Short presentation

The aim of my research is to address social inequality in health through intervention research. I wish to move beyond exploring whether public health interventions work or not and build knowledge about how, under which circumstances, and for whom interventions create change. My research is based on involvement of the target groups and other stakeholders including collaborations with municipalities and regions and leading basic researchers.

I work with all phases of intervention research including needs assessment, development, feasibility testing, implementation, evaluation and dissemination, long-term anchoring and societal impact. I use mixed-methods design, theory-driven evaluation and combine realist evaluation with effectiveness trials.

Specifically, health in families during the first 1000 days of a child’s life has been the focus. I’m principal investigator in the national MAMAACT trial aiming to reduce ethnic and social inequality in stillbirths and responsible for the evaluation of “The Breastfeeding – a good start together” trial aiming to reduce social inequality in breastfeeding.

CV

Uddannelse

2012 PhD i reproduktiv sundhed i lavindkomstlande, Institut for Human Ernæring, Københavns Universitet

2007 Kandidat i folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet

2003 Bachelor i folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet

Ansættelser

2020- Lektor, Afdeling for Social Medicin, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet

2016-2020 Adjunkt, Afdeling for Social Medicin, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet

2012-2016 Post Doc, Afdeling for Social Medicin, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet

2008-2012 PhD studerende, Gruppen for Børne- og International Ernæring, Institut for Human Ernæring, Københavns Universitet. Formålet med phd studiet er at udvikle en strategi for bedre svangreomsorg i lavindkomstlande. Nøgleord: sundhedvæsen, interventionsforskning, svangreomsorg, brugertilfredshed, Etiopien

2007-2008 Videnskabelig assistent, Programmet for børns sundhed, Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, Syddansk Universitet

2004-2005 Projektmedarbejder, Primary Health Care projekt i San Lucas, Bolivia, IMCC Uland

Forskningsaktiviteter

Forskningsgruppeleder for Complex Interventions in Public Health (CIPH)

PI i MAMAACT (2016-2023)

Ansvarlig for evaluering af Amning - en god start sammen (2021-2025)

Utallige andre samarbejdsprojekter

Styregruppemedlem i det internationale forskningsnetværk Reproductive Outcomes And Migration (ROAM)

Undervisning

Kursusleder, Intervention og evaluering, Bacheloruddannelsen i Folkesundhedsvidenskab

Massiv undervisningserfaring med kursusledelse, kursusudvikling, mundtlige og skriftlige eksaminer, vejledning af projektopgaver, praktikforløb, bacheloropgaver og kandidatspecialer.