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Lars E Olsson is a Professor in Psychology at Karlstad University, Sweden. His research focuses on the intersection of transportation, daily travel patterns, and well-being. He has collaborated extensively with institutions like the University of Gothenburg and international partners in Canada, Japan, and Nordic countries. Key areas include accessibility, sustainable mobility interventions, and the psychological impacts of travel behavior.
His work integrates quantitative methods (e.g., PLS-SEM, NCA) with qualitative insights to address transportation equity, behavioral change, and policy design. Notable contributions include frameworks linking travel to hope and mental health, analysis of pandemic impacts on mobility, and studies on carpooling and sharing economy dynamics.
Olsson has led projects on elderly travel autonomy, children’s social interactions via transportation, and the role of perceived accessibility in social inclusion. His research emphasizes translating academic findings into actionable policy for more inclusive and sustainable transport systems.
