About me

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Healthy ageing, walking and the outdoor environment in the North

The purpose of the research project External link. is to find out how people aged 70 and older living in the north experience their outdoor space for action and movement in their neighborhood. As well as what is perceived as hindering and enabling factors, especially in winter. The project is funded by the Nordic Council and the Kamprad Family Foundation

Exploratory workshop for representatives of three UArctic Thematic Networks. External link.

The new project on healthy ageing and outdoor environment: Methodology workshop in Oulu. External link.

Members of TN in Arctic Health received funding to start a new project in healthy ageing theme. External link.

Agnetas research

Human motion in changing environments

Agneta Larsson's practice and research is Medical Science. My educational background includes integrative physiology and a Master's degree in Medical Science from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm and a Doctoral degree in Physiotherapy from Lulea University of Technology (LTU). My thesis focused on risk and safety analyses, management and interactions between environmental conditions and human behaviour. A particular focus of my research is the significance of the environment, social context and people's self-efficacy beliefs for physical performance and mobility. Located in the subarctic area of northern Scandinavia, the research activities of my group explore how built outdoor environments & seasonal climate variations, as well as people's balance control, attitudes & experiences affect how a person feels comfortable to move in the outdoor environment.

I am a board member of the Nordic Society for Circumpolar Health (NSCH) (2018-2024), aiming to promote and spread interest in scientific studies of healthcare problems in polar, subpolar, and similar environments.Currently I'm working within the European Space University for Earth and Humanity (UNIVERSEH), and here especially focusing on equity, inclusion and sustainability in education and mobility, as leader for WP 6 from LTUS side.

• The European Space University for Earth and Humanity External link.
• The Access Abisko research program: Theme global change and sustainability (2020-2022) External link.
• Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023 External link.
• Read about the network for health-promoting community planning External link.

My teaching

I supervise PhD students and students at Bachelor and Masters level and are responsible for management and teaching in courses in Public health, Ergonomics and work environment, that is, about interactions between humans and their local environment. My teaching and examinations have included ergonomics courses for students in Technical Design, and international cooperation in courses on health promotion and public health.

• Health promotion perspective from individual to society External link.
• Health Promoting Practices External link.
• Humans and Work Life External link.
• Teacher collaboration between Genovate partners External link.
• 15 Koncept för bättre ergonomi External link.
• 7 Koncept för bättre ergonomi External link.

Courses I passed - theories and methods

• Masters Degree in Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet.
• 3 year participation in the Research School Arena Risk and Safety at Luleå University of Technology in cooperation with CRR – the Center of Risk analysis and Risk management.
• Applied physiology, preclinical, Uppsala University; Participatory research in Human Work, Engineering and Design Sciences, KTH and LTU; 7th International course on safety research, Nordic Institute for advanced training in occupational health, Finland.
• Philosophical aspects of risk, LTU; Risk analysis and risk management in human systems, LTU; Management and organisation, LTU; Work physiology, ergonomics and rehabilitation for physiotherapeuts, Umeå Univ and the National institute for working life; Sports medicine for medical doctors, Umeå Univ; Statistical methods and applied multivariate analysis, LTU; Qualitative methods especially addressing case study methodology, LTU; Qualitative content analysis, LTU; Philosophy of Science, LTU; Research Ethics, LTU; ICT in learning environments, Umeå Univ and LTU.
• Research supervision course, LTU, Leadership in academia, LTU.