Curriculum

Curriculum Vitae for Maria Holst Algren

Work experience:

2018-          Postdoc, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

2018           Academic employee, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

2014-2017  PhD Student at Unit for Health Promotion Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

2013-2014 Academic employee at Unit for Health Promotion Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

2010-2013 Research assistant at National Institute of Public Health, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

2008-2010 Professional Services Consultant, SAS Institute

2008 Assistant lecturer at Aalborg University, The Faculty of Social Sciences, Aalborg University

2008 Student assistant, the North Denmark Region

2006-2008 Supervisor, Jysk Analyse

Education:

2014-2018 PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark

2003-2008 Master of Science in Sociology with specialisation in Health Sociology, Aalborg University

2003-2006 Bachelor degree in Sociology, Aalborg University

2001-2003 Mathematical student, Aalborg Katedralskole

Research areas

My research interests are driven by the desire to improve public health in general and particularly for vulnerable population groups. My research is especially driven by my interest in the explanation of social inequalities in health, including how socioeconomic factors and other risk factors influence health behaviour and mental health. My research is additional motivated by the fact that social inequalities in health have increased in recent decades, and that greater knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of social inequalities in health is needed in the development of effective policies and intervention programs in the process of reducing social inequalities in health.