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Richard BRÄNSTRÖM
Karolinska Institutet
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
The Division of Psychology
Nobels väg 9
171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+46) 768 111 721
Country of Citizenship: Sweden
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
2003
Clinical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
M.A.
1998
Clinical Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
B.A.
1996
Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2016 -
Visiting Associate Professor, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Department of
Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Social & Behavioral Sciences
2011 -
Senior Researcher/Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division
of Psychology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 - 2010
Visiting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Department of Biostatistics
and Epidemiology
2007 - 2008
Postdoctoral visit, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Department
of Health Psychology
2003 - 2006
Researcher, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm,
Sweden
2001 - 2002
Clinical Fellow, Karolinska University Hospital
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
Clinical psychology: The National Board of Health and Welfare – Sweden, 2002
HONORS AND AWARDS
2016
Center of interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) International Fellows Award,
Yale University. Visiting international research fellow at Yale University, April 10-19
2016, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
2006
Junior Researcher Fellow of the Quantitative Methods in the Social Science Series
(QMSS) of the European Science Foundation, “Measurement, Data Collection and Data
Quality Issues for Cross-National Survey Data’”, August 17–25, 2006, Lugano,
Switzerland.
2005
Recipient of the Short Visit Competition Award from the Quantitative Methods in the
Social Science Series (QMSS) of the European Science Foundation
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CURRENT RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
2017 - 2020
Principal Investigator. Swedish Research Council. “Sexual orientation disparities in
physical and mental health: the influence of minority stress, biomarkers of disease,
and familial factors.” (PI: Bränström). 2017-2019 $300,000
2017
Principal Investigator. Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and
Welfare. “Exchange visit, Yale University and Karolinska Institutet, for development
of an online intervention for young gay, lesbian, and bisexuals targeting high-risk
alcohol, drug use, and unprotected sex.” (PI: Bränström). 2017 $20,000
2017 - 2019
Principal Investigator. National Research School of Health Care Science, Karolinska
Institute. “Factors influencing sexual orientation disparities in use of mental health
care and health care providers' knowledge and attitudes towards sexual minorities.”
(PI: Bränström). 2015-0133 $115,000
2015 - 2017
Principal Investigator. Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and
Welfare. “Factors influencing inequalities in physical and mental health among sexual
minorities and heterosexuals.” (PI: Bränström). 2014-0173 $154,000
2015 - 2017
Co-Investigator. Swedish Research Council. “A novel parental intervention for
reduced stress and depression after pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of
effects on child health outcomes.” (PI: Nissen). 2014-10167 $519,000
2012 - 2016
Principal Investigator. National Research School of Health Care Science, Karolinska
Institute. “Effects of mindfulness meditation and stress management training on
perceived stress, psychological well-being, and sleep quality among patients
diagnosed with cancer.” (PI: Bränström). 2011-0412 $115,000
GRANTS PENDING AND UNDER REVIEW
Co-Investigator. National Institute of Mental Health. “Biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying
internalizing psychopathology in prospective, population-based cohorts of sexual minority young
adults.” (PI: Pachankis).
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Kvillemo P, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Bränström R, Nilsson K, Alexanderson K. Sickness
absence and disability pension following breast cancer diagnosis: a five-year nationwide
cohort study. Journal of Clinical Oncility 2017, in press.
Bränström R. Minority stress factors as mediators of sexual orientation disparities in
treatment for mental health diagnoses: a longitudinal population-based study. Journal of
Epidemiology and Community Health. 2017 Jan 2, doi: 10.1136/jech-2016-207943. [Epub
ahead of print].
Hatzenbuehler ML, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Societal-level explanations for reductions in
sexual orientation mental health disparities: Results from a ten-year, population-based study
in Sweden. Stigma and Health. 2016 Nov; 26(1), doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw170.045
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Kvillemo P, Brandberg Y, Bränström R. Pilot randomized controlled trial of an Internetbased mindfulness training program – feasibility and outcomes among students. Journal of
Medical Internet Research Mental Health. 2016 Jun 01.
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE, Link BG. Sexual orientation disparities in
preventable disease: A fundamental cause perspective. American Journal of Public Health.
2016 Jun;106(6):1109-15.
Bränström R, van der Star A. More knowledge and research concerning the health of lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender individuals is needed. European Journal of Public Health. 2015
Sep 4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26342132
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in physical
health: Age and gender effects in a population-based study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric
Epidemiology. 2016 Feb;51(2):289-301.
