Nikolai Kiselev

Nikolai Kiselev, Ph.D.

Senior Researcher

Phone: 044 448 11 64

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Mental health and low-intensity psychotherapeutic interventions
Sports and mental health
Health promotion and prevention in vulnerable populations
Inclusion and diversity
Interventions to reduce substance use
Qualitative methods

Curriculum vitae

Nikolai Kiselev has been working as a scientific researcher for the Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction since spring 2022. After his studies of psychology at the University of Zurich he started to work for PluSport, the umbrella organization and competence center for disability sport in Switzerland. There he launched a project for the development of sports programs for people with psychiatric experience in Switzerland (www.psysport.ch). In 2021, he took over the management of scientific and academic projects related to disability sports and inclusion at PluSport. In addition, between 2017 and 2019, Nikolai was a Ph.D. student at the Clinic for Consultant Psychiatry and Psychosomatics at the University Hospital Zurich. He was part of the Horizon2020 project "STRENGTHS: Scaling-up psychological interventions with Syrian refugees" through which the low-intensity psychotherapeutic treatment methodology "Problem Management Plus" for this target population was tested and implemented. At ISGF, he leads several projects primarily focused on tobacco and alcohol prevention and research among vulnerable populations. In addition, he regularly supervises students in their master's theses related to the research and work topics of the institute, as well as in connection with disability sports.

