Mette Marie Kristensen

Mette Marie Kristensen is a Postdoc at the National Institute of Public Health, affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark and the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on using culture and the arts for health promotion, drawing on theories and methods from health, social, and human sciences. She has contributed to 29 research outputs and participated in key projects like Read as a Man and Kultur og sund aldring.

• Education: Anthropology, University of Copenhagen (2016).

Her work explores mental health promotion through Shared Reading interventions, particularly for newly retired men. She addresses themes like social connectedness, loneliness, and equality in healthcare. Her recent articles analyze literary connectivity, mental health outcomes, and postcritical theory in public health. She has received the Syddansk Universitets Innovationspris (2023) for collaborative research. Her activities include conference presentations and media contributions on retirement, depression, and literary interventions.