About
Ingeborg Nilsson is a Professor of Occupational Therapy and Head of Academic Discipline at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section: Occupational Therapy at Umeå University. She also serves as Assistant Head of Department. Her research focuses on occupational therapy, aging populations, digital technology integration in healthcare, and social participation among vulnerable groups.
Key research interests include social prescribing, loneliness mitigation in elderly populations, dementia rehabilitation, and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare. She leads the UMEå university ACtivities in later life research group and collaborates with initiatives like GERDA and U-CHEC.
Her recent work addresses pandemic impacts on mental health, interdisciplinary care models, and the role of technology in supporting aging populations. Notable projects include evaluations of home care service efficacy and co-creative approaches to rehabilitation programs.
Awards: None explicitly listed.
Grants/Advising: Leads multiple funded projects including 'A robotic glove for plexus injury recovery' (2022-2025), 'Impact of national Covid-19 policies on elderly loneliness' (2020-2022), and 'Social Prescribing in Sweden' (2019-2025). Active in mentoring interdisciplinary teams and doctoral researchers.
Labs/Teams: Heads the UMEå group and participates in multidisciplinary collaborations focused on technology-mediated care and aging research.
