Cand.med. David Ruben Teindl Laursen
Title: "Active placebo as a control intervention in pharmacological randomised trials"
Date and time: 10-06-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium CSS 1_1_18, Center for Sundhed og Samfund, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 København K (Nørre Campus)
Committee of Examiners:
Associate Prof., PhD Ludovic Trinquart, School of Medicine, Tufts University
Prof., DMSc Lise Lotte Gluud, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Prof., PhD Carsten Juhl, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Asbjørn Hrobjartsson, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.cur. Janni Petersen Fallesen
Title: "Development and assessment of the use of a tailored communications app for patients with Inflammatory bowel disease. "
Date and time: 12-06-2026 at 15:00
Venue: Auditorium NBA-AU.103, University College Lillebælt, Niels Bohrs Allé 1, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Lisbeth Kristiansen, Department of Health Sciences(HOV), Mid Sweden University
MD, PhD, Consultant gastroenterologist Pauliina Molander, Abdominal center, Gastroenterology , Helsinki University Hospital
Associate professor, RN Kristina Garne Holm, Hans Christian Andersen Children´s Hospital, Odense University Hospital (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Jens Kjeldsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Master of Medical Science Ulla Andersen
Title: "Cross-sectorial collaboration on people with hand osteoarthritis - Development and feasibility of the HANDY program"
Date and time: 12-06-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Frederiksberg Hospital Auditoriet (Hovedvejen nr. 14) Ndr. Fasanvej 57, 2000 Frederiksberg C
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, Dr.Med Mathilda Björk, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Linköping University
Professor, PhD Janus Laust Thomsen, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University
Assosiate professor, PhD Alice Ørts Hansen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Eva Elisabet Ejlersen Wæhrens, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.scient.soc. Carl Johannes Middelboe
Title: "Unemployed citizens and frontline professionals’ experiences with institutionalised pathways in employment services – an ethnographic study. "
Date and time: 17-06-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Room 'Luftskibet', The National Institute of Public Health, SDU, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen
Committee of Examiners:
Reader (Associate Professor) Katy Jones, Department of People and Performance, Manchester Metropolitan University
Associate Professor Merete Monrad , Institut for Samfund og Politik, Aalborg University
Associate professor Leena Eklund Karlsson, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient.san.publ. Sofie Dyekær Egsgaard
Title: "Postpartum Depression in Mothers: Reproductive Circumstances and Heterogeneity in Clinical Presentation and Outcomes"
Date and time: 17-06-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Auditorium "Dialogen", SUND, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense
Committee of Examiners:
Dr Claire Carson, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford
Professor Cecilia Ramlau-Hansen, nstitut for Folkesundhed, Aarhus University
Dr Mette Wod, Forskningsenhed for Klinisk Epidemiologi (Odense), University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Trine Munk-Olsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.med. May Murra
Title: "From Infant Sepsis and Meningitis to Group B Streptococcus: Surveillance, Genomics, and Protective Immunity"
Date and time: 18-06-2026 at 14:00
Venue: "På Bjerget", Auditorium S1, Beriderbakken 28, Vejle Sygehus, 7100 Vejle
Committee of Examiners:
Prof Niels Frimodt-Møller, Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet
Pros Nina M van Sorge, Translational Microbiology, Amsterdam Medical Center
Prof Thomas Emil Andersen, Research Unit of Clinical Microbiology, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Stine Yde Nielsen, Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Nina Wærling Hansen
Title: "Skeletal consequences of metabolic changes"
Date and time: 18-06-2026 at 13:00
Venue: Dialogen, SDU, Campusvej55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Christa Maes, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven
Assistant professor Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Associate professor Mads Bastrup Israelsen, Department of Medical Gastrointestinal Diseases, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Morten Frost Nielsen, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Charlotte Brøgger Bond
Title: "Stress in Working Life: An Effect and Realist Evaluation of a Stress-Management Intervention for Patients with Work Related Stress"
Date and time: 19-06-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Auditorium O100, SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Joanne Greenhalgh, School of Sociology and Social Policy , University of Leeds
Associate Professor Tanja Kirkegaard, Department of Communication and Psychologi, Aalborg University
Professor Charlotte Overgaard, Institut for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, Syddansk Universitet (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Louise Fleng Sandal, Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
MPH Elizabeth Mannion
Title: "Post hoc subgroup analysis and identification for weight loss trials in children"
Date and time: 26-06-2026 at 11:30
Venue: Room 2.1.38 (KB SIF Læreanstalten) (first floor), National Institute of Public Health, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen K
Committee of Examiners:
Head of Research, PD Dr., PhD Florent Baty, Lungenzentrum, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland
Lektor, Ph.d. Rikke Agnete Petersen, Institut for Sygeplejerske- og Ernæringsuddannelser, Københavns Professionshøjskole Associate Professor, PhD Ulrich Halekoh,
Department of Public Health, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Professor Christian Ritz, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Cand.scient. Teresa Victoria Høy
Title: "Negotiating screens: Children's and parents’ perspectives on children's leisure time screen use"
Date and time: 30-06-2026 at 14:00
Venue: Room 'Vor Frue', The National Institute of Public Health, SDU, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen
Committee of Examiners:
Professor Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Department of Physical Education, Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education
Senior researcher Sarah Alminde, Social Dynamics and Change, Roskilde university
Lektor Annemari Svendsen, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Mette Toftager, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Cand.med. Karen Middelbo Buch-Olsen
Title: "Staging of prostate cancer with [18F]PSMA-1007-PET/CT versus Na[18F]F-PET/CT: Diagnostic accuracy, influence on staging and patient management, and evaluation
of patient benefit, Results from the PRISMA-PET trial"
Date and time: 07-08-2026 at 14:30
Venue: Emil Aarestrup auditorium, Odense University Hospital, Klinikbygningen, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C
Committee of Examiners:
Professor, Dr. Med Tobias Maurer, Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Associate Professor, MD, Ph.d. Helle Hendel, Nuklearmedicinsk. Afd., Herlev Gentofte Hospital, KU
Professor Kent Søe, Klinisk Patologi, KI, OUH, SDU (chair)
Main supervisor:
Assoc. Professor Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark