Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen

Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen is a Professor at the Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), with a focus on epidemiology and public health. His research bridges chronic disease prevention, intergenerational health, and modifiable lifestyle factors like physical activity.

• Key interests: Chronic disease epidemiology, life course epidemiology, intergenerational studies, physical activity, disease prevention.
• Teaching: Epidemiology, research methods, statistics, and physical activity's role in health.

Recent publications (2025-2023) explore sepsis risk factors, musculoskeletal disorders, dementia, fractures, and chronic pain, using longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study. Trends highlight population health, genetic and social mediation, and behavioral interventions.