Professors updated from 2007 - 2009

Professors, co-opted and visiting professors from A to Ö

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Å Ä Ö

H

Hagberg Henrik - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Hagberg Lars - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Infectious Diseases
LARS HAGBERG, born 1951 in Uppsala. PhD 1984, University of Gothenburg. Title of dissertation: Experimental urinary tract infection in mice. Specialist in Infectious Diseases since 1985, Associate professor 1987, Professor at University of Gothenburg 2002. Main research interest: HIV in the central nervous system, natural course and effect of antiretroviral treatment; Viral encephalitis, diagnosis and treatment; Tick-born neuroborreliosis with focuses on doxycycline treatment. Infectious complications after osseointegrated titanium implants in leg and arm amputees.
Hagberg Mats - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Public Health and Community Medicine
Haglid Kenneth - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Avd för medicinsk kemi och cellbiologi
Haglind Eva - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Surgery
Haglund Dick - Faculty of Arts, Dept of Religious Studies, Theology and Classical Philology
Hakeberg Magnus - Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Odontology, Section 1 - odontology
Hall Per – Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Hallberg Margareta – Faculty of Arts, Dept of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science
Hallenberg Nils– Faculty of Science, Dept of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Halleröd Björn -  Faculty of Social Sciences, Dept of Sociology
Born: 1960
Thesis: Den svenska fattigdomen
Björn Halleröd was born on Orust and is a graduate of Umeå University, where he was also awarded his PhD in 1991. Between 1992 and 1993 he was a guest researcher at the Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, Australia. In 1995 he was appointed reader in sociology and in 1999 professor of sociology at Umeå University. Between 2001 and 2006 he was also a member of the Swedish Research Council’s Scientific Council for Humanities and Social Sciences and vice chair of the council 2004-2006. Since 1 February 2009 he has been professor of sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gothenburg.

