Carol Tishelman

Carol Tishelman is a Professor at Karolinska Institutet with an Endowed Chair in Innovative Care, integrating health and social care. She co-leads the Division for Innovative Care Research with ~20 researchers, while maintaining part-time roles at Stockholm Health Care Services and the Centre for Rural Medicine in Northern Sweden. Her work spans end-of-life care, cancer research, and health systems innovation.

• Professor, Karolinska Institutet (2007-present)
• Investor Professor of Innovative Care (2014-present)
• Part-time Professor at Centre for Rural Medicine (2018-present)

Research interests include end-of-life care, cancer nursing, mixed methods research, and health promotion. Her transdisciplinary DöBra program combines public health and biobehavioral research, while EU projects like RN4CAST address nurse staffing impacts on mortality. Recent work explores public palliative care awareness and innovative visual methodologies.

Publications (Google Scholar h-index=45) demonstrate methodological diversity across health services research, palliative care, and cancer symptom analysis. Key collaborations include the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership and leadership roles in the European Society for Palliative Care.

• Lifetime Achievement Award, European Oncology Nursing Society (2016)
• Mebius Kramer Lecturer award (2008)
• Birgitta Bloms award (2003)
• Sigma Theta Tau Xi Chapter Award (1979)

Carol has mentored PhD students like Jane Ball and Lisa Smed Alenius, and led EU projects investigating nursing workforce impacts on patient outcomes. Current work focuses on rural healthcare innovation and expanding biobehavioral research integration.