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Björn Hammarfelt is a Professor at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS), part of the Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT at the University of Borås. His research focuses on scholarly communication, governance of science, and the organization of research, with a strong emphasis on bibliometrics and its societal implications. He supervises doctoral students in interdisciplinary projects, including collaborations with Chalmers University and Lund University. Hammarfelt’s work critically examines the role of metrics in academic evaluation, exploring how bibliometric indicators shape research practices, career trajectories, and institutional policies. He has led major projects such as the ERC-funded PASSIM (Patents as Scientific Information) and investigates historical case studies like the Soviet Institute of Scientific Information (VINITI). His research bridges information science, sociology of science, and policy analysis, advocating for balanced evaluation systems that preserve academic autonomy. His publications analyze trends in open access, citation practices, and disciplinary evolution. Key themes include the impact of metrics on academic culture, the historical development of information systems, and the challenges of interdisciplinary research evaluation. Hammarfelt actively contributes to debates on academic governance, emphasizing the need for reflective, humanistic approaches to science policy.

• Scholarly Communication
• Organization of Research
• Governance of Science
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Leah Okenwa Emegwa is an Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at the Swedish Red Cross University (part of Red Cross College), where she has worked since 2017. She holds a PhD in Public Health (2011, Karolinska Institutet), a Master's degree in Public Health (2006), and a Doctor of Optometry (2000). Her work experience spans clinical optometry (primary care, aviation vision care) and academic roles including program directorships and vice-dean assignments. Her research focuses on social determinants of health, emphasizing interpersonal violence (gender-based/family violence), workplace health promotion, refugee/migrant health, and human rights-based approaches. She also explores innovative teaching methods in higher education for addressing social change. Key activities include: Representing the Swedish Red Cross University in ASPHER (European public health network) and the Flemingsberg Science Foundation Guest editing journals like Frontiers in Public Health and Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift Peer review for multiple scientific journals Teaching responsibilities include epidemiology, research methods, gender equity, and occupational health at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Her work emphasizes global health challenges such as violence prevention and health equity in vulnerable populations. Publications highlight themes like refugee mental health, workplace violence mitigation, and educational strategies for addressing gender-based violence. Her 2011 doctoral thesis investigated intimate partner violence and reproductive health in Nigeria.

• Public Health
• Social Medicine
• Health Inequalities
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Donghao Lu is a Professor at Karolinska Institutet's Institute of Environmental Medicine, where he leads the Epidemiology of Women's Mental Health Lab. His research program focuses on psychiatric epidemiology with specialization in women's reproductive mental health, using large-scale population cohorts to investigate biological mechanisms and health outcomes. Primary research domains include: Risk factors and health consequences of perinatal depression and premenstrual disorders Bidirectional relationships between autoimmune diseases and mood disorders Gender disparities in mental health presentation and outcomes Cardiometabolic comorbidities in reproductive psychiatric conditions His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate strong methodological consistency, predominantly using Scandinavian national registries for longitudinal cohort designs. Research themes show progression toward understanding systemic health impacts of reproductive mood disorders, particularly cardiovascular risks and mortality. Over 90% of recent work incorporates population-level data analysis with sample sizes exceeding 10,000 participants. Laboratory focus includes integrating epidemiological methods with biomarker research to bridge obstetrics/gynecology and psychiatry. Current projects investigate inflammatory pathways in perinatal depression and genetic determinants of premenstrual disorder trajectories. The team maintains international collaborations across Scandinavia, China, and North America.

• Epidemiology
• Women's Mental Health
• Perinatal Depression
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Jonas Vlachos is a Full Professor at the Department of Economics , Stockholm University , specializing in Labor Economics and the Economics of Education . He was appointed Deputy Chair of his department on September 1, 2024, and actively participates in academic networks including the American Economic Association , European Association of Labour Economists , and Global Labor Organization (GLO) . Current Research: School segregation, teacher work environments under market reforms, mental healthcare utilization post-COVID-19 school closures Key Publications: Analyzed pandemic education impacts, voucher school effects, intergenerational ability transmission, and teacher-student achievement dynamics His recent work explores the intersection of education policy and public health , particularly through the lens of Sweden's market-oriented schooling reforms. He maintains a Google Scholar profile with 15+ years of empirical research spanning education equity, labor market risks, and institutional effectiveness. Jonas Vlachos actively contributes to public discourse through his blog Ekonomistas.se and social media @jonasvlachos.bsky.social . He serves as co-organizer for the 7th Stockholm-Uppsala Education Economics Workshop (May 2025), reflecting his commitment to advancing education economics research.

