Amy Heshmati
Postdoctoral Researcher
E-mail: amy.heshmati@ki.se
Visiting address: ALB, Q2:04, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Klinisk pediatrik Nordlund, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
Education
2025 PhD Public Health, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
My PhD thesis explored the unintended health consequences of Sweden's parental leave policy, focussing on the relationship between parental leave generosity and the mental health of parents.
2012 MSc Public Health, Centre for Health Equity Studies, Stockholm University, Sweden
2006 PGCertPharm (Medicines Management), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
2001 BPharm, University of Otago, New Zealand
Research
Research interests
- Health inequalities
- Life course epidemiology
- Women's health
- Mental health
- Pharmacoepidemiology
Articles
- Journal article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2025;8(4):e258062Heshmati A; Honkaniemi H; Fritzell S; Juarez SP
- Journal article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):1045Heshmati A; Dunlavy A; Mussino E; Fritzell S; Juarez SP
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;34:ckae144.725Heshmati A; Honkaniemi H; Fritzell S; Juarez SP
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33:ckad160.986Heshmati A; Dunlavy A; Mussino E; Fritzell S; Juarez SP
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(4):522-527Hossin MZ; Heshmati A; Koupil I; Goodman A; Mishra GD
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(6):e049682Juarez SP; Honkaniemi H; Heshmati AF; Debiasi E; Dunlavy A; Hjern A; Rostila M; Mussino E; Katikireddi SV; Duvander A-Z
- Article: LONGITUDINAL AND LIFE COURSE STUDIES. 2020;11(1):27-54Heshmati A; Mishra GD; Goodman A; Koupil I
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(20):E3919-3919Mchiza ZJ-R; Parker W-A; Hossin MZ; Heshmati A; Labadarios D; Falkstedt D; Koupil I
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(4):419-427Heshmati A; Chaparro MP; Goodman A; Koupil I
- Article: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION. 2016;19(17):3158-3168Koupil I; Tooth L; Heshmati A; Mishra G
- Article: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE. 2016;7(1):108-113Heshmati A; Chaparro MP; Koupil I
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e106475Goodman A; Heshmati A; Koupil I
- Article: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE. 2014;5(3):164-170Placental weight and foetal growth rate as predictors of ischaemic heart disease in a Swedish cohortHeshmati A; Koupil I
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2014;179(7):852-863Goodman A; Heshmati A; Malki N; Koupil I
- Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2013;67(11):939-946Heshmati A; Mishra G; Koupil I
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(suppl_1):ckt126.267Goodman A; Heshmati A; Malki N; Koupil I
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(suppl_1):ckt126.265Goodman A; Heshmati A; Koupil I
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2013;67(Suppl 1):a46Goodman A; Heshmati A; Malki N; Koupil I
All other publications
- Doctoral thesis: 2025Heshmati AF
- Review: LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;8(1):e57-e75Heshmati A; Honkaniemi H; Juarez SP
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30:ckaa165.1039Koupil I; Goodman A; Heshmati A; Mishra G
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2019;73:A20Koupil I; Heshmati A; Goodman A; Mishra G
Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 October 2017 - 30 September 2019
Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2028
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2026
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025