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Susanna Öhman serves as a Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Mid Sweden University, based in Östersund and affiliated with the Risk and Crisis Research Centre. Her academic profile emphasizes interdisciplinary sociological approaches to risk and crisis phenomena across diverse societal contexts.
Öhman's research centers on risk sociology, intersectionality, and crisis management, with pioneering work developing intersectional risk theory that examines how social inequalities based on gender, sexuality, disability, and other identities shape risk perception and crisis response. Her investigations span environmental risks, public health emergencies (notably the COVID-19 pandemic), and media's role in constructing risk narratives, often employing mixed-method approaches to analyze societal vulnerabilities.
Analysis of her publication trajectory (2009-2025) reveals evolving focus from foundational intersectional risk frameworks toward pandemic crisis management, with increasing attention to methodological innovations in measuring risk positions and evaluating public-sector crisis responses in Sweden. Her work consistently addresses the social construction of risk in heterogeneous societies.
Öhman maintains active collaboration within the Risk and Crisis Research Centre, contributing to projects like the evaluation of Västernorrland's crisis management during COVID-19 and developing national risk-mapping methodologies. Her research demonstrates strong policy relevance for crisis preparedness and resilience-building in Scandinavian contexts.
