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Kajsa Gilenstam is an Associate Professor at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Sports Medicine at Umeå University. She specializes in teaching exercise physiology at both bachelor's and master's levels, and oversees two core courses in the university's one-year Exercise Physiology Master's Programme. Her research focuses on sex/gender aspects in exercise physiology, emphasizing how gender influences physiological responses in sports and health contexts.
Dr. Gilenstam holds the title of Distinguished University Teacher, awarded by Umeå University's pedagogical qualification board, reflecting her commitment to educational innovation. She actively develops curriculum initiatives such as the Exercise Physiology Programme and collaborates on projects addressing police officer health through studies on work-life balance, lifestyle interventions, and environmental health factors.
Her research portfolio spans over two decades, with notable contributions in ice hockey physiology (focusing on women athletes' performance metrics, body composition, and relative age effects) as well as contemporary occupational health studies targeting police officers. She has published in high-impact journals such as Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
Recent work includes systematic reviews on police officer health and scoping reviews analyzing EU policy contexts. She has also explored gender dynamics in sports via sociocultural analyses of ice hockey environments and equipment design.
- Awards: Distinguished University Teacher (Umeå University)
- Key Collaborations: Cross-disciplinary projects with occupational therapists, epidemiologists, and sports sociologists
- Teaching Contributions: Master's programme leadership, curriculum development, and pedagogical innovation
