Magdalena Bjerneld
Affiliated Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health; International Maternal and Reproductive Health and Migration
- E-mail:
- magdalena.bjerneld@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Community health nurse and nurse tutor, Excellent teacher award, Master in International health, PhD. My focus is Global health and migration
Keywords
- migration
- global hälsa
Biography
I am a researcher in International health, with a special focus on global health, inclusive migration and humanitarian assistance. I have forty years of experience from this area including fieldwork, consulting, education, and research. My PhD was called Images, Motives, and Challenges for Western Health Workers in Humanitarian Aid. My present research focuses on migration, including unaccompanied children and girlhood in migration.

Publications
Recent publications
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Companions to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Sweden – experiences of Swedish families
Part of International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, p. 179-191, 2022
- DOI for Companions to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Sweden – experiences of Swedish families
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Part of International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, p. 305-317, 2018
- DOI for Experiences and reflections of Somali unaccompanied girls on their first years in Sweden: a follow-up study after two decades
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Part of European Journal of Public Health, p. 101-101, 2018
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Part of Global Health Action, 2016
- DOI for Detainees, staff and healthcare services in immigration detention centers: A descriptive comparison of detention systems in Sweden and the Benelux countries
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A prison with extra flavours : Experiences of immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres
Part of International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, p. 73-85, 2015
- DOI for A prison with extra flavours : Experiences of immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Companions to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Sweden – experiences of Swedish families
Part of International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, p. 179-191, 2022
- DOI for Companions to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Sweden – experiences of Swedish families
- Download full text (pdf) of Companions to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Sweden – experiences of Swedish families
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Part of International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, p. 305-317, 2018
- DOI for Experiences and reflections of Somali unaccompanied girls on their first years in Sweden: a follow-up study after two decades
- Download full text (pdf) of Experiences and reflections of Somali unaccompanied girls on their first years in Sweden: a follow-up study after two decades
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Part of European Journal of Public Health, p. 101-101, 2018
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Part of Global Health Action, 2016
- DOI for Detainees, staff and healthcare services in immigration detention centers: A descriptive comparison of detention systems in Sweden and the Benelux countries
- Download full text (pdf) of Detainees, staff and healthcare services in immigration detention centers: A descriptive comparison of detention systems in Sweden and the Benelux countries
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A prison with extra flavours : Experiences of immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres
Part of International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, p. 73-85, 2015
- DOI for A prison with extra flavours : Experiences of immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres
- Download full text (pdf) of A prison with extra flavours : Experiences of immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres
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Part of Global Health Action, 2015
- DOI for Quality of life among immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres: a cross-sectional questionnaire study
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"It is a thin line to walk on": challenges of staff working at Swedish immigration detention centres
Part of International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, p. 25196, 2015
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Part of Disaster Management & Response, p. 49-58, 2006
- DOI for Motivations, Concerns, and Expectations of Scandinavian Health Professionals Volunteering for Humanitarian Assignments
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Part of Disaster Management & Response, p. 101-108, 2004
Chapters in book
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Western Health Workers in Humanitarian Aid: Chapter 14
Part of The humanitarian Chanllenge - 20 years European Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA), Springer, 2015