• Labor Economics
• Economics of Education
• School Segregation
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Daria Davitti is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law, Lund University, specializing in international law with a focus on human rights, environmental law, and health law. She leads major research projects including the ERC-funded Refugee Finance initiative and the Formas-supported Screening for Sustainability study. Her work intersects international economic law, human rights obligations, and sustainable development goals. Her research spans topics like refugee finance mechanisms, EU Taxonomy compliance, climate law, and corporate accountability. She has held visiting roles at the College of Europe and contributes to international organizations such as the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN). Awards include the 2021 Juridiska Föreningens pedagogiska pris and a 2007 Special Excellence Alumni Award. Davitti’s grants include €2.5M from the ERC Starting Grant and Formas funding for sustainability research. She advises PhD students on topics like human rights due diligence and environmental screening criteria. Her lab focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to global legal challenges, combining legal analysis with socio-economic frameworks. Key Projects: REF-FIN (2024–2028), Screening for Sustainability (2022–2026) Collaborations: IEL Collective, Law and Development Research Network Publications: Over 49 articles/books, including Investment and Human Rights in Armed Conflict (2019)

• International Human Rights Law
• International Economic Law
• Refugee Finance
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Åsa Hansson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Senior Lecturer at multiple departments at Lund University, including Real Estate Science and the Centre for Economic Demography. She specializes in taxation, public economics, and fiscal policy design, with affiliations spanning Lund Tax Academy and the LU Profile Area on Proactive Ageing. Her research focuses on tax policy impacts, corporate taxation, and interdisciplinary fiscal studies. Education: PhD in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2000). She has held visiting positions at institutions like Williams College and the University of Santiago, Chile. Currently affiliated with IFN (Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy). Research Interests: Taxation's role in innovation, fiscal federalism, self-sufficiency trends among immigrants, and the interplay between aging populations and housing economics. Her work contributes to UN SDGs related to sustainable cities and economic growth. Awards: Elected to The Royal Physiographic Society (2021). Active in policy advisory roles, including Sweden’s Fiscal Policy Council and Danish tax commission. Supervised 3 PhD projects and reviewed multiple doctoral theses. Engaged in 112+ academic activities, including invited talks on tax rulings and fiscal federalism.

• Taxation
• Public Economics
• Fiscal Policy
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Professor Maria Eriksdotter is a leading academic in geriatrics and dementia research at the Karolinska Institutet , holding the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society . She also serves as a Senior Consultant in Themes Inflammation and Ageing at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge and previously as Dean of KI South (2019–2023). Her work spans translational research, clinical trials, and national registry development, with a focus on Alzheimer's disease, cholinergic therapies, and aging. Her research group pioneered NGF cell therapy for Alzheimer's patients, demonstrating safety and cognitive stabilization in clinical trials. She chairs the SveDem registry , tracking over 100,000 dementia patients to refine diagnostics and care. Studies from SveDem revealed mortality reduction with cholinesterase inhibitors and highlighted pandemic-era diagnostic delays. Recent publications analyze dementia subtypes , comorbidities , and precision medicine in neurodegeneration. Her work intersects neuroimaging , epidemiology , and public health policy , addressing ageism and improving geriatric care systems. Collaborations span Karolinska University Hospital , NSGene Inc , and international institutions.

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Geriatrics
• Dementia
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Maria Ojala is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Örebro University (20% position until December 2026) and will transition to a Professor role (80%) at the University of Oulu, Finland, in August 2024. Her research focuses on young people’s emotional responses to climate change (2004–2025), examining climate anxiety, hope, coping strategies, and pro-environmental behavior across developmental stages. Current affiliations: Örebro University, University of Oulu (FRONT program) Key research areas: Environmental Psychology, Climate Change Education, Sustainable Development, Youth Mental Health Her work bridges emotional awareness and transformative learning, analyzing how climate-related emotions influence engagement, communication patterns, and educational practices. Recent projects include longitudinal studies on climate distress in Finnish adolescents (Swedish Research Council VR, 2022–2026) and youth trust in climate science (Swedish Research Council Forte, 2022–2025). Earlier, she explored food activism (Formas, 2018–2022) and mobile preschools (RJ, 2018–2022). Publications span empirical and theoretical analyses, with 15 recent articles (2021–2025) addressing climate anxiety, coping strategies, media exposure, and teacher practices. She collaborates with research groups like POCSUS and leads initiatives in the LEADER Center. Grants include SEK 5.95M (VR), SEK 3.94M (Forte), and SEK 3M (Formas). Her work emphasizes critical emotional awareness as a key competence for sustainable futures, integrating moral reasoning and anticipatory emotions into education.

