In my research, I study individuals鈥� stories about their body, their experiences of health care and their relations. Taking my vantage point in such stories and with theoretical tools from medical humanities, medical sociology and gender studies I examine how individuals make sense of their situation. The core in my work is my interest in understanding how assumptions and norms are enacted in medical practices and as such come to the same, but also how assumptions and norms at the same time are shaped in medical practices. By unpacking and problematising these dimensions of health care my research shows how different actors鈥� perspectives can come to matter in medical practices and ultimately improve care.
I鈥檓 currently working on these issues in two research projects. In the project 鈥漈he Many Meanings of Perineal Injuries鈥� Lisa Lind茅n Gothenburg Uni and I explore care seekers鈥� and care providers鈥� experiences of and attitudes towards second-degree perineal injuries and how they shape and are shaped by, information, treatment, and care encounters. The project demonstrates how such attitudes and experiences can be unpacked and problematised to improve care. As such, it also furnishes discussions of the role of social sciences and humanities in the making of equal care. In the project 鈥淲hat are you complaining about?鈥� led by my colleague Jelmer Br眉ggemann we analyse patients鈥� and care professionals鈥� experiences of and expectations on how critique is to be expressed; what they complain about; and how patients鈥� social position matters. The project aims to study what patients鈥� verbal critique means in Swedish care encounters, and how it can improve care quality and equity.
Communication and collaborations
In all of my projects, I try to find new ways of communicating my research to a wider audience. For example, I have worked with blogs, Wikipedia and in ongoing projects with short video productions. It provides new angles on my scientific production and contributes to widen my networks and develop contacts with different stakeholders. I have, for example, been hired as a lecturer by Svenska Turnerf枚reningen, Kvinnokliniken vid Link枚pings universitetssjukhus, RFSL Link枚ping, Forskartorget Bokm盲ssan, and Landstinget 脰rebro.
Communication and networking are also central tasks of my role as coordinator for the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics. At CMHB, we want to gather, strengthen, and develop research, teaching, and collaboration with the society around us, within the areas of medical humanities and bioethics. We work on several levels: locally at LiU, and on regional, national and international scales.
