Josephine Heap
About me
I hold a degree in Sociology and obtained a PhD in Social Work at Stockholm University in 2016. I currently work as a research coordinator and am involved in the Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old - SWEOLD, where I take part in managing the fieldwork, data documentation and outreach activities. Moreover, I am involved in teaching, research, and write reports commissioned by public authorities.
Research
My research has mainly been focused on the co-existence of financial, social, and health disadvantages in old age and over the latter part of the lifecourse. The commissioned work has lately been centred around mental health in the older population. I have previously been part of the European Social Policy Network - contracted by the European Commission - between 2016-2024. This resulted in reports on various topics, including long-term care for older people, and the access to social protection for different groups in the population.
Teaching
I have been running the course "Working life, ageing and health" within the Bachelor's programme in Education and Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University since 2022. Moreover, I am involved in managing the course "Life-course perspectives on ageing and health" within the Master's programme in Public Health Sciences: Societal and individual perspectives, also at Stockholm University.
Articles
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2020;89:104032Dahlberg L; McKee KJ; Fritzell J; Heap J; Lennartsson C
- Article: JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY. 2018;28(3):197-210Heap J; Fritzell J; Lennartsson C
- Article: JOURNAL OF POPULATION AGEING. 2017;10(3):247-267Heap J; Fors S; Lennartsson C
- Article: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. 2015;123(2):411-429Heap J; Fors S
- Article: ADVANCES IN LIFE COURSE RESEARCH. 2015;23:98-107Silverstein M; Heap J
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2013;22(2):130-140Heap J; Lennartsson C; Thorslund M
All other publications
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY ANALYSIS NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2024Access for domestic workers to labour and social protection - SwedenFritzell J; Heap J
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2022ESPN Thematic Report on Social protection for people with disabilitiesHeap J; Schön P
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2021ESPN Thematic Report on Social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis [Sweden]Fritzell J; Nelson K; Heap J; Palme J
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2021ESPN Thematic Report on Access to social protection for young people [Sweden]Fritzell J; Heap J; Nelson K; Palme J
- Report: ORGANISATIONEN MIND. 2021På tal om ålder. Psykiskt välbefinnande - oavsett generation. Kunskapsöversikt av den vetenskapliga litteraturenLennartsson C; Heap J; Agahi N
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2020Sweden: Boosting education and employment of the long-term care workforce in the wake of the pandemic, ESPN Flash Report 2020/46Fritzell J; Heap J; Schön P
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2020ESPN Thematic Report on Access to essential services for low-income people [Sweden]Fritzell J; Heap J
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2019ESPN Thematic Report on National strategies to fight homelessness and housing exclusion [Sweden]Knutagård M; Heap J; Nelson K
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2019ESPN Thematic Report on Financing social protection [Sweden]Palme J; Heap J
- Report: FOLKHÄLSOMYNDIGHETEN. 2019Skillnader i psykisk ohälsa bland äldre personer: en genomgång av vetenskaplig litteratur samt en epidemiologisk studieLennartsson C; Fors S; Heap J; Sundberg L
- Other: ÄLDRE I CENTRUM. 2018;(4):26-31Depression och ångest har ökatLennartsson C; Heap J; Fors S; Sundberg L
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2018ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in long-term care, SwedenSchön P; Heap J
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2017ESPN Thematic Report on Progress in the implementation of the 2014 EU Recommendation on Investing in children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage, Sweden 2017Fritzell J; Heap J; Nelson K; Palme J; Schön P
- Doctoral thesis: 2016Living conditions in old age: Coexisting disadvantages across life domainsHeap J
- Report: EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY NETWORK, EUROPEAN COMMISSION. 2016Significant increase in local welfare spending in Sweden, ESPN Flash Report 2016/58Fritzell J; Heap J; Palme J