Hallgren Ronnie - Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, School of Theatre
Ronnie Hallgren - born in 1948 - trained at the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre and during 1974 – 1993 he worked as Director at Malmö City Theatre, the Radio Theatre and the Swedish Television in Malmö. Between 1994 and 2005 he was Managing Director/Theatre Manager for the Regional Theatre Väst. Since 2005 he has been Managing Director/Theatre Manager for the Gothenburg City Theatre. He was a member of the Government Committee for Equality in the Performing Arts and since 2007 he is the chairperson of the Board of the Dance Museum. On 1 February 2008, he was appointed Professor in Scenic Interpretation with Special Emphasis on Equality within Acting at the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at the University of Gothenburg.
Hamberger Anders - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Avd för medicinsk kemi och cellbiologi (Emeritus)
Hannula Mika - Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, Valand School of Fine Arts 
Hansbo Peter - The Sciences, Dept of Matematical Sciences, Matematics
Hanse Eric - Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Dept of Physiology
Hansen Stefan - Faculty of Social Science, Dept of Psychology
Hanson Lars Å. - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Clinical Immunology (Emeritus) LARS Å HANSON – born Naverstad 1934 –MD 1961, PhD 1961, specialist in Pediatrics 1967, in Clinical Immunology 1977. Assistant Professor, Immunology 1961, Associate Professor 1969, Professor and Chairman of Department of Clinical Immunology 1977 – 2000. Research Associate Pasteur Institute, Paris 1958, Rockefeller Institute, New York 1962-3. Fogarty-Scholar-in-Residence, NIH, USA 1979-80, Visiting Professor: Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne 1985, Institute of Child Health, London 1987, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, USA 1989, Dept of Pediatrics, University of Hongkong, 1997, Northern Hospital, Chen Yang, China, 2001. Honours, memberships: Brittish Medical Research Council Scholar 1975, Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, Gothenburg 1978, Academy of Science, Argentina 1978, Oscar Medin’s Prize, Stockholm, Robert Koch Prize, Germany 1981, Award Japanese Society for Inflammation 1986, Andres Jahre’s Prize, Oslo 1988. Honorary Consul Costa Rica 1988, Lifetime Achievement Award, Jeffery Model Foundation, USA 1990, Elander Prize, Gothenburg 1996, Founder Fellow, Royal College of Peadiatrics and Child Health, UK, 1996 (Hon FRCPCH), Member Norwegian Academy of Science, Oslo 1999, Medal of Distinction, Göteborg City 2000, Nutricia International Award, 2004, Macy-György Award 1004, Amningshjälpens Bröstpris, Stockholm 2005, Honorary Member Göteborg Physician’s Association 2006. Numerous appointments as Keynote speaker, Honorary Speaker, including McLaughlin lecturer, USA, Windemere lecturer, UK, Malthe lecturer, Norway, John Soothill Lecturer, Canada. Member of numerous editorial boards, Editor-in-Chief Int Arch Allergy appl Immunol 1976-1983. Published some 700 papers, author and editor of 23 books. : 79 PhD theses from Dept of Clinical Immunology 1969-2006.
Hansson Elisabeth - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Clinical Neurosciences
Hansson Gunnar C. - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Molecular Biology GUNNAR C HANSSON - born 1951 in Lessebo, studied medicine at the University of Gothenburg where he defended his thesis in 1981. Visiting fellow 1983-1984, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Appointed as Associate Professor in Molecular Biology he University of Gothenburg, 1996-1998. Visiting scientist Mayo Clinic; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 1998-1999. Full professor of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg from 1998. Head of Ph.D. student education 2000 - 2006. Board member of Centre for Gastroenterological Research, University of Gothenburg  1998 - 2005. Board member of The Swedish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology since 2004. Chairman of The Swedish Society for Mass Spectrometry (SMSS) 2006. Board member of MIVAC (Mucosa, immunobiology, and vaccine center). Member of the board for Sahlgrenska Academy (Medical -, Dental -, and Nursery School) at the University of Gothenburg. The Mucin Biology Group is studying the structure and function of mucins (mucus glycoproteins) that has a major role in the protection of the intestine and are involved in the inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis.
Hansson Stina – Faculty of Arts, Dept of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion
Hansson Tommy - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Dept of Orthopaedics
Hanstorp Dag – Faculty of Science, Dept of Physics
Havenhand Jon - Faculty of Science, Tjärnö Maire Biological Laboratory
Haraldsson Börje - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Molecular and Clinical Medicine Since 2001 professor in Nephrology at the University of Gothenburg and chief physician at the Sahlgrenska university hospital. The position is one of three chairs in Nephrology in Sweden. Born in 1957. MD in 1982, PhD in Physiology 1986, assoc. prof. 1989, specialist in Nephrology 1995, Researcher in integrative physiology 1995-2001. "I have the privilege of combining academic work with clinical duties at the Sahlgrenska University hospital. Daily contacts with patients with kidney disease give ample motivation for attempts to understand the mysteries of the kidney and find ways to improve the treatment."
Research group focused on the glomerular barrier function and mechanisms behind proteinuria. In particular the role of the endothelium and its glycocalyx. Studies on patients, animals, and isolated glomerular cells. Diabetes nephropathy is a fairly new and growing interest for the group. Since 2005 associate dean and responsible for postgraduate studies at the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Harland Rex- Faculty of Science, Department of Earth Sciences REX HARLAND – born in Darlington, UK in December 1944 – earned his first degree (B.Sc. Hons) as an external student of the University of London studying at the Nottingham Regional College of Technology; a master’s degree in Palynology with the internationally renowned M.Sc. course at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Professor Charles Downie; and a doctoral degree at the University of Alberta, Canada in 1970. After leaving university and Canada he returned to the UK and worked as a palynologist and biostratigrapher with the British Geological Survey for over twenty years, first in Leeds and later in Nottingham, before becoming an independent palynological consultant and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sheffield in 1993. He was awarded a Royal Society Study Leave to China in 1984 and a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from the University of Sheffield in 1988. He was also one time Member of Council of the Palaeontological Association; first European Director-at-Large of the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists; one time member of the Natural Environment Research Council Radiocarbon Committee; and currently Member of the Editorial Board for the Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. He was recently awarded a medal from the Eighth International Conference on Modern and Fossil Dinoflagellates, Montréal, Canada, May 2008 for his work with dinoflagellate cysts. Appointed from 1st July 2008 to 30th June 2011 as Guest Professor of Marine Geology (Marine Micropalaeontology) in the Department of Earth Sciences.
Hedelin Hans - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Urology Hedlund Rune
Born: 1951
Thesis title: Incidence and cause of femur fractures
Rune Hedlund was born in Skellefteå and received his medical training at the Karolinska Institute. He became a specialist in orthopaedics in 1982 and was awarded his PhD in 1985 by the Karolinska Institute. Between 1987 and 1988 he was pursuing studies in the field of osteoporosis at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska in the USA. He has practised clinically and has conducted research into spinal surgery as the head of section at the Karolinska Hospital in Huddinge, as operational manager at Linköping University Hospital and currently as the head of the spine team at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital. He became an adjunct professor at the Karolinska Institute in 2007. Since the 1st of September 2008 he has held the post of adjunct professor in orthopaedics in the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.

