Stephanie Bonn

I received my doctorate at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet in 2015 (link to thesis). During my time as a postdoc at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, I deepened my knowledge in nutritional epidemiology. Today, I am an associate professor in epidemiology.

• Master of Science, major in nutrition, Stockholm University, 2009
• PhD in Epidemiology, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,  Karolinska Institutet, 2015
• Post doc at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Nutrition department, 2015-16
• Associate professor in epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023

My research focuses on understanding the role of lifestyle in health. Using various epidemiological data sources and study designs, I investigate how physical activity, dietary intake, and body weight are associated with different health outcomes.

My primary focus is on kidney cancer, where I study risk factors for the disease, quality of life, and the impact of lifestyle after a kidney cancer diagnosis.

I also investigate how mHealth can support healthy lifestyle habits in various patient groups. I have developed several digital solutions aimed at promoting healthy eating habits and physical activity. As the PI or Co-PI, I lead several large randomized intervention studies evaluating the impact of these digital solutions on lifestyle behaviors in different patient populations.

The HAPPY-trial
The DiaCert-study
The PromMera-trial

The HealthIntegrator-study

I am a lecturer, group leader and seminar leader at several different educational programs at Karolinska Institutet, including the Medical program,  the Master’s programme in nutrition science and the Research school in epidemiology for clinicians.

Pedagogical merits

• Pedagogy for Doctoral Supervisors (3 hp), Karolinska Institutet, 2019
• Teaching and learning in higher education (7.5 hp), Karolinska Institutet,  2018
• Introductory Doctoral Supervision (1, 5 hp), Karolinska Institutet, 2018

Doctoral student supervison
Linnea Sjöblom (main supervisor)

Ida Palmqvist (main supervisor)

Helén Eke (co-supervisor)

Daniel Söderberg (co-supervisor)

Oskar Swartling (co-supervisor)

Madeleine Hummel (co-supervisor, graduated April 2024)

Liisa Tolvanen (co-supervisor, graduated October 2023)

Charlotte Goodrose-Flores (co-supervisor, graduated March 2023)

Mari Hult (co-supervisor, graduated September 2020)