Maissa Al Adhami

Short presentation

I am a researcher and teacher at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, where I work on research projects involving migration, parenting programs and gender-based violence. My research interests include migration and health, social determinants of health, qualitative and quantitative methodology, health equity and integration discourses. My doctoral studies focused on factors that influence migrants' health and well-being, and mitigate ill-health in the early post-migration phase.

Keywords

• quantitative methods
• qualitative methods
• public health
• social capital
• • migration and integration
• • refugee studies
• health literacy
• post migration

Biography

With a background in the humainites and social sciences turned public health scientist, my passion is embedded in my skills and expertise: Health promotion, mental health and well-being, health equity, epidemiology & social medicine.

I have a degree in Oriental Studies from Uppsala University and a master’s degree in global health from Karolinska Institutet. I have also studied civil law, national law and EU law at Uppsala University. I have fifteen years of work experience as a program manager and analyst in Karolinska Institutet in the field of international education and research collaboration. I obtained my doctoral degree from Uppsala University in May 2023 with the thesis "Health of refugee migrants in the early post-migration phase in Sweden - The role of health resources and health promotion."

I am a member of Swedish Chapter of Women in Global Health (WGH) and Support Platform for Migration and Health, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration (MILSA).