Leibinger A, Rehfuess EA, Burns J. A selective diesel vehicle ban’s impact on NO2 concentrations in Munich: a quasi-experimental study, European Journal of Public Health. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.916
Burns J, Kurz C, Laxy M. Effectiveness of the German disease management programs: quasi-experimental analyses assessing the population-level health impact. BMC Public Health. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12050-7
Burns J, Hoffmann S, Kurz C, et al. COVID-19 mitigation measures and nitrogen dioxide – A quasi-experimental study of air quality in Munich, Germany. Atmospheric Environment. 2020, https://doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.118089
Polus S, Burns J, Hoffmann S, et al. Interrupted time series study found mixed effects of the impact of the Bavarian smoke-free legislation on pregnancy outcomes. Scientific Reports. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83774-0
Burns J*, Movsiysan A*, Strail J, et al. (*shared first authorship) International travel‐related control measures to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2021, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013717.pub2
Hilton Boon M, Burns J, Craig P, et al. The value and challenges of using observational studies in systematic reviews of public health interventions. American Journal of Public Health. 2022, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306658
