Cand.med. Anna-Patricia Iversen
Title: "Prenatal and childhood exposure to organophosphates, pyrethroids and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid: associations with reproductive and cardiovascular outcomes in
children"
Date and time: 11-09-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium U301, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Adjunct Professor, MD, Ph.D. Evangelia Ntzani, School of Public Health, Brown University
Associate Professor, MD, Ph.D Rikke Bodin Beck Jensen, Institut for Klinisk Medicin, Pædiatri, Copenhagen University
Associate Professor, MHSc, Ph.D Kathrine Bang Madsen, Forskningsenhed for børne- og ungdomspsykiatri, Klinisk Institut, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Tina Kold Jensen, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark
MPH Gitte Frydenlund
Title: "The Stay-At-Work (SAW) Trial: Developing and Evaluating a Co-Designed, Person-Centred, Cross-Sectoral Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Individuals with
Chronic Low Back Pain"
Date and time: 11-09-2026 at 13:00
Venue: Auditoriet, ved indgang 2, Kolding Sygehus Sygehusvej 24, 6000 Kolding
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Committee of Examiners:
Senior Researcher Chris Jensen, FoUI-enheten, Rehabiliteringssenteret AiR, Norway, Rehabiliteringsklinikken FoU, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital
Associate Professor, Ph.d. Lisa Gregersen Østergaard, Department of Public Health, Aarhus university
Clinical Associate professor and head of research Jesper Pihl-Thingvad, Department of Clinical Research, KI, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Syddansk universitet
(chair)
Main supervisor:
Klinisk lektor Søren O'Neill, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient.san.publ. Camilla Frosch Holmager Sloth
Title: "Implementing and sustaining quality improvements in healthcare organizations"
Date and time: 14-09-2026 at 13:00
Venue: The Auditorium, Esbjerg Hospital, Entrance D, Haraldsgade 12, 6700 Esbjerg
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Professor, PhD Hilda Bø Lyng, SHARE - Center for resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stavanger University, Norway
Head of Research, PhD and associate professor Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen, DEFACTUM / Department of Public Health, Aarhus University
Professor, PhD Søren Rud Kristensen, Department of Public health , University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Charlotte Overgaard, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Julie Damgaard Rosgaard Jakobsen
Title: "The Effect of Siponimod on Glial Cells and Remyelination Responses In Vivo"
Date and time: 24-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Room U140, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Profesor Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir, Cellular Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Ass. Professor Michael Broksgaard Jensen, Institut for Klinisk Medicin, University of Copenhagen
Professor Dagmar Beier , Klinisk Institut, Odense University Hospital (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Helle Hvilsted Nielsen, Department of Molecular Medicine University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Dorte Teilmann-Jørgensen
Title: "The Danish Vaginal Vault Prolapse (DIVA) Study: Long term Reoperation Risk, Complications, and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Six Apical Suspension Procedures"
Date and time: 25-09-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium U300, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, PhD Pinar Bor, Gynaecology and obstetrics, University of Århus
Proferssor, PhD Ingrid Volløyhaug, Women's clinic, Sct Olay hospital, Norway's University of Science and technology
Professor, PhD Katrine Hass Rubin, Research unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Martin Rudnicki, Department of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient.san.publ. Line Beate Hjuler Pedersen
Title: "Beyond Glycaemic Control: A Multidimensional Evaluation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes and in Hospital Care"
Date and time: 25-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Karen Brahe auditoriet, Odense Adelige Jomfrukolser, Albani Torv 6, 5000 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Professor, MD, PhD David Nathanson, Chief Medical Officer, Sophiahemmet University
MD, PhD Signe Schmidt, Clinical and Translational Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (SDCC)
Associate Professor, MD, PhD Louise Lehmann Christensen, Department of Clincal Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Karoline Schousboe, Department of Clinical Research University of Southern Denmark
Cand.odont. Vlad Florescu
Title: "The AMETO Register- A Quality Assessment" Date and time: 25-09-2026 at 12:00
Venue: U30, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Professor., dr.odont., Ph.D., DDS., Head of Department Bodil Lund, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
Ph.D., DDS., Senior Clinical Instructor in dentistry and orthodontics Annelise Küseler , Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Section of Orthodontics, Aarhus University
Professor., dr.med., Senior Consultant., Niels Qvist, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Else Marie Pinholt, Department of Regional Health Research University of Southern Denmark
Cand.pharm. Alaa Hassan Burghle
Title: "Public health research in the Danish community pharmacy setting"
Date and time: 28-09-2026 at 13:30
Venue: U231, SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong , Social Pharmacy, Uppsala University
Professor Anne Estrup Olesen , Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aalborg University Hospital, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University
Professor Line Bjørnskov Pedersen , Danish Centre for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Anton Pottegård, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark
M.Sc. Emily Johnson
Title: "Beyond the Aggregate: Premature Mortality and the Income Burden of Disease in Denmark"
Date and time: 29-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: DIAS Auditorium (V24-501a-0), SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Public Health, Institute de Salud Global Barcelona
Professor Laust Hvas Mortensen, Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen
Assoc. Professor Anne-Sophie Oxholm, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Angela Chang, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. Helle Elisabeth Agger-Nielsen
Title: "Management of Acute Dizziness"
Date and time: 29-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Meeting Room Store 08, 5th Floor, Building E, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Finsensgade 35, 6700 Esbjerg
Committee of Examiners:
PhD, Professor Herman Kingma, Dep. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Dep. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital
MD, PhD, Professor Måns Magnusson, Dep. of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Copenhagen
MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor Tobias Sejbæk, dep. of Neurology, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Ass. Professor Knud Larsen, Department of Regional Health Research University of Southern Denmark
Cand.cur. Louise Muxoll Grønhaug
Title: "Sexual health, intimacy, and beyond: A study of life with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)"
Date and time: 28-09-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Vejle Sygehus, Auditoriet på "Bjerget", Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, PhD, RN Sine Maria Herholdt-Lomholdt, The Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Norway
Clinical Professor, PhD, MD Annelli Sandbæk, Department of Public Health, Institute of General Medical Practice, Aarhus University
Professor, PhD, RN Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt, IRS, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Anders Løkke Ottesen, Department of Regional Health Research University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Caroline Eckert
Title: "Structured Physical Activity and Health in Danish Primary School Children: Dose–Response and Differential Effects of the FIT FIRST 10 Intervention"
Date and time: 01-10-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Lab for Leg og Innovation i bygning 39 , SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Professor Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Public Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter
Professor Anna Melin, Department of Sport Science, Linnaeus University
Associate Professor Jens Bojsen-Møller, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Peter Krustrup, Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics University of Southern Denmark