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).
My main area of research is the epidemiology of public health problems, and a particular focus has been placed on cardiovascular diseases, injuries and sickness absence, and much of my research involves the study of short-term acting risk factors. My research projects are based on interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations, both within KI and internationally.
Commissions of trust
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Programme Director for the Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2016 - continuing.
- Member in the steering committee for the doctoral education in Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, 2009 - continuing.
- Member in the steering committee for the doctoral education in Public Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2012 - continuing.
- Member in the admission board for PhD studies, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2008-2009, 2013 - continuing.
- Member in the dissertation committee, Board of Research education, Karolinska Institutet, 2011- 2015.
- Member in the priority committee for faculty finances PhD studies, Faculty Office - Research and Doctoral Education, Karolinska Institutet, 2008 - 2011.
- Deputy research group leader, EPHIR, 2019- continuing.
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
- Programme Director for the Master´s Programme in Public Health Sciences at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2016 - continuing.
- Course organizer for the course “Degree Project in Public Health Sciences” in Master programme in Public Health Sciences, 2012 - continuing.
- Member in the steering committee for the doctoral education in epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, 2009 - continuing.
- Member in the steering committee for the doctoral education in Public Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2012 - continuing.
- Member in the admission review board for PhD studies, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2008-2009, 2013 - continuing.
- Progam representative Educational committe, Department of Global Public Health, 2018 - continuing.
- Teacher representative Educational committe, Institute for Environmental Medicine, 2020 - continuing.
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.