Eric Asaba

I am Associate professor and docent in occupational therapy with a joint
appointment to Stockholms Sjukhem Hospital in Stockholm. I am also a
guest professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University in Japan.

Some of my academic leadership roles include:
* faculty board member, doctoral program in healthcare sciences (PUF-V)
* Representative, Strategic and collaborative committee for education between KI and Stockholm Region (UR)
* Member, pedagogic academy at KI since 2015

Some of my previous academic leadership roles include:
* vice head at the department of neurobiology, care sciences, and society
(NVS) (2019-2023)
* Head, division of occupational therapy (2014-2019)
* faculty representative, committee for higher education at KI (2019-2022)
* KI Pedagogic ambassador for doctoral education (2022)

In an attempt to balance work, rest, and play, I enjoy to spend time with
family as well as cycling, aikido, and traveling.

Selected Grants
FORTE (Research Program 2023-2029) - Co-PI

SFO-V Research Grant 2024 - Co-PI

Kamprad (Research Grant 2024-2026) - Co-applicant 

I am interested in participation and inclusion among people who risk marginalisation. Risk for marginalisation can in this context mean i.e.
loosing one's job, having a disability, or being a migrant. Participation in this context is both about being part of social and occupational contexts as well as how we can engage and involve people in research. More about specific projects that I lead or are part of can be found on the research group website for:

More information about projects related to migration will soon be available.
Please see Moving People

*Selected publications in occupational science, which illustrates a contribution to the furthering of conceptualising and understanding
occupation in different country contexts as well as utilising occupation in research addressing topics such as migration, disability, return to work, and illness prevention*:

Bratun, U., &

For more information about my role in education in the first, second, and
third cycles, please see:

*Course Leader for following courses in doctoral education at KI*:
Observation and visual methods in health care sciences research [1]
Preventing Illness or Promoting Health: Concepts and Illustrations from Healthcare Science Perspectives [2]
Health Science and Implementation: Conceptual Foundations [3]

In brief...
In my teaching portfolio I can briefly highlight both academic leadership and teaching. I have served as faculty representative in the committee of education and am a member of the Pedagogiska Akademin at Karolinska Institutet. I teach in the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs. 

Short personal reflection on learning...
I aspire to create an environment where learning is the anticipated outcome rather than a specific product. I contend that the most sustainable 

Teaching and learning mirrors social change and requires continuous reflection and reconsideration in order to meet the diverse needs of education. Today culture in the classroom (including language, social background, family values, education, gender, among more) has a relevant impact upon the methods that we choose. Ultimately, creative environments in which students feel encouraged to take risks and embrace challenges facilitate learning. The teacher has an instrumental role in this context, but not in the form of making unilateral decisions or sticking to all original plans. A current topic of high priority is what teachers and students can do together to facilitate learning in an environment of diversity.