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Thomas Strandberg

Position: Professor School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences

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Phone: +46 19 302208

Room: L2337

Thomas Strandberg
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About Thomas Strandberg

Thomas has a PhD in Disability Research and is a Professor of Social Work. Thomas has previously worked as an teacher at the Health Care programme and as a manager in social care for people with disabilities. He is engaged in the research environment: Disability research. 

In 2018, he was a Visiting Research Fellow at Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research – Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research Group in Sydney, Australia. 

Research interest

Thomas's research is primarily within interdisciplinary disability research, where he is interested in how disability, of various kinds, affects people's activity and participation in everyday life, working life and society in general. He also has an interest in social gerontological research and participates in various research projects in the field.

He currently supervises two PhD students.

Teaching

Thomas teaches within different educational programmes and courses at Örebro University and at different levels. From undergraduate level to postgraduate level, within the following subjects and areas:

  • Social Work and Disability Care
  • Disability research
  • Research methods and qualitative method
  • Leadership and organization

Other commissions

  • Subject Representative of Social Work, 2018 – 2019.
  • Expert in evaluation of rehabilitation for persons with traumatic brain injuries, at the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services, 2017 – 2019.
  • Member of the Swedish Network of Disability Researchers, 2007 – on going.
  • Head of School, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work, 2013 – 2017.
  • Director of Division, Activity and Health, 2009-2013.
  • Board member of Nordic Network on Disability Research, 2009 – 2017.

Publications

Articles in journals |  Articles, book reviews |  Articles, reviews/surveys |  Chapters in books |  Collections (editor) |  Conference papers |  Doctoral theses, monographs |  Manuscripts |  Reports | 

Articles in journals

Articles, book reviews

Articles, reviews/surveys

Chapters in books

Collections (editor)

Conference papers

Doctoral theses, monographs

Manuscripts

Reports