Tobias Elgan

Tobias Elgan

Affiliated to Research
Visiting address: Norra Stationsgatan 69, plan 7, 11364 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF Gripenberg, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I'm an associate professor and researcher at STAD, a unit within the Centre for Psychiatry Research at the Karolinska Institutet. At STAD I'm involved in a number of different research projects in the field of prevention science with the underlying theme of bringing science into practice. This involves various methods from survey research, that many times results in needs assessments, to co-producing and evaluating preventive interventions together with stakeholders.

Research

  • One focus area for my research concerns at-risk youth such as children having parents with substance use problems, and in particular, the development, evaluation, and implementation of digital interventions to this target group. Yet another research focus area is community-based alcohol, other drug, and doping prevention interventions, which are co-produced, implemented and evaluated in different environments such as the nightlife, sporting events, and training facilities.

Teaching

  • I'm involved in various teaching activities at the Karolinska Institutet. For instance, I regularly teach about prevention science at the course Beroendetillstånd, which is a continuous education course for professionals at dependency and psychiatry care and the social services, and at various courses at the Psychology program. I also regularly supervise masters students both at Karolinska Institutet and other universities.

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Grants

  • Staff at licensed premises and their action against narcotics
    The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
    1 January 2023 - 31 May 2023
  • Assignment to STAD to follow up on the work against open drug scenes in Stockholm County during the period 2022-2027
    Region Stockholm
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027
  • Process evaluation of Group Violence Intervention (GVI) in Järfälla, Upplands-Bro, Huddinge, and Uppsala
    The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
    1 August 2022 - 31 May 2024
  • Elite football players, problem gambling, and prevention strategies
    Svenska Spel's Independent Research Council
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
  • Evaluation of crime prevention targeting open drug scenes
    Region Stockholm
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2027
  • Process evaluation of Group Violence Intervention in four municipalities in Sweden.
    The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
    1 January 2022 - 1 August 2024
  • Mapping the drug situation in the nightlife in seven counties
    Östergötland County Council
    1 December 2021 - 31 December 2022
  • Development, implementation, and evaluation of a digital prevention intervention targeting children who have parents with substance use problems
    Innovation Fund of Region Stockholm
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2022
  • Follow-up of a digital doping training for police officers
    The Public Health Agency of Sweden
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
  • Follow-up of digital tailoring of the Responsible Beverage Service training
    The Public Health Agency of Sweden
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
  • Follow-up of two web-based trainings in Responsible Beverage Service and Clubs against Drugs
    The Public Health Agency of Sweden
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
  • Responsible Beverage Service - A 25-year follow-up
    The Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2022
  • Development of alcohol prevention at student health centers
    The Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2022
  • Responsible Beverage Service- a 25-year follow-up
    Systembolagets alkoholforskningsråd
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2022
  • Digitalization of the education program 'Responsible Alcohol Service'
    The Public Health Agency of Sweden
    1 January 2021 - 31 March 2021
  • Effects of a web-based alcohol prevention program for youth
    The Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Grubbel - A randomized controlled trial of a web-based intervention
    The Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Open drug scenes - Evaluation of the work by the Police force
    The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Evaluation of crime prevention measures aimed at two open drug scenes.
    The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Effect evaluation of the compliance checks method of alcohol and tobacco
    The Public Health Agency of Sweden
    1 August 2018 - 31 December 2020
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Employments

  • Researcher, Prevention science, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health Care Services, Regio, STAD, Centre for Psychiatry Research, 2009-
  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

Degrees and Education

  • Associate professor in Public Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, 2023
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Master's degree, Chemistry, Södertörn University, 2001
  • Associate degree, Math science, North Country Community College, 1996

Other expert reviewer/evaluation assignment

  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, Board Member of the Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly, The Research Council of the Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly, 2018-2023
  • Other evaluation assignments, Reviewer of scientific papers, National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), 2011-2011
  • Other evaluation assignments, Reviewer of scientific papers, National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), 2010-2010

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