Current affiliation:
National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 2, 1355 Copenhagen, Denmark
Education and degrees :
2008 Enrolled as a PhD student, University of
Copenhagen.
2007 Master of Public Health,
University of Copenhagen
(incl. maternity leave for 7 months)
2004 Bachelor degree in public health
1999 Enrolled as a Medical student,
University of Aarhus,
completed the first two years
Employment:
2012 Maternity leave from September 2012 to
July 2013
2008 to present PhD student at University of Copenhagen.
Workplace at the National Institute of
Public Health. (Incl. maternity leave
for 10 months).
2010-2011: 1 year research stay at Section of Social
Medicine, Department of Public Health,
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen.
2007 – 2008 Research assistant at the National Institute
of Public Health, Department of Children’s
health, University of Southern Denmark.
2005 - 2007 Student work as research assistant at the
National Institute of Public Health
Department of Children’s Health.
2005 Research assistant at the National Institute
of Public health, Centre for Alcohol
research (2 months).
2002 - 2004 Front office assistant in a medical practice
at Oestergade 18, Copenhagen K.
1999 - 2001 Medical student work care intern and
nursing assistance with FADL (Union of
Danish Medical Students).
Grants:
2008-2012 Financed from a full PhD scholarship from
the Faculty of Health Sciences, University
of Copenhagen (1.500.000kr.).
2008-2012 550.000 From “Sygekassernes Helsefond”
with Pernille Due
Teaching, Supervision:
2011 Epidemiology for medical students,
University of Copenhagen
2011 Use of SAS statistical software,
mater of Public Health Students
2010 Use of SAS statistical software,
mater of Public Health Students
2010 Co-superviser, master thesis in public
health
Referee activities:
2012 Journal of Adolescent Health
2011 Journal of Obesity
2010 Pediatrics
2007 British Medical Journal
Peer reviewed oral presentations:
2012 ISPNPA Texas, Changes in socioeconomic
disparities in overweight from birth to
early childhood
2012 EASO Lyon, Socioeconomic patterns and
pathways in inequality in development of
childhood overweight
2007 Eupha Helsinki, Socioeconomic position
and the risk of preterm birth.
Peer reviewed poster presentation:
2011 IEA, Edinburgh, Role of motor milestones
in the development of overweight in
childhood – A study within the Danish
National Birth Cohort.
2010 Society of behavioral medicine,
Washington 2010, Parental socioeconomic
position and development of overweight
in adolescence: longitudinal study of
Danish adolescents.