Daniel Väisänen

Daniel Väisänen is a Research Fellow at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), affiliated with the Department of Physical Activity and Health. He specializes in occupational health, focusing on cardiorespiratory fitness, physical workload, and lifestyle factors in relation to cardiovascular disease and sickness absence. His current role involves data analysis and processing in the WORK TOGETHER project, aimed at updating occupational healthcare systems to reduce health disparities.

Education: He holds a PhD from GIH (2023), with his doctoral thesis addressing cardiorespiratory fitness trends and their associations with occupational health outcomes. His supervisors included Elin Ekblom Bak, Lena Kallings, and others.

Research Interests: His work emphasizes reducing health gaps through improved workplace interventions, analyzing long-term trends in cardiorespiratory fitness across occupational groups, and understanding how lifestyle factors mediate cardiovascular disease risks. He employs large-scale epidemiological datasets and submaximal exercise testing methods for health assessments.

Publications: His recent work explores the link between cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer risk, accessibility of occupational health assessments, and the moderating role of fitness on sickness absence. Over 17 publications span epidemiology, public health, and occupational health, with a focus on preventive strategies.

Awards: No specific scientific awards noted, though his research contributes to high-impact policy recommendations for workplace health initiatives.

Grants/Advising: While specific grants are unlisted, his involvement in the WORK TOGETHER project indicates active research funding. He advises doctoral students indirectly through his role in the Department's Master's and Doctoral Education section.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Health Profile Assessment team and interdisciplinary groups focused on occupational health disparities, leveraging large-scale health data from Swedish occupational screenings.