LGBTQ+ research in the Nordic countries is strong and multi-faceted, but it has largely been done within its respective discipline. The network gather the Nordic LGBTQ+ research on health and living conditions in a wide sense.

About

The aim of the network is to gather Nordic LGBTQ+ research on health and living conditions in a broad sense. We organise a yearly conference/network meeting and share research results, conferences or workshops with each other via an email list. During 2025-2026, we have had network funding from the LGBTQI-fund with the Nordic Council of Ministers.

The network coordinator is Kiin Catrine Andersson, Associate Professor in Social Work at Malmö University, with support from the Centre for Sexology and Sexuality Studies (CSS). Please get in touch if you want to join or have questions about the network.

  • Anna-Lena Almqvist – Professor

    Karlstad University

  • Fanny Ambjörnsson – Professor

    Stockholm University

  • Norman Anderssen – Professor

    University of Bergen

  • Kiin Catrine Andersson

    Kiin Catrine Andersson – Associate Professor

    kiin.catrine.andersson@mau.se

  • Heléne Appelgren Engström – Associate senior lecturer

    Mälardalen University

  • Anna Arvidsson

    Anna Arvidsson – Senior lecturer

    anna.arvidsson@mau.se

  • Elin Bengtsson – Researcher and lecturer

    Stockholm University

  • Mons Bissenbakker – Associate professor

    Copenhagen University

  • Signe Bremer – Senior lecturer

    Mid Sweden University

  • Janne Bromseth – Senior researcher

    University of Inland Norway

  • Emilia Brusila – PhD Student

    University of Lapland

  • Richard Bränström – Professor

    Karolinska Institutet

  • Tommy Carlsson – Associate professor

    Swedish Red Cross University College

  • Charlotta Carlström

    Charlotta Carlström – Associate Professor/Senior lecturer

    charlotta.carlstrom@mau.se

  • Mats Christiansen – Lecturer

    Uppsala University

  • Benjamin Claréus – Senior lecturer

    Kristianstad University

  • Kris Clarke – Professor

    Helsinki University

  • Danielle Drozdzewski – Associate professor

    Stockholm University

  • Peter Edelberg – Teaching Associate Professor

    Copenhagen University

  • Emil Edenborg – Associate professor

    Stockholm University

  • Helga Eggebø – Research professor

    Nordland Research Institute

  • Elina Einiö – Senior lecturer

    Helsinki University

  • Malena Forsare – PhD Student

    Lund University

  • Maria Gottvall – Associate professor

    Swedish Red Cross University College

  • Burcu Gumus – Researcher

    Aarhus University 

  • Sunny Gurumayum – Researcher

    Lund University

  • Anne Görlich – Associate professor

    Aarhus University 

  • Ida Hall – PhD Student

    Lund University

  • Tone Hellesund – Professor

    Bergen University

  • Joa Hiitola – Professor

    Tampere University

  • Anna Holmqvist – PhD Student

    Uppsala University

  • Rummage Isaac – PhD Student

    Swedish Red Cross University College

  • Camilla Ivarsson – PhD Student

    Malmö University

  • Robert Jacobsson – PhD Student

    Södertörn University

  • Joe Jukes – Reseacher

    Tampere University

  • Layla Khairallah – PhD Student

    Mälardalen University

  • Laura Kihlström – Senior researcher

    Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

  • Max Kleijberg – Senior lecturer

    Mälardalen University

  • Amanda Klysing – Postdoc

    Lund University

  • Vikram Kolmannskog – Professor

    Norwegian Gestalt Institute

  • Kyraki Kosidou – Associate professor

    Karolinska Institutet

  • Hans Wiggo Kristiansen – Associate professor

    Oslo Metropolitan University

  • Jari Kylmä – Associate professor

    Tampere University

  • Julia Lagerman – Researcher

    Örebro University

  • Annukka Lahti – Senior lecturer

    University of Eastern Finland

  • Minna Laiti – Researcher

    Helsinki University

