Emerald Heiland
Researcher at Department of Surgical Sciences; Medical epidemiology
- E-mail:
- emerald.heiland@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Epihubben, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14 B
75185 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Epihubben, MTC-huset
75185 Uppsala
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Short presentation
I am a researcher in epidemiology specializing in physical activity. I work in Dr. Hannah Brooke’s research group studying cancer and diabetes, and I lead my own project on physical activity and dementia.
I am also affiliated with The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), where my work focuses more on the effects of physical activity or nutrition on cognitive task-related changes in cortical hemodynamic function, using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
Biography
Ongoing Projects
- Physical activity in persons with type 2 diabetes and cancer
- Molecular mechanisms of cognitive impairment and the role of physical activity
- Follow-up care of adult survivors of childhood cancer and future health consequences
Research positions
- Postdoc in medical epidemiology, Uppsala University, 2021-2024
- Postdoc in cognitive neuroscience, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), 2018-2021
Education
- PhD 2018, Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
- MSc 2012, Public Health Science, Karolinska Institutet
- BPHE 2010, Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto
Teaching
I teach at the bachelor, master, and PhD level in epidemiology, and I am co-course leader for the PhD course in Medical Epidemiology at Uppsala University. I also teach basic biostatistics at the master’s level. I supervise bachelor, master, and PhD students in their research projects.
Memberships
- SVEP: Svensk epidemiologisk förening
- SfNIRS: The Society for functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Publications
Recent publications
- Differential impacts of fat and muscle mass on cardiovascular and non‐cardiovascular mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes (2024)
- A randomised crossover trial of nitrate and breakfast on prefrontal cognitive and haemodynamic response functions (2024)
- Short, frequent physical activity breaks improve working memory while preserving cerebral blood flow in adolescents during prolonged sitting - AbbaH teen, a randomized crossover trial (2024)
- Intra‐individual stability of longitudinal urinary steroid profiles in Swedish athletes (2023)
- Effects of prolonged sitting and physical activity breaks on measures of arterial stiffness and cortisol in adolescents (2023)
All publications
Articles
- Differential impacts of fat and muscle mass on cardiovascular and non‐cardiovascular mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes (2024)
- A randomised crossover trial of nitrate and breakfast on prefrontal cognitive and haemodynamic response functions (2024)
- Short, frequent physical activity breaks improve working memory while preserving cerebral blood flow in adolescents during prolonged sitting - AbbaH teen, a randomized crossover trial (2024)
- Intra‐individual stability of longitudinal urinary steroid profiles in Swedish athletes (2023)
- Effects of prolonged sitting and physical activity breaks on measures of arterial stiffness and cortisol in adolescents (2023)
- Acute effects of nitrate and breakfast on working memory, cerebral blood flow, arterial stiffness, and psychological factors in adolescents (2023)
- The effect of two multi-component behavior change interventions on cognitive functions (2022)
- Correlates of cardiorespiratory fitness in a population-based sample of middle-aged adults (2022)
- ABBaH teens (2022)
- Bi-Directional, Day-to-Day Associations between Objectively-Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep among Office Workers (2021)
- Frequent, Short Physical Activity Breaks Reduce Prefrontal Cortex Activation but Preserve Working Memory in Middle-Aged Adults: ABBaH Study (2021)
- Cerebral small vessel disease, cardiovascular risk factors, and future walking speed in old age (2021)
- Global trends in the prevalence of secondhand smoke exposure among adolescents aged 12–16 years from 1999 to 2018: an analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys (2021)
- ABBaH: Activity Breaks for Brain Health (2020)
- The effectiveness of multi-component interventions targeting physical activity or sedentary behaviour amongst office workers (2020)
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Risk of Disability in Older Adults: Variation by Age and Functional Status (2019)
- Impact of the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics Guideline on Hypertension Prevalence Compared With the Fourth Report in an International Cohort (2019)
- Temporal trends in impairments of physical function among older adults during 2001–16 in Sweden (2018)
- Cardiovascular Risk Burden and Future Risk of Walking Speed Limitation in Older Adults (2017)
- Association of mobility limitations with incident disability among older adults (2016)
