Viviane Schultz StraatmannResearcher

At the Department, I manage and teach the master's courses "Psychological Perspectives on Health" and "Quantitative Data Analysis (in-depth analysis in Stata)".

 I supervise students at the master's and doctoral levels. 

My research areas of interest concern (a) the living conditions and health of children and adolescents, with a particular focus on mental health, and (b) child welfare research with a public health perspective. I am currently involved in the following research projects:

• "Does GOING HOME truly serve the best interest of children placed in out-of-home care? Patterns of family reunification and its impact on the use of healthcare services in children and young people" (FORTE 2024-00264) - Principal Investigator
• "Intersection between parental alcohol use disorders and child welfare outcomes" (Systembolagets Alkoholforskningsråd FO2024-0007) - Principal Investigator
• Uniting Families across Nordic Countries for Resilience (UNIFAMN) (NORDFORSK Network Grant 209738 | 2025-2028)- Coapplicant
• "From cradle to social care - and beyond: Longitudinal perspectives on infant placements in social child care" (FORTE 2025-01228) - Coapplicant
• "Drivers of Inequalities in Families Involved in the Child Welfare System" (FORTE 2020-00274) - Coapplicant & Research Coordinator  

 Other networks and international partners: 

• Growing Up In Digital Europe (GUIDE) | Representative of Sweden in the European Research Infrastructure
• The Nordic Interdisciplinary Cohort Network (ICON) | Core Member
• Health Inequalities Policy Research Group (HIP-R) | Department of Public Health and Policies at the University of Liverpool (UK)
• Institute of Social Medicine | State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) (Brazil)