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Linda Berggren is an Associate Professor at the Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science at Umeå University. Her research centers on educational meal systems, with particular focus on school lunch programs in Sweden and Nordic countries. She investigates the socio-educational dimensions of eating practices through qualitative methodologies.
Research Focus:
- School meal implementation and policy-practice gaps
- Multistakeholder experiences (students, teachers, administrators)
- Healthy eating conceptualization in educational contexts
- Sustainable food practices in northern regions
- Home economics curriculum development
She leads the research project "Home economics 2030 – from the now to the new" and participates in the "Learning Meals within school and health care" research group, examining meal systems across educational and healthcare environments.
Publications analyze school lunch experiences through educational, geographical and policy lenses, consistently employing qualitative approaches across Nordic contexts. Recent work explores tensions between national policies and institutional realities.
No awards or student mentoring relationships are documented in available sources.
