About me
I am an associate professor in epidemiology and employed as a senior lecturer at the Department of Global Public Health, in the research group Epidemiology and Public Health Intervention Research Epidemiology (EPHIR) for which I am research group leader.
My main area of research is the epidemiology of public health problems. Over the years, I have implemented and lead projects within a variety of areas (and in the intersection between them), such as cardiovascular-, mental health-, social insurance-, alcohol-, pharmaco- and injury epidemiological studies. The vast majority of my research is based on quantitative data from registers and primary data from self-reported questionnaires or interviews. The studies employ a broad range of epidemiological study designs, such as cohort, case-control, cross-sectional and case-crossover study designs, and are analysed using modern statistical methods. My research projects are based on interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations, both within KI and internationally.
Current commissions of trust
2021- cont: Research group leader, Epidemiology and Public Health Intervention Research group (EPHIR), Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet
2016- cont: Program Director, Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet
Master's Programme in Public Health Sciences | Karolinska Institutet Utbildning (ki.se)
2016 – cont: Teacher representative, Educational committee at Department of Global Health (UN-GPH),
Educational committee at GPH | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se)
2012 - cont: Course organizer and examiner for the course “Degree Project in Public Health Sciences” in Master programme in Public Health Sciences, .
For students attending the course Degree Project in Public Health Sciences, (30 ECT credits) - | Course code 4FH100 | Karolinska Institutet Utbildning (ki.se)
2009 - cont: Member in the steering committee for the doctoral education in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, .
Doctoral programme in Epidemiology | Staff Portal (ki.se)
2022 - cont.: Board member, Executive committee for the National lnfrastructure for Research about Social Relations, Work and Health Across the Life Course (REWHARD), Stockholm University, Sweden
Collection REWHARD - RElations, Work and Health across the life-course - A Research Data infrastructure | Swedish National Data Service (gu.se)
2021- cont.: Board member, Executive committee for Strategic Research Area Epidemiology (SFO-EPI), Karolinska Institutet
The Strategic Research Area in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (SFOepi) | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se)
2021 – cont.: Grant reviewer, board for Public Health, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte).
2018- cont.: Member of the nominating assembly, Karolinska Institutet.
Research description
Ongoing research projects
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and psychosocial factors
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Newly initiated pharmacotherapy and unintentional poisoning in older adults -assessment of the short-term risks and identification of high-risk groups.
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Cellphone use and law compliance on the road in low-income settings: Studies on practice, individual and societal determinants in Maputo city, Mozambique
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Medical conditions and road traffic crash - national register-based studies among older drivers
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Medical interventions and cardiovascular diseases
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Pharmacist-led Home Medication Review in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Saudi Arabia
Teaching portfolio
Most of the teaching activities I have been and I am currently involved in are within the field of epidemiology, with focus on epidemiological methods and analyses of epidemiological data.
Current major teaching assignments and commissions
Program Director for the Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2016 - continuing.
Master's Programme in Public Health Sciences | Karolinska Institutet Utbildning (ki.se)
Teacher representative, Educational committee at Department of Global Health (UN-GPH), 2016 – continuing.
Educational committee at GPH | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se)
Course organizer for the course “Degree Project in Public Health Sciences” in Master programme in Public Health Sciences, 2012 - continuing.
For students attending the course Degree Project in Public Health Sciences, (30 ECT credits) - | Course code 4FH100 | Karolinska Institutet Utbildning (ki.se)
Member in the steering committee for the doctoral education in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, 2009 - continuing.
Doctoral programme in Epidemiology | Staff Portal (ki.se)
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Statistics, Linköping University, June 1992.
- Master in Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, October 1997.
- PhD in Public Health, speciality: Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, May 2003.
- Associate professor in epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, January 2011.