Karin Linda Schiøler

Karin Linda Schiøler

B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

  • Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. B

    1353 København K

  • Source: Scopus
20072024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Current research

Main Research Interests

  • Transmission, surveillance and control of dengue and other arboviral diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Characteristics of vector habitats in high- and low-income settings
  • Novel vector control interventions with specific focus on Aedes spp.

Current Research Projects 

Teaching

  • Vector-borne diseases in relation to global health and emergencies
  • Research Methodology and ethics

CV

Employment
2016-present, Associate Professor, Global Health Section, Dept. Public Health, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

2010-2015
Assistant Professor, International Health Section, Dept. International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, UCPH

2007-2010
Post.Doc., International Health Section, Dept. International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, UCPH

Assignments
2022-present

Head of Global Health Section Dept. Public Health, UCPH

2019-2022
Member of the Study Board for Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH

2016-2017
Member of the Study Board for International Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH

2014-2018
Occupational Health and Safety Representative, Global Health Section, UCPH

2013-present
Board of Admission, MSc. Global Health, UCPH

Affiliations
2007- present
Research fellow, Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF), Grenada, West Indies

Education
2006
Ph.D., Microbiology, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
Thesis: Dengue transmission and surveillance in a small island setting: A case study from Grenada.
Research conducted at the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation and the Department of Microbiology at St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies

1998
M.Sc. Biochemistry, UCPH, Denmark
Thesis: Detection and quantitative analysis of malignant cells from patients with multiple myeloma, using PCR-based methods
Research conducted at Herlev University Hospital, Denmark

1995
Erasmus Felllow, University of Padova, Italy

1994
B.Sc. Biochemistry, UCPH, Denmark

Teaching activities

Course development and responsibility

2017-2020
Master's Thesis (20 ECTS), Masters of Disaster Management (MDMa), University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

2014-2020
Research Methodology and Ethics (7.5 ECTS), MDMa, UCPH

2013-present
Health Research Methododology (7.5 ECTS), Masters of Science in Global Health (MScGH), UCPH

2010-2014
Research Design (2.5 ECTS), MDMa and Master of International Health (MIH), UCPH

Development and/or contributions to e-based teaching materials
2013
Better Thesis: Free online resource on research project developement, UCPH, University of Southern Denmark Library and Unit for health promotion research and Denmark’s Electronic Research Library (DEFF)

2011
Introduction to Culis: Absalon-based e-modules on Copenhagen University Library and Information Service System, UCPH

Search Strategies and Electronic Resources: Absalon-based e-modules on literature searches and reference management,UCPH

 PhD co-supervision

  • Ayubo Kampango: “Characterization of mosquito community assemblages and vector species ecology to inform control interventions at hotel settings in Zanzibar” (Enrolled at University of Pretoria, South Africa)
  • Cheick Omar Diallo: “Détection précoce des événements et symptômes précurseurs des maladies à potentiel épidémique au Burkina Faso” (Enrolled at University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
  • Fatma Saleh: "Dengue and chikungunya transmission and vector bionomics in Zanzibar" (Enrolled at KCMC, Tanzania)
  • Deborah Charles Kajeguka: "Sero-prevalence and distribution of Dengue and Chikungunya in communities with different malaria endemicity" (Enrolled at KCMC, Tanzania)
  • Chia-Hsien Lin: "Transmission patterns and risk factors for dengue infection in the modern urban setting: A demographic, spatio-temporal and entomological study in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan" (Enrolled at University of Copenhagen

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Infectious diseases
  • Vector-borne diseases
  • Dengue
  • Disease surveillance
  • Vector control
  • Arboviral diseases

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