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Research

My research interests revolve around the provision and experiences of health services, self-care practices, and health market formation, with a theoretical focus on the spatiality and materiality of grey zones. Previously, I have conducted mixed-methods studies to examine how medical professionals and care seekers negotiate medicine access in the Swedish context. I have also examined how self-care and lay health knowledge evolve and shift in the digital society. 

My current projects concern scientific practices and science communication in the field of xenotransplantation. 

I work inter-disciplinarily, with scientists from medicine, cultural studies and information studies, public health agencies and patient organisations. I coordinate the Medical Humanities Research Node at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences. I am also an affiliated researcher at the Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities and the Centre for Retail and Logistics, Lund University.

I am skilled in using qualitative methods, including interviews, ethnographic observation, and surveys for data collection.

Teaching

I teach and coordinate undergraduate and graduate courses. My teaching covers subjects on qualitative research methods, health service management, and medical ethnology. I also supervise master's theses.

Outreach

I have published research findings in the form of edited volumes, journal articles, and popular summaries. 

 

Free keywords

  • Consumption studies
  • Ethnography
  • Health service
  • Pharmaceutical market
  • Digital health

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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