New professors
At the annual academic celebration 2019, Örebro University will inaugurate its new professors. Their research concerns many different fields, ranging from psychology, nursing science and disability science to occupational therapy and history.
Here you can read about our new professors
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Bo Lennernäs
Bo Lennernäs is professor of medical science. He is an oncology specialist and a pioneer of brachytherapy – a type of treatment where the radiation sources are placed in the exact spot in the body where the cancer tumour is. His research is focused on...
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Elisabet Welin
Elisabet Welin is professor of nursing science. Her goal is to improve the care of patients with rheumatic diseases – with improved caregiver-patient relationships and a care that is more adapted to the needs of the patient.
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Henrik Jordahl
Henrik Jordahl is professor of economics with a specialisation in public economics. He conducts research on the welfare sector, in particular the emergence and impact of privatisation.
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Håkan Geijer
Håkan Geijer is professor of medical science with a specialisation in radiology. He is a consultant at the Örebro University Hospital Department of Radiology and researches how we can use radiology optimally in healthcare.
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Jonas Persson
Jonas Persson is professor of psychology. His research concerns our memory – using technology that enables him to see what happens in our brains.
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Karin Blomberg
Karin Blomberg is professor of nursing science and studies primarily how relation-centred care can be promoted and how dignity can be preserved for critically ill patients.
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Lars-Olov Lundqvist
Lars-Olov Lundqvist is adjunct professor of disability science. His research on disabilities emphasises health for persons with mental and physical disabilities in a life perspective.
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Liselotte Hermansson
Liselotte Hermansson is professor of occupational therapy. She studies how prostheses affect life for people born without arms or hands, or for those who later in life need to undergo an amputation of the arm.
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Marie Holmefur
Marie Holmefur is professor of occupational therapy. Her research concerns daily activities and how we can create better conditions for persons with a disability to perform the activities they want, need or must in their everyday life.
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Patrik Lundell
Patrik Lundell is professor of history. He has written about the history of printed newspapers – their emergence, competition and marketing. In recent years, he has begun researching right-wing extremist advocacy during the interwar years and World War...