Saboonchi F, Petersson LM, Alexanderson K, Bränström R, Wennman-Larsen A. Expecting
the best and being prepared for the worst: structure, profiles, and 2-year temporal stability of
dispositional optimism in women with breast cancer. Psychooncology. 2015 Dec 3. doi:
10.1002/pon.4045.
van der Star, A. and Bränström R. Acceptance of sexual minorities and the mediating role of
social capital on health and well-being among members of same-sex and opposite-sex couples
across Europe. BMC Public Health 2015; 15:812.
Bränström R, Petersson LM, Saboonchi F, Wennman-Larsen A, Alexanderson K. Physical
activity following a breast cancer diagnosis: Implications for self-rated health and cancerrelated symptoms. Europena Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2015 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Kvillemo P, Bränström R. Coping with Breast Cancer: a Meta-Analysis. PlosOne 2014 Nov
25;9(11):e112733.
Saboonchi F, Petersson LM, Wennman-Larsen A, Alexanderson K, Bränström R, Vaez M.
Changes in caseness of anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients during the first year
following surgery: Patterns of transiency and severity of the distress response. European
Journal of Oncology Nursing 2014; Published Online: July 02.
Bränström R, Arrelöv B, Gustavsson C, Kjeldgård L, Ljungquist T, Nilsson GH, Alexanderson
K. Sickness certification at oncology clinics: perceived problems, support, need for education,
and reasons for certifying unnecessarily long sickness absences. European Journal of Cancer
Care 2014 Jan;23(1):89-97. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12104.
Bränström R. Frequency of Positive States of Mind as a Moderator of the Effects of Stress on
Psychological Functioning and Perceived Health. BMC Psychology 2013, 1:13 doi:
10.1186/2050-7283-1-13.
Bränström R, van der Star A. All inclusive Public Health – what about LGBT populations?
European Journal of Public Health 2013 Jun;23(3):353-4. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt054.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23704057
Bränström R, Arrelöv B, Gustavsson C, Kjeldgård L, Ljungquist T, Nilsson GH, Alexanderson
K. Reasons for and factors associated with issuing sickness certificates for longer periods than
necessary: results from a nationwide survey of physicians. BMC Public Health 2013 13:478.
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-478. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/478
Gustavsson C, Kjeldgård L, Bränström R, Lindholm C, Ljungquist T, Nilsson GH, Alexanderson
K. Problems experienced by gynecologists/obstetricians in sickness certification
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consultations. Acta Obstetrica Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2013 May 10. doi:
10.1111/aogs.12169
Bränström R, Kvillemo P, Åkerstedt T. Effects of mindfulness training on levels of cortisol in
cancer patients. Psychosomatics, 2013 Mar;54(2):158-64. PMID: 23218058.
Kasparian NA, Bränström R, Chang Y, Affleck P, Tibben A, Aspinwall LG, Azizi E, Baron-Epel
O, Battistuzzi L, Bergman W, Bruno W, Chan M, Cuellar F, Dębniak T, Pjanova D, Ertmański S,
Figl A, Gonzalez M, Hayward NK, Hocevar M, Kanetsky PA, Leachman SA, Heisele O, Palmer J,
Peric B, Puig S, Schadendorf D, Gruis NA, Newton-Bishop J, Brandberg, Y. Skin examination
behavior: The role of skin cancer history, risk perceptions and skin cancer-related worry in
determining physician- and self-conducted skin examination. Archives of Dermatology 2012
Jul 16:1-10. PMID: 22801744.
Bränström R, Kasparian NA, Affleck P, Tibben A, Chang YM, Azizi E, Baron-Epel O, Bergman
W, Chan M, Davies J, Ingvar C, Kanetsky PA, Leeuwen EV, Olsson H, Gruis NA, Brandberg Y,
Newton-Bishop J. Perceptions of genetic research and testing among members of families
with an increased risk of malignant melanoma. European Journal of Cancer 2012
Nov;48(16):3052-62. PMID: 22726816.
Hult JR, Wrubel J, Bränström R, Acree M, Moskowitz JT. Disclosure and Nondisclosure Among
People Newly Diagnosed with HIV: An Analysis from a Stress and Coping Perspective. AIDS
patient care and STDs 2012 Mar;26(3):181-90.
