Research description
Susanne Strömdahl is a researcher within the Global Health, HIV and SRHR Group at the Department of Public Health Sciences at Karolinska Institutet. Her research focus is on HIV epidemiology and effective HIV/STI interventions among key populations for HIV. In addition, Susanne focus on sampling methods for populations without a sampling frame, particularly Respondent Driven Sampling and Web-based methods. Susanne has also worked on the evidence based systematic review performed to inform development of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) guidance on HIV and STI prevention among Men who have Sex with Men that was launched 2015. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/hiv-sti-prevention-a…
Susanne holds a PhD from the Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences. The thesis title is HIV Preventive Interventions, Sampling Methods and Sexual Risk Behaviour among Men who have Sex with Men and can be found vis the link: https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/44982
Susanne have a Medical Doctor Degree from Linköping University and holds Master of Public Health Degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she is affiliated at the Center for Public health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology (JHSPH). She has research experience from Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa. Susanne has previously worked at the World Bank’s Global HIV/AIDS Program.