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Gunilla Priebe

SENIOR LECTURER

School of Public Health and Community
Medicine
Telephone
+46 31-786 68 64
+46 766-18 68 64
Mail
gunilla.priebe@gu.se
Visiting address
Medicinaregatan 18A
41390 Göteborg
Postal address
Global hälsa och folkhälsa, Avdelningen för samhällsmedicin och folkhälsa, Box 463
40530 Göteborg

About Gunilla Priebe

My research focuses on health promotion, health literacy and the social determinants of health. I lead a newly launched project, funded by the Swedish Research Council, entitled The role of health system governance, social cohesion and health literacy for women's health and human rights in Angola. In this, I collaborate with Arciolanda Macama and José Katito (Universidade Católica de Angola), Florita Telo Cuhanga (ISP Jean Piaget de Benguela), Nawi Ng (UGOT) and Malin Eriksson (Umeå University). I also supervise Francisca Van-Dúnem de los Reis (doctoral student at the Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Lisbon) together with Julian Perelman (ESPN) and Karin Engström (Karolinska Institutet), in a dissertation that examines links between under 5-year olds' illness/mortality and the mother's socioeconomic position.

Previously, I have led a research project where efforts to promote the mental well-being of refugees were evaluated. Previous research areas have primarily touched on theories and methods for participatory research and development processes, e.g. how public health science and medical research through the participation of the population can function as a progressive force for development towards a more democratic, inclusive and just society.

My dissertation in science theory was a policy analysis of international malaria research (presented here on the recognized web forum Malaria World: malariaworld.org/blog/e-interview-dr-gunilla-priebe-should-more-malaria-research-be-based-africa).