Bränström R, Kvillemo P, Moskowitz J. A Randomized Study of the Effects of Mindfulness
Training on Psychological Well-being and Symptoms of Stress in Patients Treated for Cancer
at 6-month Follow-up. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2012 Dec;19(4):535-42.
PMID: 21931958.
Bränström, R, Duncan, L & Moskowitz, JT. The association between dispositional
mindfulness, psychological well-being and perceived health in a Swedish population-based
sample. British Journal of Health Psychology 2011 May;16(Pt 2):300-16. PMID: 20423556.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21489058
Kvillemo P, Bränström R. Cancer Patients’ Experiences of a Mindfulness Based Stress
Reduction Intervention. Cancer Nursing 2011 Jan-Feb;34(1):24-31. PMID: 20555256.
Bränström R, Kasparian NA, Chang Y, Affleck P, Tibben A, Aspinwall LG, Azizi E, Baron-Epel
O, Battistuzzi L, Bergman W, Bruno W, Chan M, Cuellar F, Dębniak T, Pjanova D, Ertmański S,
Figl A, Gonzalez M, Hayward NK, Hocevar M, Kanetsky PA, Leachman SA, Heisele O, Palmer J,
Peric B, Puig S, Schadendorf D, Gruis NA, Newton-Bishop J, Brandberg, Y. Predictors of Sun
Protection Behaviours and Severe Sunburn in an International on-line study. Cancer
Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention 2010 Sep;19(9):2199-210. PMID: 20643826.
Bränström R, Penilla C, Pérez-Stable EJ & Muñoz RF. Positive Affect and Mood Management
in Successful Smoking Cessation: Results from an Internet Based Intervention. American
Journal of Health Behavior 2010;34(5):553-562. PMID: 20524885.
Bränström R, Kvillemo P, Brandberg Y, Moskowitz J: Self-report Mindfulness as a Mediator of
Psychological Wellbeing in a Stress Reduction Intervention for Cancer Patients - a
randomized study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2010 May;39(2):151-61. PMID: 20177843.
Bränström R, Chang Y-M, Kasparian N, Affleck P, Tibben A, Aspinwall LG, Azizi E, Baron-Epel
O, Battistuzzi L, Bruno W, Chan M, Cuellar F, Dębniak T, Pjanova D, Ertmański S, Figl A,
Gonzalez M, Hayward NK, Hocevar M, Kanetsky PA, Leaf SL, van Nieuwpoort FA, Heisele O,
Palmer J, Peric B, Puig S, Ruffin AD, Schadendorf D, Gruis NA, Brandberg Y & Newton-Bishop J.
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Melanoma Risk Factors, Perceived Threat and Intentional Tanning: An International Online
Survey. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2010 May;19(3):216-26. PMID: 20093934.
Bränström R & Brandberg Y. Health Risk Perception, Optimism and Self-Esteem in the
Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood. American Journal of Health Behavior 2010;
34(2):197-205. PMID: 19814599. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19814599
Skärstrand, E, Bränström, R, Sundell, K, Källmén, H & Andréasson, S. Parental participation
and retention in an alcohol preventive family-focused programme. Health Education
2009;109(5):384-395.
Bränström R & Andréasson S. Regional differences in alcohol consumption, alcohol addiction
and drug use among Swedish adults. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2008;36(5):493503. PMID: 18635732. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18635732
Bränström R, Sjöström E & Andréasson S. Individual, family, school, and community risk and
protective factors for alcohol and drug use among Swedish adolescents. European Journal of
Public Health 2008;18(1):12-8. PMID: 17522153.
