Melody Almroth

Melody Almroth

Assistant Professor
Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 Arbetsmedicin Falkstedt, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am an assistant professor at the Unit of Occupational Medicine at the Institution of Environmental Medicine. Some of my research interests are
    occupational health, mental health, social inequalities in health, public health, and epidemiology



    *Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, *PhD from the department of Global Public
    Health, 2019
    *Umeå University, Sweden* Master's of Science degree in public health, 2014
    *Portland State University, USA *Bachelors of Arts degree in social science
    and history, 2010

Research

  • My current research focuses on psychosocial work exposures, mental health,
    labor market longevity, and social inequalities. Throughout my career, I have
    had a strong focus on mental health. This includes my doctoral thesis which
    was about future academic prospects and mental health among adolescents.

Teaching

  • 2019-present - teacher and course leader for the course Epidemiology: Swedish
    Case studies at DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia (bachelor level).
    2022-present - teacher and course leader for the course Theory of Science in
    the Master Program in Public Health at Karolinska Institutet.
    2022-2023 - teaching assistant for the course Health Promotion in Working
    Life in the Master Program in Work and Health at Karolinska Institutet.

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Grants

Employments

  • Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2029
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2023

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2019

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