Curriculum Vitae 
Dr. rer. physiol. Anke Quack, M.A.

Personal Data

Name:               Dr. rer. physiol. Anke Quack, M.A. 
Address:           Universitätsmedizin Mainz 
                             Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy 
                             Untere Zahlbacher Straße 8, 55131 Mainz 
                             www.spielsuchtpraevention.de 
E-Mail:               anke.quack@unimedizin-mainz.de 
Phone:              +49 6131 176141
 

Professional Experience

Since 2008     

Head of the Competence Center for Player Protection & Prevention, Research Associate, Universitätsmedizin Mainz 

  • Development and evaluation of evidence-based player protection measures in regulated gambling markets
  • Design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative consumer research (e.g. surveys, focus groups)
  • Expertise in mixed-methods research, questionnaire development, and statistical analysis
  • Scientific dissemination through publications, reports, and stakeholder presentations
  • Advisory role in policy and regulatory discussions (e.g. German state-level authorities)
  • Auditor for the European Lotteries Responsible Gaming Standard (certification and re-certification audits) for various German lottery operators

03/1998 – 6/2007  

Project Manager, Health Communication Agencies 

  • Development and implementation of public health communication campaigns
  • Focus on prevention, behavioural change, and target group communication 

Academic Education

2019    Dissertation (Dr. rer. physiol.) on the subject of player protection in the state gambling system (magna cum laude)

1997    Magistra Artium, Communication and Political Science Free University of Berlin

Memberships

  • German Society for Addiction Research and Addiction Therapy e.V.
  • European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG)

Publications (selected)

  • Quack, A., et al. (2026). ‘Out of sight, out of mind’ – Results of a focus group study on gamblers’ use and evaluation of player protection measures in Germany. BMC Public Health, 26:1161. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26892-6.
  • Quack, A., Sielaff, M., Wejbera, M., & Beutel, M. E. (2022). Glücksspielsuchtprävention im staatlichen Glücksspielwesen: Werden Problemspielende erreicht? Sucht, 68(3). doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000766.
  • Quack, A. (2020). Spielerschutz im staatlichen Glücksspielwesen - Was kommt beim Verbraucher an? Schriftenreihe zur Glücksspielforschung, Band 23, Peter Lang Verlag, Berlin. doi.org/10.3726/b17373.
  • Aster, R., Quack, A., Wejbera, M., Beutel, M. E. (2018). Telefonische Beratung für Glücksspielsüchtige - der heiße Draht ins Hilfesystem? Akzeptanz und Nutzung der Mainzer Hotline Verhaltenssucht. Gesundheitswesen. doi.org/10.1055/a-0592-7006.

Conference Presentations (selected)

  • Quack, A. (2025). Gambling Addiction Prevention: How Gamblers Assess Player Protection Measures and Safer Gambling Messages - Preliminary Results of an Online Survey in Germany. 5th International Multidisciplinary Symposium “Excessive Gambling: Promoting and Protecting Health in a Digitalised World”, Montreux, Switzerland.  
  • Quack, A. (2024). Evidence-based player protection communication - Key findings from a focus group study on gamblers’ use and evaluation of player protection measures in Germany. European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG), Rome, Italy.

Research Projects (selected)

  • Player protection from the player perspective: Awareness, use and evaluation of player protection measures (2025). Nationwide online panel survey (N=1,961), including experimental components on safer gambling messages. Funded by the Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research (Research Innovation Fund Strategic Award 2024/25). 
  • Evidence-based player protection communication: A focus group evaluation of information and communication on gambling addiction and player protection (2023). Qualitative focus group study conducted by the Competence Center for Player Protection & Prevention in cooperation with a German state lottery operator.