Hedner Jan - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Internal Medicine; Institute of Medicine JAN HEDNER, born 1953 in Kristianstad. MD at the University of Gothenburg in 1982. PhD dissertation in 1983. Specialist in Clinical Pharmacology 1988, Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacology 1993 and Professor of Sleep Medicine in 2000. Visiting scientist at UNC, Chapel Hill, USA 1984-5, Visiting Professor, Dept of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia in 1990-91 and 2002-3. Current clinical position as Head of Sleep Laboratory service, Department Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Part time position as Medical Director, A Science Invest (Technology transfer industry), Gothenburg, Sweden 1999-2002. PhD student guidance 1993-2008. Chairman of the Swedish Sleep Research Society 1998-2002. National representative in NOSMAC for appointment of Swedish specialists in Sleep Medicine 2007. Main research interests include of clinical neuropharmacology of sleep, respiratory regulation, hypertension and pain control. Current research program on cardiovascular consequences of sleep apnea and insomnia and the treatment of these conditions.
Hedner Thomas - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Clinical Trials and Entrepreneurship
 

Heijl Lars - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Odontology
Helander Herbert - The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Dept of Gastrosurgical Research and Education (Emeritus)
Held Peter - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine
Heldner Christina – Faculty of Arts, Dept of Languages and Literatures
Hellingwerf Rob - Faculty of Science, Dept of Earth Sciences
Born: 1954
Thesis title: Contributions to the Geology and Ore Genesis of Western Bergslagen, Sweden
Rob Hellingwerf was born in Amsterdam 1954 and received his PhD from Universiteit van Amsterdam in 1986. In 1989 he was appointed to a readership at the University of Gothenburg and was adjunct professor at the Luleå University of Technology from 1996 to 1999. Since 2003 he has been an EU-certified geologist. He works both as a senior lecturer at the Swedish School of Mining and Metallurgy in Filipstad and also with international assignments in Europe and Africa. Since 15 August 2008 he has been professor of economic geology in the Faculty of Science at the University of Gothenburg.
Hellsing Bo – Faculty of Science, Dept of Physics
Hellstrand Kristoffer - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Klin bakteriologi & virologi, infektionssjukdomar
Hellström Ann - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Clinical Neurosciences

Hellström Anna-Lena - Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Health and Care Sciences

Hellström Mikael - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Radiology

Hensing Gunnel - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Public Health and Community Medicine
Title of dissertation: Sickness absence and psychiatric disorder – epidemiological findings and methodological considerations
Gunnel Hensing was born in Hillerstorp in 1956. A degree of Bachelor of Science in Social Work was conferred on her at Lund University in 1980 and a degree of Bachelor of Arts from Linköping University was conferred on her in 1996. She got her doctorate in 1997 at Linköping University and became a Docent in Social Medicine at the University of Gothenburg in 1999. On 1 May 2007 she was appointed Professor of Social Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.
Herberts Peter - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Orthopaedics (Emeritus)
Herlitz Hans - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and Institute of Medicine
Herlitz Johan - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine
Hermansson Malte – Faculty of Science, Dept of Cell and Molecular Biology
Herriman Jennifer – Faculty of Arts, Dept of Languages and Literatures JENNIFER HERRIMAN, born in Liverpool, England, in 1947, completed a B.A. in Scandinavian Studies at Newcastle University and a teacher training degree in English and German at the University of Gothenburg. She became a Ph.D. in 1993 with a thesis on The Direct Object in Present-day English and was made an associate professor in English at the University of Gothenburg in 1998. Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Gothenburg from 1 January 2006.
Heyden Guy – Faculty of Education, Dept of Oral Pathology and Department of Work Science (Emeritus)
Hilmersson Göran – Faculty of Science,Department of Chemistry GÖRAN HILMERSSON, born in Alingsås in 1966, graduated in chemistry at the University of Gothenburg. He completed his doctorate in 1996 with the thesis On the Role of Solvent in Organolithium Chemistry: Studies of Structures, Reactions and Mechanisms by Multinuclear NMR Spectroscopy. He spent a year doing research at the Scripps Research Institute in California and returned in 1997 to study organic chemistry at Göteborg University. He was made an associate professor in organic chemistry in 1999. Professor of Organic Chemistry with a focus on synthesis at the University of Gothenburg from 1 July 2005.