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De Jans, S., Hudders, L., Van De Sompel, D., Beuckels, E., Pearce, H., Koutra, K., Lombardi, L., Pilotti, C., Del Campo, L., Haug, S., Dietrich, N., Kiselev, N., Boumparis, N., de Pablo-Pardo, T., Krini, M., Serrano, P., Arana-Arri, E., Nicoara, D., Kilintzis, V., & Triantafyllidis, A. (2026). Adolescents’ intention to reduce alcohol use: a health belief model approach to cancer prevention Alcohol and Alcoholism, 61, agag010. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agag010
Zumbrunn, A., Bayer-Oglesby, L., Lienert, P., Sepahniya, S., Amsler, S., Paz Castro, R., Studhalter, O., Salis Gross, C., & Kiselev, N. (2026). Effectiveness of a Community-Based and Language-Sensitive Smoking Cessation Group Intervention for Disadvantaged Migration Populations in Switzerland: A One-Arm Pre-Post Study Tobacco Use Insights, Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179173x261430119
Kilintzis, V., Kondylakis, H., Petrakis, A., Koutra, K., Micheli, K., Pelekidou, M., Tziraki, C., Tsiknakis, E., Haug, S., Boumparis, N., Kiselev, N., Del Campo, L. M., Arana-Arri, E., Serrano, P., de Pablo Pardo, T., Verduyn, S., Cea, G., Gallego, A., Krini, M., & Triantafyllidis, A. (2026). Key factors in developing effective digital health promotion tools for cancer prevention and health behavior change in adolescence through a multi-country survey BMC Public Health, 26, 1023. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26412-6
Haug, S., Wenger, A., Arana-Arri, E., Barasoain, M., Vélez-Del-Burgo, A., Koutra, K., Molina-Barceló, A., De Pablo-Pardo, T., Kiselev, N., Boumparis, N., Studhalter, O., Schaub, M. P., Hudders, L., De Keyzer, E., Folkvord, F., Champion, K., Triantafyllidis, A., SUNRISE consortium, Segkouli, S., … et al. (2025). Efficacy of an instant messaging-based life-skills training program to prevent behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Europe: study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial BMC Psychology, 13, 1292. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03592-1
Haug, S., Caputo, L., Wenger, A., Kiselev, N., Studhalter, O., & Schaub Michael P. (2025). WhatsApp-Based Coaching Program to Support Smoking and Vaping Cessation Among Young People: Pre-Post Study on Acceptance and Preliminary Efficacy JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 13, e65301. https://doi.org/10.2196/65301
Lardi, M., Kiselev, N., Imboden, C., Heiniger, A., Stoffel, O., Claussen, M. C., & Schaub Michael P. (2025). Unveiling the shadows - substance use among para-athletes: a qualitative study with Swiss elite para-athletes Current Issues in Sport Science, 10, 009. https://doi.org/10.36950/2025.10ciss009
Kiselev, N., Epiney, F., Hany, L., Imhof, M., Anton, R., Amsler, S., Hurni, T., Vallan, S., Dedial, S., Schaub Michael P., & Salis Gross, C. (2025). Alcohol and Disability Sports: Insights from Swiss Coaches Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 16, 193–209. https://doi.org/10.2147/sar.s528608
Kiselev, N., Schaffner, R., Csepregi, Z., Wenger, A., Paz Castro, R., & Haug, S. (2025). Factors Influencing Engagement in a Digital Substance Use Prevention Program: Qualitative Study Using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation Model and Theoretical Domains Framework JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 13, e64861. https://doi.org/10.2196/64861
Kiselev, N., Hany, L., Epiney, F., Anton, R., Imhof, M., Amsler, S., Hurni, T., Bigler, H., Dedial, S., Schaub, M. P., & Gross, C. S. (2025). Understanding alcohol in Swiss disabled sports Sports Psychiatry, 2025, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1024/2674-0052/a000105
Baumberger, C., Wieber, F., Pauli, C., Loosli, D., Kleim, B., & Kiselev, N. (2024). Active bodies - active minds? A deep dive into the voluntary sports programs for individuals with psychiatric disorders in Switzerland: participants view BMC Public Health, 24, 3493. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21012-8
Hubmann, M., Kiselev, N., Hirt, S., Pauli, C., Loosli, D., Stoffel, O., Buehler, M., & Nordström, K. (2024). Paraclimbing coach: a qualitative needs analysis of competencies and skills from the perspective of elite paraclimbers Sports Psychiatry, 3, 173–180. https://doi.org/10.1024/2674-0052/a000092
Kiselev, N., Amsler, S., Boumparis, N., Dey, M., Wenger, A., Schnoz, D., Bachmann, A., Schaub, M. P., & Salis Gross, C. (2024). Behavioural patterns and dangers: a mixed-methods exploration of simultaneous polysubstance use and intervention strategies among Swiss adolescents Swiss Medical Weekly, 154, 3895. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3895
Csepregi, Z., Kiselev, N., Planzer, R., Häusermanm, S., & Hegg, K. (2024). Inklusion im Sportunterricht – Was sagen die Lehrpersonen? Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Heilpädagogik, 30, 35–42. https://doi.org/10.57161/z2024-02-06
Epiney, F., Baumberger, C., Pauli, C., Loosli, D., Znoj, H., Kleim, B., Wieber, F., & Kiselev, N. (2024). Voluntary sport programs for individuals with mental health disorders: The trainer’s and participant’s view Current Issues in Sport Science, 9, 040. https://doi.org/10.36950/2024.2ciss040
Hartmann, T.-C., Kiselev, N., Claussen, M. C., Imboden, C., Stoffel, O., Heiniger, A., Acarturk, C., Kreinbucher-Bekerle, C., & Schaub, M. (2024). Mental health and substance use among elite para-athletes: An cross-sectional survey Current Issues in Sport Science, 9, 016. https://doi.org/10.36950/2024.2ciss0116
Lardi, M., Kiselev, N., Imboden, C., Stoffel, O., Heiniger, A., & Schaub, M. P. (2024). Unveiling the shadows - Substance use among para-athletes: A qualitative study with Swiss elite para-athletes Current Issues in Sport Science, 9, 015. https://doi.org/10.36950/2024.2ciss015
Langer, M., Kiselev, N., & Jungen, P. (2024). Menschen mit körperlichen und psychischen Beeinträchtigungen In M. C. Claussen & E. Seifritz (Eds.), Lehrbuch der Sportpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie : Band 2: Sport und Bewegung bei psychischen Erkrankungen (pp. 385–401). Hogrefe AG.
Spaaij, J., de Graaff, A. M., Akhtar, A., Kiselev, N., McDaid, D., Moergeli, H., Pfaltz, M. C., Schick, M., Schnyder, U., Bryant, R. A., Cuijpers, P., Sijbrandij, M., & Morina, N. (2023). The effect of a low-level psychological intervention (PM+) on post-migration living difficulties – Results from two studies in Switzerland and in the Netherlands Comprehensive Psychiatry, 127, 152421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152421
Epiney, F., Wieber, F., Loosli, D., Znoj, H., & Kiselev, N. (2023). Voluntary sports programs for individuals with mental health disorders: The trainer’s view PLoS ONE, 18, e0290404. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290404
Lüdi, L., Pfarrwaller, G., Imboden, C., Stoffel, O., Schlüssel, M., Heiniger, A., Kleim, B., & Kiselev, N. (2023). Perspectives on mental health and well-being Sports Psychiatry, 3, 103–112. https://doi.org/10.1024/2674-0052/a000057
Haug, S., Boumparis, N., Wenger, A., Schaub, M. P., & Kiselev, N. (2023). Predictors of Youth Accessibility for a Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Addiction Prevention International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 6379. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146379
Kreinbucher-Bekerle, C., Ruf, W., Bartholomeyczik, A., Wieber, F., & Kiselev, N. (2023). Recommending Physical Activity for People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Relevance of Public Health Guidelines, Physical Activity Behaviour and Type of Contact International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 5544. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085544
Kiselev, N. (2023). Beeinträchtigung und Sucht – ein Überblick SuchtMagazin, 49, 4–13. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-1046372
Masic, M., Kiselev, N., & Salis Gross, C. (2023). Mit (Mini-)Interventionen zum Rauchstopp? SuchtMagazin, 49, 34–39.

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