The common thread running through my research is a desire to understand and demonstrate how assumptions and norms both shape and are shaped by medical practices and the everyday realities of healthcare, while at the same time exploring how they are challenged and questioned by different actors.
Drawing on theoretical perspectives from medical humanities, medical sociology, and gender studies, my research often focuses on women’s reproductive health. I am particularly interested in individuals’ experiences of their bodies and life situations, as well as how healthcare professionals perceive and understand their work, in relation to broader societal ideas, assumptions, and expectations. From these , I have studied both patients’ and healthcare professionals’ experiences of rare conditions and medical innovations, such as MRKH syndrome (congenital absence of the uterus and vagina) and uterus transplantation, as well as more common conditions, such as second-degree perineal tears following childbirth.
A central commitment in my work, both as a researcher and in my other professional roles, is to communicate research beyond academic settings and to facilitate collaboration across disciplinary boundaries.
Teaching and Supervision
I have taught at all faculties at Linköping University, although primarily within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, serving both as a lecturer and supervisor.
I am passionate about teaching that offers multiple perspectives on health, gender, the body, and healthcare, as well as about qualitative research methods. I actively work to further develop my teaching in these areas at undergraduate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.
