Laura Kihlström
Official title: Senior Researcher
Tel. + 358 29 524 8370
E-mail: [email protected]
Expertise
- Health systems and policy research
- Community-based health research
- People-centeredness in health systems
Primary duties
- Research activities related to the welfare state, health reforms, and health equity
- Health system preparedness
Education
- 2021, Doctor of Philosophy, applied anthropology, University of South Florida
- 2021, Master of Public Health, public health, University of South Florida
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2010, Master of Science, agroecology, University of Helsinki
Professional background
- 2021 -, Senior Researcher, RECPHEALS, THL
- 2016-2021, Doctoral Candidate, University of South Florida
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2013-2015, Junior Expert, AgroBIG/Ethiopia, Niras Finland Oy
Language skills
- Finnish (native)
- Swedish (excellent)
- English (excellent)
- French (fair)
Current projects
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2024 – Implementing democratic innovations (STRONG)
Past projects
- 2022 – 2024 Safeguarding welfare in times of pandemics: towards collaborative governance of syndemics (WELGO)
- 2021 – 2023 “They should be tested like banks are” – Resilience, crisis preparedness and security of supply of the Finnish health system (RECPHEALS)
Publications and research
Scientific articles
- 2024 Kihlström, L. Etnografia soveltuu terveydenhuollon tutkimukseen. Tieteellinen pääkirjoitus. Lääkärilehti 79: e40594. (in Finnish)
- 2023 Kihlström, L., Siemes, L., Huhtakangas, M., Keskimäki, I., Tynkkynen, L-K. Power and politics in a pandemic: insights from Finnish health system leaders. Social Science and Medicine.
- 2023 Kihlström L, Janhonen K, Karreinen S, Keskimäki I, Tynkkynen LK. Varautuminen on muutakin kuin maskeja. Lääkärilehti. (in Finnish)
- 2022 Kihlström, L., Huhtakangas, M., Karreinen, S., Viita-aho, M., Keskimäki, I., Tynkkynen, L-K. ”Local cooperation has been the cornerstone”: facilitators and barriers to resilience in a decentralized health system during COVID-19 in Finland. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 37(1): 35-52.
- 2021 Kihlström, L., & Kirby, R.S. We Carry History Within Us: Anti-Black Racism and the Legacy of Lynchings on Life Expectancy in the U.S. South. Health & Place 70, 102618.
- 2020 Marshall, J., Kihlström, L., Buro, A., Chandran, V., Prieto, C., Stein-Elger, R., Koeut-Futch, K., Parish, A., & Hood, K. Statewide Implementation of Virtual Perinatal Home Visiting During COVID-19. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Peer review
Peer reviewer for several national and international journals/publishers, including Social Science & Medicine, Yhteiskuntapolitiikka, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, Globalizations, Hallinnon tutkimus and Gaudeamus.
