Anna Isaksson

Anna Isaksson serves as a Senior Lecturer at Halmstad University's School of Health and Welfare, where she has established herself as a leading researcher in gender studies, norm-critical design, and sociology of education. Her interdisciplinary work bridges healthcare, education, and public sector innovation, with particular focus on how gender norms operate in institutional settings.

Her research interests center on gender equality implementation, norm-critical pedagogical approaches, and sociological interventions in healthcare and educational systems. Isaksson's work examines how gender norms manifest in professional environments, educational settings, and healthcare contexts, with special attention to power dynamics and institutional structures. She has developed innovative tools like the G-Core framework for gender mainstreaming in higher education and has conducted extensive research on gender in male-dominated professions such as the fire service.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on gendered experiences in institutional contexts, with particular emphasis on visual methodologies, participatory design, and norm-critical approaches. Her work spans healthcare (particularly women's health and elder care), education systems, and public sector organizations, demonstrating how gender norms operate across different institutional settings through both material and discursive practices.

Isaksson completed her doctoral thesis Challenging the limits of change: A study of transformative work, partnership and gender, exemplified by the Equal Programme in 2010, establishing her foundational work on gender mainstreaming in collaborative projects. Her research consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications, particularly in educational settings where she develops and tests norm-critical teaching tools and methodologies.