Paula da Costa e Silva is a Master’s student in Public Health at LMU Munich. She holds a B.Sc. in Health Science from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Her academic work focuses on global health, with particular interests in improving access to healthcare and strengthening health systems.

Within the IS4NCDs project, she conducts her master’s thesis as an ancillary study contributing empirical insights to inform capacity-building efforts in implementation science. She has gained experience in global health through internships with organizations such as the Novartis Foundation and Merck’s Global Health & Health Equity department.

Dr. Marie-Therese Schultes is a Senior Researcher at the Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich. She is a certified health psychologist with a special interest in competency development in implementation science, implementation evaluation and participatory research. Marie-Therese is the founder of the German Speaking Implementation Science Network INFo↔P.

Dr. Lisa Pfadenhauer is a senior researcher at the Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Germany and an adjunct assistant professor at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. She holds a B.A. in International and Cultural Business Studies, a Master of Public Health (MPH), and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Public Health. Her research focuses on the intersection of evidence, practice, and policy, with particular interest in methods such as evidence synthesis and primary qualitative research. Lisa is involved in developing and applying theories and hands-on approaches to exchange and translate knowledge into practice and policy. For example, she co-developed, supported the implementation and evaluated an integrated knowledge translation approach implemented across five countries (Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa) and eight institutions. In addition to her research, Lisa is passionate about teaching and has developed, implemented and evaluated several innovative teaching formats at LMU.