PhD students

Pernilla Alencar Siljehag, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Life circumstances and needs at first-time eldercare use, good quality local health care

Katja Anióse, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Hearing loss, communication partner, third-party disability

Mattias Antar, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Data analysis, quantitative method, municipality services

Erika Augustsson, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords: Cohorts, life-course trajectories, lifestyles and behaviours

Anna Bergman, Kristianstad University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Play & playfulness, health & well-being, older persons

Giorgi Beridze, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords: Multimorbidity, kidney function, loneliness

Helena Bjurbäck, Linköpings University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025 
Keywords: Multisectoral collaboration, wicked social problems, health promotion

Alexandra Björk, Örebro University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Cognitive impairment, quality of life, motion-based interactive technology

Landry Botokou, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Sectoral differences, labour market inequalities, older workers

Emma Carlsson, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2021
Keywords: Socioeconomic inequalities, health and early labour market exits among older employees

Christina Casselgren, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Elder abuse, reagera, dementia

David Dahlgren, Lund University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Relocation, Housing, Economics

Helén Dellkvist, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Digital life story, dementia, person-centred care

Daniella Dinse, Kristianstad University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords: Health promotion, physical activity, person-centredness

Elida Floberg, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Elder abuse, neurocognitive disorder, geriatrics

Julia Hallin, Umeå University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Fall prevention, motor-cognitive exercise, community dwelling older people. 

Roar Hermansen Østby, University of Gothenburg
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords: Participation/user involvement, frail elderly

Annika Heuer, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Retirement transitions, social inequality, social change

Karin Högstedt, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Home rehabilitation for older people, community-dwelling, person-centered rehabilitation

Jeanne Højgaard-Bøytler, Lund University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Specialist eldercare, substance use problems, harm reduction

Aber Sharon Kagwa, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Family caregiver, Dementia, mHealth

Anna-Carin Karlsson, Kristianstad University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Ethical challenges, Covid-19 pandemic, media portrayals

Mariam Kirvalidze, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Informal care, older caregivers, caregivers’ health

Benjamin Kröger, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Dementia, motor-cognitive interactions, physical activity

Fanny Kårelind, Jönköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Younger people with dementia, care and support efforts, Swedish Dementia Registry

Linnea Körlof, Luleå University of Technology
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Social participation, intervention, digitalization

Klara Le, Örebro University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Sexuality, aged care, intimacy

Monika Larsson, Lund University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Social work practice, individual responsibility, health promotion & disease prevention 

Stina Larsson, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Active ageing, mobility, accessibility

Nicholas Levak, Karolinska Institutet 
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords:

Sandra Lukic, Lund University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords:

Johannes Malm, Jönköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords:

Elin Mauritzon, Dalarna University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords: Home, safety, smart technology

Milos Milovanovic, Linköping University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Ageing, individual agency, structure

Glenn Möllergren, Lund University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Home care, users’ perspective, welfare navigation

Sarah Nauman Ghazi, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Sleep health, gerontology, digital society

Martin Nilsson, Karolinska Institutet 
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Neuroimaging, neurogenesis, memory

Jerry Norlin, Dalarna University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Loneliness in older adults, Risk factors and interventions, Social work

Erika Olofsson, Umeå University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords:

Åsa Olsson, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2021
Keywords: End-of-life-conversations, implementation, elder care

Ingrid Olsson, Umeå University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2021
Keywords: Ageing, self-management, long-term health conditions

Rosalind Pfaff, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Care transitions; Social services, Readmissions 

Farzana Rahman, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Home-based healthcare, home help and ageing

Ana Sabsil López Rocha, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Healthy aging , dementia prevention, biomarkers

Isabelle von Saenger, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2021
Keywords: Intergenerational transfers, gender- and socioeconomic inequalities

Sakura Sakakibara, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Formal and informal care, dementia, trajectories

Nazib M Seidu, University of Gothenburg
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Genetics, MRI and human longevity

Jacques Shebehe, Örebro University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2020
Keywords: Ageing, treatment modalities and health outcomes

William Son Galanza, Lund University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: 

Judit Staller, Mid Sweden University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Dementia nursing care, person-centred care, life story work

Franziska Steffens, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2025
Keywords: Mental health, geriatrics, epidemiology  

Lena Strålman, Örebro University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Reablement, Residential care, Health in older adults

Samantha Svärdh, Lund University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Welfare technology, digitalization, innovation

Clare Tazzeo, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2022
Keywords: Frailty, epidemiology, and healthy aging

Karolina Thörnqvist, University of Gothenburg
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2023
Keywords: Ageing, self-rated health, epidemiology 

Madelene Törnblom, Kristianstad University
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Fall risk, sensor-based screening, older persons

Yuge Zhang, Karolinska Institutet
Affiliated with SWEAH since 2024
Keywords: Centenarians, Longevity, disease trajectory