• Environmental Psychology
• Climate Change Education
• Sustainable Development
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Konrad Burchardi is Professor of Economics at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholm University. His academic work focuses on understanding economic development processes and the social foundations of economic behavior, with significant contributions to development economics and migration studies. Professor Burchardi obtained his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE), with prior studies conducted in Munich, Aix-en-Provence, and at LSE. His educational background reflects a strong international foundation in economic theory and development perspectives. His research primarily centers on productivity growth at early stages of economic development and the social underpinnings of economic interactions. Key contributions include field experiments on sharecropping contracts in developing countries, demonstrating how output-sharing rules affect agricultural productivity, and research showing how migration ancestry influences foreign direct investment patterns. His work spans agricultural economics, migration studies, experimental economics, and economic networks, often employing rigorous field and natural experimental designs to establish causal relationships. Analysis of Professor Burchardi's publication record reveals consistent contributions to top economics journals with a focus on development and labor economics. His work shows an evolution from examining micro-level economic behaviors in developing countries to broader questions about migration networks and their economic impacts. His recent publications indicate increasing attention to historical economic data and financial inclusion, with work scheduled through 2025.

• Development Economics
• Labor Economics
• Agricultural Economics
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Aylin Cakanlar serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing and Strategy at the Stockholm School of Economics, focusing on the critical intersection of consumer behavior, sustainability, and political ideology with emphasis on recycling systems and climate communication. Her research program centers on six key domains: Sustainability Marketing : Historical evolution and future trajectories of green marketing frameworks Political Ideology and Consumption : Mechanisms through which conservative/liberal values shape environmental actions Recycling Behavior : Interventions to reduce contamination in waste streams Sharing Economy Dynamics : Trust mechanisms in peer-to-peer consumption models Identity-Driven Consumption : Self-expression through purchasing during societal uncertainty Climate Change Polarization : Strategies to overcome ideological barriers to environmental action Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent methodological rigor in experimental design applied to urgent sustainability challenges, particularly examining how privacy concerns deter recycling, how parenting influences eco-behavior, and how political polarization fragments climate responses. Her work demonstrates increasing focus on actionable interventions since 2021. Scientific recognition: No awards or fellowships documented in source materials Academic mentorship and funding: Source documentation contains no references to graduate student supervision, research grants, or external funding mechanisms. Laboratory infrastructure and collaborative teams are not mentioned in available materials.

• Sustainability Marketing
• Political Ideology and Consumer Behavior
• Environmental Consumer Behavior
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Johan Svensson is an Associate Professor at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE) at Umeå University, specializing in statistical methodology applied to medical research. His work bridges biostatistics with clinical outcomes, focusing on oncology, surgical outcomes, and public health epidemiology. Collaborations span multiple disciplines including cancer research, vascular medicine, and surgical innovation. His research interests emphasize the application of statistical models to clinical problems, such as prognostic biomarker identification in breast and bladder cancers, surgical technique optimization for rectal cancer, and cardiovascular effects of sleep disorders. He has published widely in journals like Sleep Medicine , Clinical Breast Cancer , and Pancreatology . Recent studies include analyzing postoperative fatality windows in colorectal cancer surgery and the role of collagen types in tumor proliferation. His work often employs randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and multicenter cohort studies to evaluate surgical techniques and treatment efficacy. Notably, Svensson has contributed to understanding the impact of stoma use in rectal cancer management and thromboembolism risks in bladder cancer patients. His interdisciplinary approach integrates statistical rigor with clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.