  • Jon Martin Larsen – PhD Student

    Kristiania University

  • Jukka Lehtonen – Senior researcher

    Helsinki University

  • Mia Liinason – Professor

    Lund University

  • Ida Linander – Associate professor

    Umeå University

  • Siri Lindqvist – PhD Student

    University of Gothenburg

  • Malin Lindroth – Professor

    Oslo Metropolitan University

  • Jack Lukkerz – Senior lecturer

    Malmö University

  • Elisabeth Lund Engebretsen – Professor

    University of Stavanger

  • Susanna Lundberg

    Susanna Lundberg – Senior lecturer

    susanna.lundberg@mau.se

  • Tove Lundberg – Associate professor

    Lund University

  • Elin Lundell – PhD Student

    Lund University

  • Matilda Löfström – PhD Student

    Karolinska Institutet

  • Þórhildur Elínard Magnúsdóttir – LGBTQIA+ specialist

    City of Reykjavik

  • Anna Malmqvist – Associate professor

    Linköping University

  • Kirsti Malterud – Professor

    Bergen University

  • Theodor Meijas Nihlén – PhD Student

    Linköping University

  • Mateusz Miesiac – PhD Student

    Södertörn University

  • Ylva Moberg – Researcher

    Stockholm University

  • Michael Nebeling Petersen – Associate professor

    Copenhagen University

  • Tommi Niinisalo – PhD Student

    Helsinki University

  • Lisa Nordlund – PhD Student

    Lund University

  • Ylva Odenbring – Professor

    University of Gothenburg

  • Fotis Papadopoulos – Professor

    Uppsala University

  • Ella Poutiainen – Researcher

    Åbo University

  • Mimosa Puumalainen – PhD Student

    University of Lapland

  • Oriana Quaglietta Bernal – Senior lecturer

    Kristianstad University

  • Emiel Riiko – PhD Student

    Helsinki University

  • Åse Røthing – Professor

    Oslo Metropolitan University

  • Zara Saeidzadeh – Associate senior lecturer

    Lund University

  • Sara Salminen – Senior lecturer

    Lund University

  • Samuel Salovaara – Senior researcher

    University of Lapland

  • Linn Sandberg – Professor

    Södertörn University

  • Nicole Schack Ovesen – Researcher

    National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women

  • Irina Schmitt – Senior lecturer

    Lund University

  • Anna Siverskog – Associate professor

    Uppsala University

  • Regina Sofia Skar-Fröding – Researcher

    Akershus University Hospital

  • Benjamin Smart – PhD Student

    Karolinska Institutet

  • Sofia Smolle – Senior lecturer

    Stockholm University

  • Linda Sólveigar og Guðmunds – Researcher

    University of Iceland

  • Lena Sotevik – Researcher

    Stockholm University

  • Tiia Sudenkaarne – Reseacher

    Helsinki University

  • Jenny Sundén – Professor

    Uppsala University

  • Wibke Straube – Associate professor

    Karlstad University

  • Elias Svedberg – PhD Student

    Karolinska Institutet

  • Matilda Svensson Chowdhury

    Matilda Svensson Chowdhury – Senior lecturer

    matilda.svensson@mau.se

  • Jakob Svensson

    Jakob Svensson – Professor

    jakob.svensson@mau.se

  • Ilo Söderström – Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Tampere University

  • Renita Sörensdotter – Researcher

    National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women

  • Niels Ulrik Sørensen – Professor

    Aalborg University

  • Heikki Tikkanen – Senior lecturer

    University of Gothenburg

  • Lucas Tilley – Researcher

    Uppsala University

  • Sunniva Árja Tobiasen – PhD Student

    Bergen University

  • Leila Torgensen – PhD Student

    Norwegian Institute of Public Health

  • Emma von Essen – Associate professor

    Uppsala University

  • Valtteri Vähä-Savo – Senior lecturer

    Tampere University

  • Thomas Wimark – Associate professor

    Uppsala University

  • Matilda Wurm – Associate professor

    Örebro University

  • Willi Zhang – Researcher

    Karolinska Institutet

  • Sophia Zisakou – Researcher

    Lund University

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