Elin Larsson

Elin Larsson

Principal Researcher
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset Tomtebodavägen 18 A, plan 3, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Ekström Larsson, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • Associate professor and a principle researcher and in global sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the Global and Sexual Health
    research group at the Department of Global Public Health, and affiliated to the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health.



    Post doc positions


    - Dept. of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University (2016-2018)

    - Dept. of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet (2014-2016)




    Vinnvård Fellowship (2016-2019)
    Associate Professor in Global Health, Uppsala University (2019)
    Pharmacist (MSc), Uppsala University (2006)
    PhD in Medical Science, Dept. of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet. Thesis title: “Missed opportunities prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda” (2012)

Research

  • My research focus on migrants and SRHR as well as contraception and abortion, HPV vaccination and prevention, both in low- and middle-income contexts, in Sweden and in Europe. I supervise PhD students in Sweden and in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia. Im suing co-design methods to improve SRHRR care in Sweden and Sub-Saharan Africa. As part of my engagement in reseach and education within SRHR I am part of the management committee of the Academic Network for SRHR Policy (ANSER).

Teaching

  • The core of my teaching is in sexual and reproductive health and rights from a global health perspective, supervision of doctoral and master students as well as research methods.

    I am the course leader for the course "Collecting and organizing epidemiological data" (7.5 ECT credits, code: 4FH084).



    My teaching includes lectures and seminars at undergraduate and graduate courses (masters and PhD). When teaching I have used “traditional”
    lecturing, workshops, seminars, blended learning including e-learning. Ihave initiated a doctoral course in SRHR, a joint course within the ANSER
    Network

Articles

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Grants

Employments

  • Principal Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
  • Principal Researcher, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2012

News from KI

Events from KI

News articles from external media

  • Newspaper article:
    Ovärdig debatt om familjeplanering för utrikesfödda kvinnor
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