Lucie Laflamme

Lucie Laflamme

Professor | Docent
Telephone: +46852483362
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset Tomtebodavägen 18 A, plan 3, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Laflamme, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • Professor of injury epidemiology and preventionCurrent assignments at KI:- Deputy Chairperson of the recruitment committee at Karolinska Institutet- Senior academic leader of the WISE (Women in Science and Education) network - Current affiliation: Professor Extraordinarius at the University of South Africa (UNISA), in South AfricaResearch groupHead of the research group on Injuries' Social Aetiology and Consequences (ISAC)Education(1988-90) Postdoctoral studiesSweden’s National Institute of Occupational Health, Division of Social Psychology (IPS), Solna, Sweden(1984-87) Ph.D. in Industrial RelationsLaval University, Department of Industrial Relations, Quebec, CanadaSelected Academic Distinctions and Commissions of Trust- Since 2020: Professor Extraordinarius, University of South Africa, College of Graduate Studies, Institute for Social and Health Sciences, Pretoria, South Africa- 2004-20: Honorary Professor, University of South Africa, College of Graduate Studies, Institute for Social and Health Sciences, Pretoria, South Africa- Since 2019.04: Deputy Chairperson, Karolinska Institutet Recruitment Committee- 2008-2017: Head of the Department of Public Health Sciences (since January 2020 named Department of Global Public Health)- 10 times: Faculty thesis opponent (in Sweden and abroad)- 3 times: Member of scientific review committees of French academic institutions for the AERES (Agence d’évaluation de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur)- 2018: Scientific president of the European Congress of Epidemiology- Multiple times: Keynote speaker in international conferences – on social inequalities in injuries (9 times), bullying (2 times) and mHealth for diagnostic assistance (1 time)- Multiple times: Commissioned by the WHO, lead author of chapters in reports (2009, 2014, 2018), full reports (2006, 2012, 2018), and policy brief (2006) - Regularly: Temporary advisor for the WHO

Research

  • My current research projects deal withIn Sweden- Unintentional and intentional injuries among older people, among others rod traffic injuries (RTIs) and poisonings (Sweden)In Mozambique- Childhood injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic- Violence against children- Cellphone use by motor vehicle drivers and pedestriansIn Angola- Road traffic injury prevention

Teaching

  • Master levelCourse development and course responsibility on the following topics- Co-responsible for Degree project course in master of public health - track health promotion and prevention - Ethics in public and global health researchDoctoral levelLeader of the one-week workshop entitled: “Writing a kappa. Organizing and telling your own story”

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Employments

  • Professor, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-
  • Professor, Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Karolinska Institute, 2004-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

Supervisor

  • Vanda Amado
  • Constance Boissin
  • Lisa Blom
  • Helle M Alvesson
  • Chris L Hanna
  • Mathilde Sengoelge
  • Klara Johansson
  • Fourouzan Rezapu Shahkolai
  • David L Lawrence
  • Behrooz Hamzeh
  • Ashley Van Niekerk
  • Miriam Eliasson
  • Lotta Nylén
  • Stephanie Burrows
  • Junaid Razzak
  • Marie Hasselberg
  • Marjan Vaez
  • Céline Farley
  • Karin Engström

Committee work

  • Vice chair, Recruitment Committee, Karolinska Institutet, 2019

Thesis evaluation

  • Yasin Jemal Yasin, Opponent, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, 2023
  • erik Hedström, Opponent, Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, University Hospital of Umeå, 2021
  • Cédric Gil-Jardiné, Opponent, University of Bordeaux, 2019
  • Holger Möller, Opponent, Government of New South Wales, 2016
  • Marion Bailhache, Opponent, University of Bordeaux, 2016
  • Finn Gjersten, Opponent, Oslo University Hospital, 2015
  • Birgit Modén, Opponent, Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy, Lund University, 2012
  • Idlir Licaj, Opponent, Lumière University Lyon 2, 2011
  • Ana M Novoa Pardo, Opponent, University of the West of England, 2010
  • Patrick Morency, Opponent, University of Montreal, 2010

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