Present position:

2012-

Professor at University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health

2012-

Affiliated professor at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NFA)

Previous professional experience:

1993-2011

Senior Researcher at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NFA)

1986-93

Researcher, the National Research Centre for the Working Environment

1983-86

Analytical chemist, The DAK Laboratories

1982-83

Analytical chemist, National Food agency

Education:

2018, DMSc at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

1992, PhD, in the RoyalDanishSchool of Pharmacy, Copen­hagen

1982, M.Sci.Pharm. in the RoyalDanishSchool of Pharmacy

Partner or project leader (PL) in research programs/projects:

2016-

Individual stress reactions in mid age and risk of dementia in old age.

2015-

Work stressors, Perceived stress, and Dementia (MEMORIA)

2015-

Working hours and Well-being (WOW), Nordic collaboration project (PI for Copenhagen University)

2015-

Physical and psychological working environment throughout working life and the impact of individual ressources in midlife on staying in working life (PI at IFSV)

2013-

Shiftwork and health consequences

2013-

Antecedent, mechanisms and long-term consequences of negative social relation at work (PI at IFSV)

2011-2015

Luxar – Health consequences of outdoor and night work with focus on light (PI at NFA until 2012)

2012-2014

Midt om natten – Night work and health (PI at IFSV)

2009-2014

MODENA project – Negative behaviour at the workplace and mental health (PI at NFA)

2009-2012

Cope-stress – an intervention project among employees with stress

2008-2012

CAMB (Copenhagen Aging Midlife Biobank) (PI at NFA)

2008-2012

An intervention study on time and length of working hours.

2008-2012

Organizational changes, stress and health, An intervention project among civil servants (PI at NFA).

2008-2012

Stress and Noise at the workplace.

2008-2010

Nordic Network on bullying at the workplace. (PI)

2006-2009

PRISME project: Occupational risk factor in development of depression, fatigue, and stress. Work place survey. In collaboration with Departments of Occupational Medicine at Hospitals in Herning, Århus, and Glostrup. (PI at NFA)

2006-2009

A 3-year prospective study of bullying in Danish workplaces. (PI at NFA)

2006-2008

Intra- and inter-individual variations in key biomarkers within the general population. In collaboration with University of Copenhagen and a number of institutions in EU countries. The study was supported by The European Chemical Industry Council - Long-Range Research Initiative (Contract no HETRA D2.2 coordinated by VITO, Centre of Expertise in toxicology, Belgium) (PI at NFA)