Andréasson, S, Sjöström E & Bränström R. A six community prevention trial to reduce
alcohol and drugs related problems in Sweden. Substance Use and Misuse 2007;42(1213):2017-27. PMID: 18075925. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18075925
Bränström R, Kristjansson S, Dal H & Rodvall Y. Sun exposure and sunburn among Swedish
toddlers. European Journal of Cancer 2006; 42:1441-1447. PMID: 16737807.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16737807
Bränström R, Kristjansson, S & Ullén H. Risk perception, optimistic bias, and readiness to
change sun related behaviour. European Journal of Public Health 2005; Sep 29. PMID:
16195355. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16195355
Bränström R, Ullén H & Brandberg Y. Attitudes, social norms and perception of behavioural
control as predictors of sun related behaviour in Swedish adolescents. Preventive Medicine
2004;39:992-999. PMID: 15475034. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15475034
Kristjansson S, Bränström R, Ullén H & Helganson A. Transtheoretical Model: An
Investigation of Adolescent’s Sun-Related Behavior. European Journal of Cancer Prevention
2003;12(6):501-8. PMID: 14639128. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14639128
Bränström R, Ullén H & Brandberg Y. A randomized population-based intervention to
examine the effects of the ultraviolet index on tanning behaviour. European Journal of Cancer
2003;39:968-974. PMID: 12706366.
Bränström R, Hedblad M A, Krakau I, Ullen H. Reasons to seek medical attention for a skin
check-up: the layman’s perspective. European Journal of Public Health 2003;13(4):294-8.
Bränström R, Kristjansson S, Ullén H & Brandberg Y. Stability of questionnaire items
measuring behaviors, attitudes and stage of change related to sun exposure. Melanoma
Research 2002;12:513-519. PMID: 12394194.
Bränström R, Hedblad M A, Krakau I, Ullen H. Laypersons' perceptual discrimination of
pigmented skin lesions. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2002;46(5 Pt
1):667-73. PMID: 12004305. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12004305
Boldeman C, Bränström R, Dal H, Kristjansson S, Rodvall Y, Jansson B & Ullén H. Tanning
habits and sunburn in a Swedish population age 13-50 years. European Journal of Cancer
2001;37(18):2441-8. PMID: 11720841. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11720841
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Bränström R, Brandberg Y, Holm L-E, Sjöberg L & Ullén H. Beliefs, knowledge and attitudes
as predictors of sunbathing habits and use of sun protection among Swedish adolescents.
European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2001;10(4). PMID: 11535876.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Bränström R & Duncan L. Mindfulness and Balanced Positive Emotion. In The Light and Dark
Sides of Positive Emotion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Bränström R. Effect of Mindfulness-based Interventions in Cancer Care. In Evidence-based
Non-pharmacological Therapies for Palliative Cancer Care. New York: Springer, 2013.
Bränström R. Behavioural Aspects of Prevention and Early Detection. In Skin Cancer
Prevention. New York: Informa Health Care, 2006.
PRESENTATIONS
Bränström R. Chair during session: ”Mental Health Disparities Based on Sexual Orientation
and Gender Identity across Europe” at the 9th European Health Conference (EUPHA 2016),
held in Vienna on 9-12 November 2016.
Bränström R. Chair during session: ”Factors influencing sexual orientation based disparities
in physical health across Europe” at the 9th European Health Conference (EUPHA 2016), held
in Vienna on 9-12 November 2016.
Bränström R. Sexual orientation disparities in mental health: the moderating and mediating
role of sociodemographic and minority stress factors – at the 9th European Health Conference
(EUPHA 2016), held in Milano on 9-12 November 2016.
Hatzenbuehler ML, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Societal-level explanations for reductions in
sexual orientation mental health disparities – at the 9th European Health Conference (EUPHA
2016), held in Milano on 9-12 November 2016.
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE, Link B. Sexual orientation disparities in
preventable disease: A fundamental cause perspective – at the 9th European Health
Conference (EUPHA 2016), held in Milano on 9-12 November 2016.
Bränström R. Chair during session: ”Sexual and gender minority health: a European
perspective” at the 8th European Health Conference (EUPHA 2015), held in Milano on 14-17
October 2015.
Bränström R. Chair during session: ”Effects of Health and Disease” at the 13th European
Congress of Psychology (ECP 2013), held in Stockholm on 9-12 July 2013.
Bränström R. ”Varför gör inte folk som vi säger? Exemplet solning och hudcancer”. Invited
speaker at seminar at the Cancer Society on World Cancer Day, 2007.
Bränström R. ”Effekter av mindfulnessmeditation och stresshantering vid cancersjukdom”.
Invited speaker seminar at the Osher centrum for integrative medicine Karolinska institutet,
2007.
Bränström R. Melanoma Risk Factors, Perceived Threat and Intentional Tanning: Results
From an International Online Survey. Invited speaker at Annual Meeting of the Melanoma
Genetics Consortium, Lund 2007.
