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PhD Programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences

Upcoming PhD Defences

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


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