Doctoral thesis defence: Amy Heshmati

Thesis defence

Date: Friday 22 August 2025

Time: 09.30 – 13.00

Location: Karolinska Institutet, Campus Solna Atrium, Nobels väg 12B, Stockholm

On Friday, 22 August, Amy Heshmati will defend her thesis in public health science at Karolinska Institutet. Amy Heshmati has completed her thesis work at the research centre CHESS (a collaboration between Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet).

Photo: Bildbyrån

Respondent: Amy Heshmati
Thesis title: Designed for Equity? Studies on Parental Leave and the Mental Health of Parents
Time and place: Friday, 22 August at 9:30 a.m., Campus Solna Atrium, Nobels väg 12B, Stockholm
Link to event

Main Supervisor
Associate Professor Sol P. Juárez, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University

Co-Supervisors
Dr Andrea Dunlavy, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University
Associate Professor Eleonora Mussino, Department of Sociology, Stockholm University Demography Unit, Stockholm University
Dr Sara Fritzell, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet

Opponent
Professor Anna Sarkadi, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University

Examination Board
Associate Professor Donghao Lu, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
Associate Professor Jessica Storbjörk, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University
Associate Professor Karina Nilsson, Department of Sociology, Umeå University

Chairperson
Associate Professor Ann Liljas, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet

Read a research news article on the thesis on the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University´s website.

Theme

Health and Living Conditions

Last updated: August 21, 2025

Source: Department of Public Health Sciences

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