Bertina Kreshpaj

Bertina Kreshpaj is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, and a Postdoc researcher in the Complexity and Big Data research group at the Section of Epidemiology. She is also affiliated with the Copenhagen Health Complexity Center and the new World of Work research group at the Occupational Medicine Unit at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.

Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Karolinska Institutet (awarded March 2022), a Master's in Public Health from Lund University (awarded June 2017), and a Bachelor's in Physiotherapy from the University of Perugia (awarded March 2014).

Dr. Kreshpaj's research focuses on social determinants of health and health inequalities, with particular emphasis on how employment quality and the digitalization of the labor market contribute to health disparities across the lifespan, especially among vulnerable population groups. Her work sits at the intersection of Occupational and Social Epidemiology, incorporating perspectives from Migration Health, Economics, Health Policy, Labour Market studies, and Sociology. She employs life-course approaches and advanced statistical methods to investigate public health challenges and disentangle life course mechanisms affecting health.

Her publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to understanding health inequalities, precarious employment, childhood adversity, and digital labor platforms. Her most recent work (2024-2025) spans epidemiological cohort studies, systematic reviews, and analyses of registry data, with particular focus on migration health, mental health determinants, and the health impacts of new work arrangements.

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Dr. Kreshpaj is actively involved in multiple international research collaborations, working with institutions across Europe and North America including Karolinska Institutet, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, National Institute of Occupational Health in Norway, Rockwool Foundation, Oxford University, Johns Hopkins University, and others. Her research is funded by organizations including the Danish Cancer Society, Rockwool Foundation, FORTE (Swedish Research Council), and the European Union.

She maintains affiliations with multiple research groups including the Complexity and Big Data research group at the Section of Epidemiology and the new World of Work research group at Karolinska Institutet. Her work bridges epidemiology, occupational health, and social policy through interdisciplinary collaboration.