Wim Grooten

Wim Grooten

Senior Lecturer | Docent
Telephone: +46852488861
Visiting address: ANA 23 (B3), 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Fysioterapi Grooten, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • *Current position*
    University lecturer Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, division of Physical Therapy 2013- (100%). Amount of research within the employment about 25%. 

  • Associated professor (Docent) since spring 2011
    Member of Institutional board (NVS)


    *Previous positions and periods of appointments*
    Research assistant Health University Linköping. 1991-1992.
    University lecturer/associated professor Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, division of Physical Therapy from 2002-ongoing.
    Ergonomist at Karolinska Institutet Department of Public Health, division of 

  • Work and Environmental Medicine from 2002-2012

     

  • *Research*
    Research group leader
    (https://ki.se/en/nvs/musculoskeletal-disorders-from-a-biopsychosocial-perspective)
    Sixty-nine peer-reviewed publications (see below)
    Presentations at national and international conferences.
    Grant holder in TRAMA project (EU-financed project 2008-2009).
    Member in networks on Occupational Health Services 2010-2013, Regeneretive
    Medicine, Swedish biomechanics Society, etc.

     

  • *Previous and current research funding.
    2002-2006: Music Norrtälje NVV, 150 000 SEK
    2010-2013: AFA insurance2 500 000 SEK.
    2010-2013: KI-fonden about 130 000 SEK in total.
    2011 Backapp AB 175 000
    2014: Scandinavian Business Seating AS 325 000
    2015-2017 ALF (Anna Kiesling/Magdalena Fresk) 700 000 SEK
    2016 Qinematic – insurance company financed a project 575 000 SEK
    2016-2018 Sveriges Regioner och kommuner (Magdalena Fresk) 120 000 SEK
    2019-2021 Swiss National Science Foundation (Roman Kuster) 720 000 SEK
    2022 Reumatikerförbundet (Björn Äng) 75 000 SEK


    Education at the Karolinska Institutet

    Main supervisor of one ongoing doctoral student: Fredrik Borg
    Co-supervisor of one ongoing doctoral student: 

  • Magdalena Fresk.
    Main supervisor of one finished doctoral student: Roman Kuster 2021.
    Co-supervisor of four finished doctoral students: Christina Olsson, 2010,  

  • Ingrid Claesson, 2018, Elena Tseli 2019, John Ressman 2024.
    External mentor for two doctoral students at the Karolinska Institutet (2009 and 2017)
    Supervision of exam projects at bachelor level >
  • 150 students.
    Supervision of exam projects at advanced level >
  • 90 students.
    International supervisors at bachelor and master level.
    Head course organization for several courses on bachelor, advanced and doctoral levels
    Member in several halftime and disputation committees 2012-2024.
    Coordinator international collaborations with Rosario University Bogota Colombia, ZWAH (Zurich, Switzerland)., Bern University (Switzerland).
    “Best teacher in physiotherapy” –reward winner: 2015 and 2017, Winner of "Evidence blomman" 2024 (best teacher), nomitated nearly every year since 2014
    2023. Corresponding author to a high-impact publication in Annals of Internal Medicine (https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-2348)

     


  • *Higher education degree(s)*
    Master in public health 1988 University of Maastricht the Netherlands.
    Physical Therapy, 1995, Karolinska Institutet.
    Doctoral degree 2006, Med Dr. Karolinska Institutet. Doctoral thesis title: Work and Neck/Shoulder Pain – Risk and Prognostic factors.
    Pedagogics for university teachers. Karolinska institutet (framtidens lärare)
    Supervisor courses.

Research

  • Movement science in a broad perspective (biomechanics, motor control)
    Epidemiology
    Musculoskeletal pain in a biopsychosocial perspective
    Systematic reviews

Teaching

  • Pedagogic courses:

    Framtidens lärare
    Course leader at different levels
    Lecturer and examinator in several courses at different levels
    Supervisor courses

Articles

All other publications

Grants

  • The Motion and Function Network
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2025 - 31 December 2027
  • Stipendium Roman Kuster
    Swiss National Science Foundation
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Tippa-projektet
    Försäkringskassa / Region Stockholm
    1 June 2016 - 31 August 2018
  • Qinematic
    1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016
  • Försäkringskassa
    1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
  • Anna Kiesling/Magdalena Fresk
    ALF
    1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
  • Scandinavian bussiness seating
    31 July 2014 - 30 June 2015
  • KI-Fonden
    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
  • KI-Fonden
    1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013
  • Back app AB
    1 January 2010 - 30 June 2011
  • Hälsoundersökningar i företagshälsovården
    AFA
    1 January 2009 - 31 December 2013
  • KI- Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap
    1 January 2004 - 31 December 2004
  • ALF-medel
    1 January 2004 - 31 December 2004
  • Nämden för vårdvetenskap
    1 January 1992 - 31 December 2000

Employments

  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2007-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2006

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