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Liselotte Schäfer Elinder

Liselotte Schäfer Elinder

Adjunct Professor | Research team leader
Visiting address: Solnavägen 1 E, 11365 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Schäfer Elinder, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Adjunct professor in Public Health Sciences at the Department of Global Public Health [1] and leader of the reserach group Community Nutrition and Physical Activity [2]. I am also employed at the Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Region Stockholm [3] working with health promotion, disease prevention and R2P. After my PhD from the Academy of Technical Sciences in Denmark in 1990, I became a postdoc at researcher in the area of atherosclerosis research at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. In 1997 I became an associate professor in biochemistry. Shortly after, I got the opportunity to widen my competence in the area of public health by joining the Swedish National Institute of Public Health as head of the Unit for Diet and Physical Activity where I was engaged in the development of the Swedish Public Health Policy adopted in 2003. For 3 years, I served an adviser to the WHO Europe office in nutrition and physical activity. In 2006 I joined the Centre for Public Health in Stockholm County as head of the Unit for Applied Nutrition and returned to ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as vice head for the Division of Intervention and Implementation Research, Department of Public Health Sciences where I became an adjunct senior lecturer in intervention and implementation research in 2013. In 2017 I was awarded professor in Public Health Sciences at the Department of Global Public Health.

    [1] /en/gph/department-of-global-public-health
    [2] /en/gph/community-nutrition-and-physical-activity-conpa-0
    [3]

Research

  • My research focuses on three main areas:
    * Epidemiological studies of healthy and sustainable dietary habits and physical activity and their upstream determinants
    * Multidisciplinary research on the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions and tools to promote health and prevent obesity and
    chronic diseases
    * Commissioned assignments within the group’s research competence

Teaching

  • Main activities:
    * Intervention and Implementation Research course 2454 (third cycle). Lecturer and examiner (5 ECTS)
    * Implementation and evaluation course in the Master of Public Health health promotion track, course leader and lecturer (7 ECTS)
    * Health, environment and society, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ students, lecturer

Articles

  • Article: FOOD POLICY. 2025;130:102772
    Ejelov E; Nassen J; Matti S; Elinder LS; Larsson J
  • Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(9):2119-2125
    Patterson E; Nyberg G; Norman A; Elinder LS
  • Article: PREVENTION SCIENCE. 2024;25(6):963-977
    Norman A; Malek ME; Nyberg G; Patterson E; Elinder LS
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF CONSUMER POLICY. 2024;47(1):109-125
    Andre E; Colombo PE; Elinder LS; Larsson J; Hunsberger M
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2024;78(3):193-201
    Eustachio Colombo P; Elinder LS; Nykanen E-PA; Patterson E; Lindroos AK; Parlesak A
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2023;49(6):428-438
    Toropova A; Roedlund A; Bjoerklund C; Elinder LS; Jensen I; Kwak L
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):646
    Malek ME; Andermo S; Nyberg G; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Norman A
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;14:1205427
    Morris Z; Norman A; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Warnqvist A; Raposo S; Annerstedt KS
  • Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2022;17(1):59
    Kwak L; Toropova A; Powell BJ; Lengnick-Hall R; Jensen I; Bergstrom G; Elinder LS; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Bjorklund C
  • Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2022;33:100763
    Erlandsson K; Lindgren H; Kallner HK; Aden U; Friberg IO; Elinder LS; Hajeebhoy N; Gemzell-Danielsson K
  • Article: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION. 2022;25(7):1735-1744
    Patterson E; Andersson F; Elinder LS
  • Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2022;17(1):23
    Toropova A; Bjorklund C; Bergstrom G; Elinder LS; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Jensen I; Kwak L
  • Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2022;9(2):248
    Malek ME; Norman A; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Nyberg G
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):1630
    Elinder LS; Wiklund CA; Norman A; Stattin NS; Andermo S; Patterson E; Hemmingsson E; Cook C; Raposo S; Kwak L
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2021;114(2):530-539
    Colombo PE; Milner J; Scheelbeek PFD; Taylor A; Parlesak A; Kastner T; Nicholas O; Elinder LS; Dangour AD; Green R
  • Article: NUTRIENTS. 2021;13(8):2507
    Eustachio Colombo P; Elinder LS; Lindroos AK; Parlesak A
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):1332
    Patterson E; Eustachio Colombo P; Milner J; Green R; Elinder LS
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2021;18(1):89
    Eustachio Colombo P; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Parlesak A; Lindroos AK; Andermo S
  • Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2021;21(1):228
    Malek ME; Nyberg G; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Norman A
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(15):E5283-5283
    Jensen IB; Bramberg EB; Wahlin C; Bjorklund C; Hermansson U; Karlson ML; Elinder LS; af Rosenschold PM; Nevala T; Carter N; Mellblom B; Kwak L
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All other publications

