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Katrin Ceesay is a researcher affiliated with Linköping University's Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), specifically within the Unit of Clinical Medicine and the Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV). She concurrently serves in a 20% part-time role as a Development Manager for human rights issues related to elderly care and health administration in the City of Gothenburg. Her work emphasizes equality, accessibility, and non-discrimination across gender, ethnicity, age, and functional ability, employing an intersectional lens to address systemic inequalities.
Her primary research focuses on staff experiences of violence and abuse against older adults in nursing homes, encompassing psychological, physical, economic, sexual, and neglect-related abuse. She investigates contributing factors to such violence and strategies to prevent it, particularly within close relational contexts.
In her academic role, she collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in geriatrics, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy. Her coordination of violence prevention initiatives aims to create safer environments for vulnerable populations. While no specific grants or lab affiliations are detailed in the provided text, her work aligns with the department's broader research spectrum spanning clinical medicine to public health.