Hinnfors Jonas - Faculty of Social Science, Dept of Political  Science JONAS HINNFORS – born in Lund in 1956 – earned his BA in 1984 at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg. He defended his thesis in 1992 at the same department, Familjepolitik. Samhällsförändringar och partistrategier 1960–1990 (Family policy. Social changes and party strategies 1960–1990) and became senior lecturer in 1996. Since 2003 he has been a frequent visiting lecturer at the Politics Department, University of Stirling in Scotland, and since 2005 he is a Honorary Research Fellow there. His interests as a lecturer and researcher are primarily in comparative studies of parties and party systems. Appointed from 1 January 2007 as professor in political science.
Hjalmarson Ola - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Paediatrics
Hjalmarson Åke - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (Emeritus)
Hjalmarsson Lennart - The School of Business, Economics, and Law, Dept of Economics and Statistics
Hjelmquist Erland - Faculty of Social Science, Dept of Psychology
Hohmann Stefan – Faculty of Science, Dept of Cell and Molecular Biology
Holgersson Suchitra - The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Dept of Surgery
Born: 1961
Thesis title: Evaluation, characterization and clinical consequences of humoral alloimmunity in patients undergoing allogeneic organ transplantation
Suchitra Holgersson was born in Mumbai (Bombay) in India and was awarded a master's degree by the University of Mumbai. She received her PhD in 1991 from the Karolinska Institute and was made reader in experimental immunology in 1991. Since 1 September 2008 she has held tenure as professor of transplantation biology in the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. This appointment is combined with a research post at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital.  

Holm Göran - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Molecular and Clinical Medicine
Holm Sten - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Orthopaedics
Holm Stig - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Avd för mikrobiologi och immunologi (Emeritus)
Holm Ulla M – Faculty of Arts, Dept of Cultural Sciences
Holmberg Sören - Faculty of Social Science, Dept of Political Science
Holmgren Jan - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Microbiology and Immunology

Holme Elisabeth - Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Biomedicine, Dept of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Med.

Holmén Martin
Born: 1966
Thesis: Essays on Corporate Acquisitions and Stock Market Introductions
Martin Holmén was born in Gothenburg and awarded his PhD in economics at the University of Gothenburg in 1998. Since then his career has taken him to the Universities of Stockholm and Uppsala. He was appointed a reader in economics at Uppsala University in 2006. For some parts of 2007 and 2009 he was guest professor at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Since 1 April 2009 he has held tenure as professor of corporate finance in the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.
Holmgren Jan - Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Biomedicine, Dept of Microbiology and Immunology
Holmgren Susanne – Faculty of Science, Dept of Zoology
Holmlid Leif – Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Holmquist Ingrid – Faculty of Arts, Dept of Cultural Sciences
Holmäng Agneta - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Physiology

 
Horvath György - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Oncology
Hughes John – IT University, Computing Science
Hugosson Jonas - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Urology
Hult Karin – Faculty of Arts, Dept of Languages and Literatures KARIN HULT, born in Uppsala in 1954, completed her B.A. at the University of Gothenburg in 1978. She received her Ph.D. with the thesis Syntactic Variation in Greek of the 5th Century A.D. She became an associate professor of Greek at the University of the University of Gothenburg in 2003. In 1994-1995 she was Visiting Researcher in the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia. Appointed to be Professor of Greek at the University of Gothenburg from 1 January 2006.
Hultborn Ragnar - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Oncology RAGNAR HULTBORN, born in Stockholm in 1946, completed his doctorate in 1974 in the Department of Histology at the University of Gothenburg with the thesis A Spectrophotometric Method for Analysis of Oxygen Consumption in Vitro on the Microscale and was made an associate professor in histology in the same year. He became a registered doctor in 1975 and university lecturer in oncology in 1991. Professor of Oncology at the University of Gothenburg from 1 April 2005. The appointment also entails a position as senior consultant at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Hulth Stefan – Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry STEFAN HULTH – born in Nässjö in 1965 – qualified at the University of Gothenburg in 1990 as an upper secondary school teacher specialising in mathematics and chemistry. He defended his thesis in 1995 at the University of Gothenburg in Mineralization of Biogenic Debris in Continental Shelf and Slope Sediments. After a two-year postdoctoral stay at SUNY (Stony Brook), USA, and employment as a junior research fellow, in 2000 he became a senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg in chemistry with the emphasis on marine chemistry. In 2003 he became a fellow in microbial marine chemistry. His research focuses on the biogeochemical structure and function of coastal marine ecosystems. Appointed from 1 January 2007 as professor in microbial marine chemistry.
Hulthe Johannes - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine 
Title of dissertation: On the importance of LDL particle size and antibodies against oxidized LDL for early atherosclerosis development
Johannes Hulthe was born in Herrestad in 1970. A University Medical Degree was conferred on him in 1995 and a degree in Business Administration and Economics was conferred on him in 1997 at the University of Gothenburg. He got his doctorate in 1998 and became a Docent in Cardiovascular Prevention in 2002. Since 2002 he has been employed at AstraZeneca R&D in Mölndal and is the Global Director for Early Clinical Research into the cardiovascular and gastro-intestinal areas. On 1 July 2007 he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Cardiovascular Pharmaceutical Research at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.
Hulthen Lena - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine, Dept of Clinical Nutrition
 