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Bränström R. Predictors of Sun Protection Behaviours and Severe Sunburn in an
International on-line study. Invited speaker at Annual Meeting of the Melanoma Genetics
Consortium, Paris 2008.
Bränström R. Skin examination behavior: The role of skin cancer history, risk perceptions
and skin cancer-related worry in determining physician- and self-conducted skin
examination. Invited speaker at Annual Meeting of the Melanoma Genetics Consortium,
Ljubljana 2009.
Bränström R. Thoughts and perceptions regarding genetic research and testing among
members of families with an increased risk of malignant melanoma. Invited speaker at
Annual Meeting of the Melanoma Genetics Consortium, Leeds 2010.
Bränström R, Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML. Sexual orientation differences in mental
health morbidity: A population-based longitudinal study – at the 8th European Health
Conference (EUPHA 2015), held in Milano on 14-17 October 2015.
Bränström R, Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML. Reductions in sexual orientation-based
disparities in mental health: Results from a population-based study in Sweden (2005-2015) –
at the 8th European Health Conference (EUPHA 2015), held in Milano on 14-17 October 2015.
Bränström R, Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML. Differences in physical and mental health
status between sexual minorities (homo- and bisexuals) and heterosexuals in a Swedish
population-based sample – at the 7th European Health Conference (EUPHA 2014), held in
Glasgow on 20-22 November 2014.
Bränström R, Kvillemo P 2013. What Works in Coping With Cancer? A Meta-Analysis among
Patients with Breast Cancer – at the 13th European Congress of Psychology (ECP 2013), held
in Stockholm on 9-12 July 2013.
Bränström R, Duncan L 2013. Mindfulness and Balanced Positive Emotion – A Proposed
Framework – at the First International Conference on Mindfulness, Rome, Italy.
Bränström R, Kvillemo, P, Brandberg, Y & Moskowitz, JT 2010. Effects of Mindfulness
training on Psychological Well-being and Symptoms of Stress in Cancer Patients at 6-month
follow-up – at The 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, USA.
Bränström, R, Kasparian, N, Newton-Bishop, J, Chang, R, Affleck, P & Brandberg, B 2009.
Predictors of Sun Protection Behaviours in a global population based sample – at the 7th
World Congress on Melanoma and the 5th Congress of the European Association of DermatoOncology(EADO), Vienna, Austria.
Bränström, R, Kvillemo, P, Brandberg, Y & Moskowitz, JT 2009. Mindfulness as a Mediator of
Psychological Wellbeing in a Stress Reduction Intervention for Cancer Patients – Report from
a Randomized Study – at the 31th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Montreal, Canada.
Bränström R, Sjöström E & Andréasson S 2005. Local Development of Alcohol Consumption,
Alcohol Related Illness and Injuries, and Prevention Activity: an Internet Based Presentation
System as a Tool for Prevention – at The 6th European Conference on the Effectiveness and
Quality of Health Promotion: Evidence for practice, Stockholm, Sweden.
Bränström R, Sjöström E & Andréasson S 2004. A Community Prevention Trial to Reduce
Alcohol and Drug Related Problems in Sweden – at The 8th International Congress of
Behavioral Medicine, Mainz, Germany.
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Bränström R, Brandberg Y & Ullén H 2002. A Population-based Intervention to Examine the
Effects of the UV Index on Tanning Behaviour – The 18th UICC International Cancer Congress,
Oslo, Norway.
