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Marie-Louise Snellman is an Associate Professor at Umeå universitet, holding dual affiliations in the Department of Social Work and the Unit of Police Work. She leads the Umeå Center for Evaluation Research (UCER) and contributes to research groups focusing on aging, social sustainability, and domestic violence interventions. Her work emphasizes elderly care, social welfare policy, and evaluation methodologies.
Her research explores themes such as older adults' independence, municipal social planning, and domestic violence support systems. Key projects include studies on male victims of domestic violence and strategies for enhancing social services' effectiveness.
Snellman has authored/co-authored works on topics like social sustainability, elderly lived experiences, and academic competencies in social work education. She coordinates research projects funded until 2026, focusing on improving interventions for domestic violence victims and perpetrators.
Notable contributions include evaluations of state models for distributing funds to support victims of violence and studies on older women’s life narratives in rural contexts. She is actively engaged in interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging social work, evaluation science, and preventive policy.
