Birgitta Wiitavaara, profilbild

Birgitta Wiitavaara

Docent, PhD Nursing Science, Registred Nurse

Research subject: Occupational Health Science

+46703457214

birgitta.wiitavaara@hig.se

About the researcher

Birgitta Wiitavaara is a member of the research group at the Forte Centre "The body at work - from problem to potential" and is mainly active in the program "Diagnosis and rehabilitation". Birgitta Wiitavaara is interested in research on the measurement of disorders, as well as various qualitative studies in the field of occupational health. Other areas include rehabilitation, risk and health factors in working life, safety culture and risk-taking, and risks and opportunities related to flexible work.

I mainly teach qualitative research methods at master's and doctoral level, but also teach and supervise in areas related to my research field, i.e. rehabilitation, evaluation, outcome measures, health, health experience, musculoskeletal disorders.

Programs, academic degrees

  • 2016 Higher education pedagogy – didactic perspectives on learning in higher education
  • 2013 Research supervision, Uppsala University
  • 2009 Examination and Evaluation, Umeå University
  • 2007 Doctorate in Nursing Science, Umeå University
  • 2001 Master's degree in Nursing Science, Umeå University
  • 1997 Secondary school diploma, specialisation care, Uppsala University
  • 1996 Quantitative method B 5 p (sociology), Dalarna University
  • 1996 Group dynamics A 5 p, Dalarna University
  • 1996 Sociology/social psychology A 10 p, Dalarna University
  • 1996 Pedagogy A 8 p, Dalarna University
  • 1995 Nursing Science C 41–50 p, Falun University College of Health Scienc
  • 1995 Nursing Science B 21–40 p, Falun University College of Health Scienc
  • 1994 Research Methodology 1–20 p, Falun University College of Health Scienc
  • 1994 Documentation of nursing 5 p, Falun University College of Health Scienc
  • 1988 Completion in general health care 20 p, Falun University College of Health Scienc
  • 1983 Nursing degree, Munksjöskolan Jönköping

Graduate Courses

  • 2006 Body, Health and Disease as Cultural Expressions, 5 p Umeå University
  • 2005 Gender course for teachers and researchers at medical faculty, 5 p Umeå University
  • 2003 Phenomenological-hermeneutics as a research method, 5 p, Umeå University
  • 2003 Being sick – The meaning of illness, 5 p, Umeå University
  • 2002 Introductory course to doctoral studies, 10 p, Umeå University
  • 2002The interview as a tool for data collection – techniques and strategies, 5 p, Umeå University
  • 2001 Qualitative methodology, (Grounded Theory) 10 p, Umeå University

Positions held

  • Senior Lecturer, Center for Stress Injury Research, HiG 090601–ff
  • Project worker, Center for Stress Injury Research, HiG 080701–090531
  • Visiting Lecturer, Center for Exposure Injury Research, HiG 071101–080630
  • Research Assistant, Center for Load Injury Research, HiG 070801–071031
  • PhD student, Department of Nursing, Umeå University 030101–070331
  • Research Assistant, Umeå University, 100 % 020701–021231
  • Research Nurse, Umeå University 50% 010501–020630
  • Healthcare developer, Ambulance/emergency clinic Mora, 970815–020630
  • Nurse, (Acute Care, District Nursing, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Orthopedics, Medicine) 830620–980615

Sidan uppdaterades 2025-01-23