• Biostatistics
• Oncology
• Surgical Outcomes
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Serde Atalay is a Doctoral student and Researcher at Lund University's Faculty of Law, specializing in Human Rights Law, Migration Law, and Public International Law. She holds an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from Lund University and an M.A. in Labour and Social Security Law from Ankara University. Her PhD project examines migrants' and refugees' right to housing without discrimination, supported by the 'The Borders Within' research initiative led by Dr. Vladislava Stoyanova. Her research focuses on socio-economic rights, discrimination law, and the intersection of migration with housing rights. She has contributed case notes to the Oxford Reports on International Law and co-edited special issues on socio-economic rights and migration law in European Papers and International Journal of Discrimination and the Law . Teaching roles include instructing courses on international law, migration law, and housing rights at Lund University. She actively participates in academic networks like the Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Group and the Working Group on Socio-Economic Inequalities. Notable achievements include the Elsa Eschelsson Scholarship (2024) and research collaborations with institutions like the University of Oxford and UC Berkeley. She co-founded The Lotus Project , exploring borders and human rights, and organizes seminars on law, theology, and culture at Lund University.

• Human Rights Law
• Migrant Integration
• Socio-Economic Rights
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Anders Stenberg is a Professor of Economics at Stockholm University , where he works at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) . His research focuses on Labor Economics and Education Economics , with particular attention to gender dynamics, policy evaluation, and socioeconomic outcomes. Co-leader of the Labor Economics (AME) research unit Member of the GAINS (Gender Analysis and Interdisciplinary Network, Stockholm) group His work examines: Causal effects of educational content on voter turnout and health outcomes Policy impacts of domestic services subsidies on immigrant labor market integration Long-term consequences of upper secondary school programs Evaluations of Higher Vocational Education in Sweden Interactions between gender identity and household income dynamics Recent publications demonstrate his expertise in: 2024 - Intergenerational educational spillovers and mental health economics 2023 - High school specialization and earnings trajectories 2022 - Gender income dynamics and adult education effectiveness 2012-2017 - Longitudinal studies on education-policy interactions

• Labor Economics
• Education Economics
• Gender Studies
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Ulf Gerdtham is a Professor at Lund University, holding joint appointments in the Department of Economics (School of Economics and Management) and the Medical Faculty. He also serves as Research Team Manager in Health Economics and is affiliated with the Centre for Economic Demography and EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health. His career includes roles as an Assistant/Associate Professor at Stockholm School of Economics and a visiting Professor at the University of Aberdeen. He initiated the Health Economics Program at Lund University and leads the Health Economics Unit in Malmö. He is an Adjunct Professor at Monash University and Research Director at the Swedish Institute of Health Economics. Education: PhD in Health Economics from Linköping University (1991), followed by academic positions in Sweden and the UK. Research focuses on income-related health inequality, economic evaluations of health interventions, and health system cost analysis. His work spans 252 publications in journals like the Journal of Health Economics and the American Journal of Public Health. Research Interests: Healthcare cost structures and policy Behavioral economics in health contexts Economic impacts of chronic diseases Pharmacoeconomics and drug pricing Health inequality measurement Scientific Contributions: Over 250 peer-reviewed articles, program leadership in health economics, and active roles in Swedish and international research networks. Current projects include dementia care cost analyses and evaluations of health-promoting urban environments. Grants & Supervision: Leads 26 active or completed projects funded by bodies like Forte and the Swedish Research Council. Supervised 14 academic works. Collaborates internationally, with recent co-authorships in Sweden, Australia, and the UK.

• Health Economics
• Income-related Health Inequality
• Economic Evaluations of Health Interventions
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Károly Takács is Professor at Linköping University's Institute for Analytical Sociology. He holds a Ph.D. from University of Groningen and has held positions at Corvinus University of Budapest, Collegium Budapest, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, and University of Brescia. He founded and led the Research Center for Educational and Network Studies at Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His research examines social networks in relation to cooperation, conflict, and reputation systems, with particular focus on gossip mechanisms and ethnic discrimination in educational contexts. He currently leads an ERC Consolidator Grant investigating how gossip influences reputation and cooperation across different social environments. Takács' publications develop theoretical frameworks for understanding reputation-centered cooperation and empirically test mechanisms through experiments, network analysis, and large-scale studies in educational settings. His work combines analytical modeling, experimental methods, and advanced network analysis techniques.

• Social Networks
• Cooperation and Conflict
• Gossip and Reputation
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