Ann-Helen Patomella

Ann-Helen Patomella

Senior Lecturer/Occupational Therapist | Docent
Telephone: +46852483726
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Arbetsterapi Patomella, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am acting Head of the Division of Occupational Therapy at the Department of NVS, KI. I am an Associate Professor, occupational therapist, researcher and senior Lecturer. I defended my thesis 2008 and the title of my thesis was: Driving ability among people with stroke [1]. My ongoing research is focusing on mobility (driving and general mobility for older adults) and prevention of stroke. The focus is on engaging everyday activities (occupations) as a driver to change.In education I am mainly teaching in master courses (scientific methods).
    My merits in summary: 


  • 2020 Docent in Occupational Therapy
    1998 BSc in Occupational Therapy
    2002 MSc in Occupational Therapy
    2008 PhD in Occupational Therapy
    [1] https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/38785

Research

  • My research has a focus on engaging everyday activities for the possibilities to be participating in helath promoting activitities. The idea is that the engagement build meaning and sustanability. My studies develelops and evaluate interventions  

  • that would reduce risk for non-communicable disease. I am also active in research on mobility including driving assessment and mobility restrictions and inequite in people with disability. 

Teaching

  • I have been teaching occupational therapy since 2008 with various roles in the education. I am currently teaching in master courses on measurement, methods and occupational therapy. I am module coordinator in the European Master of Occupational Therapy, module 5.

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Employments

  • Senior Lecturer/Occupational Therapist, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2020
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2008
  • Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
  • Bachelor Of Science In Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

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