  • Editorial comment: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2025;179(1):7
    Janson A; Elinder LS
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2024
    Annerstedt KS; Kwak L; Andermo S; Patterson E; Norman Ã…; Raposo S; Stattin NS; Elinder LS
  • Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(5):852-854
    Elinder LS
  • Editorial comment: IEEE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY MAGAZINE. 2023;42(2):38-41
    Elinder LS; Colombo PE
  • Other: EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING. 2023;26(2):81
    Elinder LS; Wallén EF
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
    Colombo PE; Elinder L; Nykänen E-P; Patterson E; Lindroos AK; Parlesak A
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:ckac094.022
    Malek ME; Norman A; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Nyberg G
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
    Myers C; Colombo PE; Elinder LS; Andermo S
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
    Patterson E; Andersson F; Elinder LS
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
    Colombo PE; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Parlesak A; Lindroos AK; Andermo S
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
    Patterson E; Colombo PE; Milner J; Green R; Elinder LS
  • Preprint: PREPRINTS.ORG. 2020
    Elinder LS; Eustachio Colombo P; Patterson E; Parlesak A; Lindroos AK
  • Review: SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN. 2020;6(1):25
    Andermo S; Hallgren M; Nguyen T-T; Jonsson S; Petersen S; Friberg M; Romqvist A; Stubbs B; Elinder LS
  • Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2020;109(4):649-650
    Elinder LS
  • Conference publication: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2020;15
    Kwak L; Bjorklund C; Bostrom M; Bergstrom G; Nybergh L; Elinder LS; Stigmar K; Wahlin C; Jensen I
  • Preprint: PREPRINTS.ORG. 2019
    Eustachio Colombo P; Patterson E; Schäfer Elinder L; Lindroos AK; Sonesson U; Darmon N; Parlesak A
  • Preprint: PREPRINTS.ORG. 2019
    Colombo PE; Patterson E; Elinder LS; Lindroos AK; Sonesson U; Darmon N; Parlesak A
  • Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(10):E2274-2274
    Oppewal A; Hilgenkamp TIM; Elinder LS; Freiberger E; Rintala P; Guerra-Balic M; Gine-Garriga M; Cuesta-Vargas A; Oviedo GR; Sansano-Nadal O; Izquierdo-Gomez R; Einarsson I; Teittinen A; Melville CA
  • Conference publication: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH. 2018;15(10):S202
    Malek M; Norman A; Elinder LS; Patterson E; Nyberg G
  • Other: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27(6):1118
    Elinder LS
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Selected grants

  • A novel partnership model (Co-fam) for health promotion and early prevention of obesity – co-design and evaluation of family support for school and primary health care
    Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2025 - 31 December 2028
  • A partnership model for early prevention of cardiovascular disease – co-design and evaluation of a family support program for school and primary health care (Co-fam)
    Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation
    1 August 2024 - 31 July 2027
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
  • Implementation of evidence-based counselling within school health care to promote health and prevent disease
    National Research School for Care Sciences
    1 January 2018 - 1 January 2022
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
  • Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
    1 January 2016 - 31 December 2019

Grants

  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2025 - 31 December 2027
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    10 December 2024 - 30 November 2026
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 December 2024 - 30 November 2028
  • Evaluation of a health intervention through school health care to promote health and prevent disease
    Familjen Kamprads Stiftelse
    1 January 2017 - 1 January 2020
  • Effectiveness of a universal theory-based parental support programme within school health care targeting children's dietary habits , physical activity and body weight
    National Research School for Care Sciences
    1 January 2012 - 1 January 2016

Employments

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Global Public Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2017-2029

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 1997

Leadership and responsibility assignments

  • Research team leader, Community Nutrition and Physical Activity, Global Public Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2009-

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