CONSULTING EDITOR
American Journal of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (2012-present)
AD HOC JOURNAL REVIEWER
American Journal of Public Health, 2003
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2004
Health Education and Research, 2005
Health Education and Research, 2006
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2006
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2007
Psychology, Health and Medicine, 2007
Health Education and Research, 2007
European Journal of Public Health, 2007
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2008
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2008
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2008
BMJ Dermatology, 2008
European Journal of Public Health, 2008
European Journal of Cancer, 2009
Health Education Research, at two occasions during 2009
Psychology and Medicine, 2009
European Journal of Public Health, 2009
British Journal of Dermatology, 2009
Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2009
Psychology and Health, 2009
Journal of Men’s Health, 2009
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2009
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2009
Psychology and Health, at two occasions during 2010
Health Education Research, at two occasions during 2010
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health , 2010
British Journal of Health Psychology, at two occasions during 2010
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2010
Global Health Promotion, 2010
European Psychologist, 2010
Acta Dermatologica, 2010
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2010
Health Education Research, 2011
European Journal of Public Health, at two occasions during 2011
Cancer Causes and Control, 2011
British Journal of Health Psychology, at two occasions during 2011
BioMed Central Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, at two occasions during 2011
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BioMed Central Medical Research Methodology, 2011
Applied Psychology: An International Review, 2011
BioMed Central Public Health, 2011
Cognition and Emotion, 2012
Cancer Epidemiology, 2012
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2012
Health Education Research, at two occasions during 2012
Annals of Behavioral medicine, 2012
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2012
British Journal of Health Psychology, 2012
European Journal of Public Health, 2012
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2012
Cancer Epidemiology, 2012
BMC Medical Education, 2013
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, at two occasions during 2013
European Journal of Public Health, 2013
Journal of Pediatrics, 2013
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2013
Journal of Positive Psychology, 2013
Vård i Norden, 2013
European Journal of Public Health, 2014
Mindfulness, 2014
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2014
Journal of Homosexuality, 2014
Psychology and Health, 2014
European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2015
Psychology and Health, 2015
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2015
Culture, Health, and Sexuality, 2015
Psychiatry Research, 2015
Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2015
PlosOne, 2016
Journal of Mental Health, 2016
Internet Interventions, 2016
PlosOne, 2017
Journal of Women’s Health, 2017
Journal of Mental Health, 2017
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2017
REVIEWER FOR RESEARCH GRANTS
Referee for application to the Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases, Health and Health
Services Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau, Government Secretariat, The Government of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, The People’s Republic of China, 2010.
Referee for application to the Dutch Cancer Society, 2011 & 2013
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Swedish Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Swedish Society of Social Medicine
European Public Health Association
COURSES TAUGHT
2011 -
Health Psychology (Karolinska Institute)
RESEARCH ADVISING AND THESIS SUPERVISION
I am currently co-supervisor for PhD student Gunilla Lönnberg, project entitled: “Mindfulness Based
Childbirth and Parenting – effects on parental and child health outcomes”, 2014-2017, at the
Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet.
I am currently main supervisor for PhD student Arjan van der Star, project entitled: “Factors
influencing sexual orientation disparities in use of mental health care and health care providers’
knowledge and attitudes towards sexual minorities”, 2016-2019, at the Department of Clinical
Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet.
I am currently co-supervisor for PhD student Anna Koman, project entitled: “Primary
Hyperparathyroidism: nonclassical symptoms and patient value of parathyroidectomy”, 2016-2019,
at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet.
Main supervisor for PhD Pia Kvillemo, project entitled: “Coping and Stress Management Training
with Special Focus on Women with Breast Cancer”, 2012-2016, at the Department of Clinical
Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet. Defense of thesis: 01-20-2017.
Supervisor for Sara Ohlson, master’s thesis are part of clinical medicine program at the Karolinska
Institutet, 2013.
Supervisor for Arjan van der Star, master’s thesis at the Rotterdam University, 2013.
Supervisor for Sofia Grindberg, master’s thesis at the Sofiahemmet högskola, 2013.
Supervisor for Kristofer Dreiman, bachelor’s thesis at the Department of Public Health Sciences,
Karolinska Institutet, 2007.
Supervisor for Ilina Nikolova, master’s thesis at the Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska
Institutet, 2007.
Supervisor for Veronika Tegerhag, master’s thesis at the Department of Public Health Sciences,
Karolinska Institutet, 2006.
Supervisor for Hanna Hjertqvist, master’s thesis at the Department of Public Health Sciences,
Karolinska Institutet, 2004.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2013 –
Member, Admission Board for doctoral degree education, Department of Clinical
Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
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NATIONAL SERVICE
Secretary in the scientific board of the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority for
ultraviolet radiation issues, from 2007 to 2008
Member of the scientific board concerning alcohol and drug issues at the Swedish
National Institute of Public Health, from 2003 to 2007
MEDIA MENTIONS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS (selected)
Dagens Medicin, Dagens Nyheter, SVT TV-show ”Fråga doktorn”, the Magazine “Hälsa”,
the Swedish Cancer Society’s Magazine ”Rädda livet”, Läkartidningen, Svenska
dagbladet, Forte Magazine.