Hurt-Camejo Eva - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Wallenberg Laboratory
Hwang Philip - Faculty of Social Science, Dept of Psychology

Håkansson Jan - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Odontology
Born: 1945
Thesis: Dental Care Habits, Dental Health and Dental Status Among 2–60 Year Old Individuals in Sweden
Jan Håkansson was born in Kalmar and qualified as a dentist in Malmö, where he also received a specialist qualification in parodontology. He was awarded his PhD by Lund University in 1978 and became a reader in parodontology in 1981. Since 1987 he has been senior dental specialist for what was formerly the National Social Insurance Board, today part of the head office of the National Insurance Agency. He has taught and undertaken research together with colleagues from Lund University, Malmö University College and the Karolinska Institute. Since 15 November 2008 he has held the post of adjunct professor in insurance medicine, specialising in odontology, in the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.

Håkansson Mikael – Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Häggström Olle – Faculty of Science, Matematical Statistics OLLE HÄGGSTRÖM was born in Falun in 1967, and earned his Ph.D. in mathematical statistics in 1994. Since 2000 he is professor of the same subject at the Department of Mathematical Sciences which is joint between Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg. His research interests lie mostly in probability theory and its applications, where his most influential contributions concern so-called percolation processes. He also puts much effort into public debate and popularization of science.
Hähnle Reiner – IT University, Computing Science
Härd Torleif - The Sahlgrenska Academy, Dept of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Swedish NMR Centre at Göteborg University
Härenstam Annika – Faculty of Education, Department of Work Science ANNIKA HÄRENSTAM was born in Gothenburg 1949. She defended her thesis “Prison Personnel- Working conditions, stress and health” at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm in 1989. She worked at the Clinic for Occupational Medicine, Stockholm for some years and later at the National Institute for Working Life in Stockholm as a researcher. Associate professor in psychology at Karolinska institutet in 2004, professor in Work organisation at the National Institute for Working Life 2006 and 1 June 2007 she was appointed professor in Work Science. Her research focus on work organisation, working and living conditions and health. She was director of the MOA project (Moderna arbets-och livsvillkor för kvinnor och män­) which aimed at identifying typical situations in todays working life and developing methods for working life research. She is now leading a research project on organisational prerequisites and managers’ and employees’ strategies for the creation of ”good jobs” and a project on social interaction in working life. She is also responsible for the Swedish part of a EU-project: MEADOW (Measuring the dynamics of organisation and work) aiming at guidelines for measuring organizational change and the social and economic consequences in comparative studies.
Hähnle Reiner - IT Faculty, Computing Science
Hödnebö Tone - Faculty fo Fine, Applied and Performing arts, Literary Composition, Poetry and Prose
Born: 1962
Tone Hødnebø was born in Tønsberg, Norway, and after studying in Oslo has had a career as a writer, translator and essayist. She made her debut in 1989 with the collection of poems entitled Larm. The works she has translated include poems by Emily Dickinson. She is represented in anthologies and journals in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the USA, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Estonia, Hungary and Russia and was co-editor of the literary journal Vagant from 1990 to 1997. During the 1990s she was a member of the board of the Norwegian Writers’ Centre and also the Norwegian Authors’ Union. Between 2000 and 2007 she taught poetry writing courses at Skrivekunstakademiet [Academy of Creative Writing] in Hordaland. She has been a supervisor and lecturer on the creative writing course since 2006. On 1 August 2008 she was appointed adjunct professor in creative writing in the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at the University of Gothenburg.

Höglund Lars - Faculty of Social Science, Dept of Library and Information Studies