Else Foverskov

Short presentation

I am an Associate Professor of Social Medicine. My research explores how factors like education, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation contribute to health inequalities throughout the life course. I am particularly interested in applying quasi-experimental methods to examine how social and economic policies shape population health.

Teaching

Course manager:

Health and Sociological Theory, BSc Public Health

Advanced Social Epidemiology, MSc Public Health

Supervision:

Bachelor and master's thesis in Public Health and Medicine

CV

Education

2020 PhD in Public Health & Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen

2013 MSc in Sociology, University of Copenhagen

2011 BSc in Sociology, University of Copenhagen

Current position

2026- Associate Professor, Section of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

Previous positions

2022-26 Assistant Professor, Section of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

2020-22 Postdoc, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

2016-20 PhD-fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

2014-15 Research assistant, Department of Social Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science