Food Security, Nutrition and Population Health (2018-2027)

This research includes the project food security and health equity which is part of a five-year SIDA program and aims to study the relationship between food insecurity, nutrition, eating habits and health outcomes in Mozambique (e.g. hypertension, diabetes, and psychological health in partnership with universities of Lund, Uppsala Chalmers, University of Stellenbosch and UEM (2018-2024); and studies of food insecurity and eating habits in school children; ONE HEALTH studies (linking human, animal and plant health) in DRC and studies of the link food insecurity -climate -sustainable development in various contexts (2023-2027). (PI and leader of the research group/network Food Security, Nutrition and Population Health)

Inherited trauma: mental health and intergenerational trauma in Swedish Eritreans in Stockholm (2023-2025)

The research is aimed to gather knowledge of how Swedish Eritrean young adults and their parental generation experiences trauma and trauma transmission, mental health, and social conditions. (PI- Mattias S-TC/KI).

Business and Population Health (2024-2028)

The research investigates how CSR, RL and HRM impacts internal (employees) and external stakeholders (communities) health and wellbeing in high, middle, and low-income countries. Current studies include Age Management in HEIs of five EU countries Poland, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, and Sweden and multi-country studies on Entrepreneurship and wellbeing in SMEs. (PI and research coordinator for the multi-country study -with Polish partner ).

Social sustainability, urban redevelopment, and health (2024-2029)

The studies assess urban redevelopment and individual/neighborhood health and wellbeing; as well as climate change and health impacts in urban areas in developing countries (g. Maputo City). (PI).

Sustainable health behavior and wellbeing (2024-2029)

The research addresses how health promoting, and sustainable behaviors (sustainable diets and active transportation) are associated with human health and the social, economic, and environmental contexts. Furthermore, the research investigates how digital technologies can promote behavior change in different population strata. Current studies include active transportation and physical activity perceptions among adults in Sweden and Mozambique; and studies that investigate active transportation modes among teleworkers using shared workspaces in high, middle, and low-income countries. (PI)

Interpersonal/structural violence and health and wellbeing (IPSV-Health) (2024-2029)

The research assess the interconnection between IPV and SV as well as their syndemic relationship with health and wellbeing among women and men in high, middle and low-income countries. Data collection is being carried out in Europe and Africa.

Completed projects

EU-ABUEL (2008-2010); EU-PROMO (2008-2010); EU-Dove (2009-2013); ChildSA (2012-2015); GHOLDH (2012-2017); CAHI (2014-2019), Erasmus+ REVAMP (2019-2021); CSR-PhAM (2018-2023); SESHP (2018-2023); SIV-DipHE (2021-2023).