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Marie Hasselberg is a Professor of Public Health Epidemiology and Head of the Department of Global Public Health at Karolinska Institutet, a position she has held since January 2018 with a recent extension of her leadership role until at least 2028. She is affiliated with the Injuries Social Aetiology and Consequences (ISAC) research group led by Lucie Laflamme, focusing on injury epidemiology and prevention from a global perspective.
Her educational background includes a Professorship in Public Health Epidemiology from Karolinska Institutet (2019), an Associate Professorship in Epidemiology (2008), a Medicine Doctor of Social Medicine from the Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institutet (2004), and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Stockholm University (1985).
Professor Hasselberg's primary research area is injury epidemiology and prevention with a special focus on road traffic injuries and burns. Her work is interdisciplinary, combining epidemiological, public health, and social science approaches. She leads several significant research projects including studies on quality of life after road traffic injuries, road traffic injury prevention and care in Tanzania, mHealth applications for burns diagnostics and care in South Africa and Tanzania, and community mobilization packages to prevent childhood injuries. Her research spans both high-income settings like Sweden and low-resource contexts in Africa, demonstrating a strong commitment to global health equity.
Analysis of her recent publication record reveals consistent focus on road traffic safety in low- and middle-income countries, particularly Tanzania, with growing emphasis on mHealth applications for burn care and traffic injury management. Her work increasingly integrates quality of life assessments with traditional injury epidemiology, examining how injuries impact long-term health outcomes across different demographic groups. The geographic scope of her research demonstrates strong international collaboration, particularly between Sweden and African nations.
While specific scientific awards are not mentioned in the provided information, her leadership position as Head of Department for an extended period and her prolific publication record in high-impact journals suggest significant recognition within her field. Her work appears to attract substantial research funding given the scope and international nature of her projects.
Professor Hasselberg actively supervises research and collaborates with numerous colleagues across institutions, as evidenced by her extensive co-authorship network. Her departmental leadership role suggests involvement in securing institutional funding and strategic planning for global public health research. She is particularly engaged in building research capacity in low-resource settings through her work in Tanzania and South Africa.
She is deeply involved with the Injuries Social Aetiology and Consequences (ISAC) research group, which focuses on understanding the social determinants of injuries and developing evidence-based prevention strategies. Her work often involves interdisciplinary teams combining expertise in epidemiology, social sciences, clinical medicine, and technology development, particularly for her mHealth projects in burn care and traffic injury management.
