About
Maya Kylén is an associate professor and docent in Health Science at the Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden. She is also an associate researcher within the university’s Applied Gerontology profile area and an affiliate of the Environment, Technology and Participation research group at Dalarna University.
Education & Habilitation:
- PhD (2018): Perceived aspects of home, health and well-being among people in Sweden aged 67–70 years, Lund University.
- Docent (habilitation) in Health Science with specialization in Gerontology.
Research Interests:
Dr Kylén’s research interrogates how environmental and contextual determinants—ranging from housing design and neighbourhood features to economic policies—shape health trajectories and quality of life in later life. She integrates perspectives from environmental psychology, rehabilitation science, and health economics to develop person-centred interventions that support ageing in place, recovery after stroke, and equitable housing transitions.
Key Projects:
- AGE-HERE (PI, 2022–2025): examines how economic factors and housing policy influence health and relocation decisions among older homeowners.
- InHome (Research Leader, 2023–2026): creates a sustainable, environmentally informed model for home-based stroke rehabilitation.
- The At-Risk Study (Co-I): investigates older adults’ daily lives, health, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Relocation for older homeowners (PhD supervisor): explores economic determinants of residential relocation.
Publications & Trends:
Across 44 peer-reviewed outputs, her work shows a clear upward trajectory in interdisciplinary collaboration, with recent articles addressing stroke rehabilitation, family-centred self-management, cross-cultural instrument adaptation, and participatory methods in housing development.
Student Supervision:
Dr Kylén currently supervises doctoral student Daniel Dahlgren (main supervisor) on the project “Relocation for older homeowners – the influence of economic factors”.
Affiliations & Networks:
She is an active member of CASE—Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments—and maintains cross-university collaborations with Dalarna University’s research group Environment, Technology and Participation.
