Lars Andersson 1A Presentation

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1 Lars Andersson 1A Presentation Lars Andersson s academic career began in 1973 when he joined the Laboratory for Clinical Stress Research (Laboratoriet för Klinisk Stressforskning) at the Karolinska Institute armed with a background in social- and behavioural studies. As his first commission, he co-authored one of Sweden s four contributions to UN s Population Conference in Bucharest. By chance, he came to work on a project on social gerontology in 1974 a field to which he has become faithful. Lars Andersson s research touches different fields within social gerontology. His earlier works revolved around the retirement process and, among other things, the health effects of becoming a pensioner. This project involved recalling the working career and relating the effects of work-related factors to situations at the time of retirement. In 1984, he defended his dissertation Aging and Loneliness. An interventional study of a group of elderly women, at the Karolinska Institute. As the title suggests, this dissertation discussed feelings of loneliness. The characteristics of the concept of loneliness were set apart and various types of loneliness were differentiated. Interventions were introduced in another part of the study, and their positive effects for reducing loneliness were evaluated. The experiences of loneliness also played out in the analysis of how childhood experiences affects well-being in old age. When the research foundation Äldrecentrum (Stockholm Gerontology Research Center) was newly established in Stockholm, Lars was instituted as one of the four research heads. A number of projects were initiated. Among other things, these dealt with issues of ethics in elderly care, loneliness as well as health behaviour. In 1989, he became an associate professor in gerontology at the Karolinska Institute. Lars Andersson has also worked with time-budget analyses where older people s activities over the day were analysed. He was also involved in a so-called Eurobarometer study, a comprehensive project where comparisons between older people in Sweden and other EU countries have been made possible. The results of the project disproved numerous myths about older people s opinions, wellbeing and living conditions. Elderly care remains a central concern in social gerontology, especially with regards to formal and informal care. By collecting data from different sources, Lars investigated elderly people s living conditions, autonomy and own wishes about whom to receive help and support from. Issues concerning public health are also of interest to Lars Andersson. In a longitudinal investigation of health attitudes and health behaviour, a clear cohort difference was affirmed. Public health, as well as mental health, has also been the focus of some EU projects, while other EU projects concerned policy and quality of life. Lars has also collaborated in the WHO project Healthy Ageing and was a member of WHO s Expert Advisory Panel on Ageing and Health In 2003, he took up the position of Professor in Ageing and later life at Linköping University. His later texts analyse ageism, or prejudices and stereotypes based on a person s age that could lead to discrimination. Lately, future issues such as how modern biotechnology can influence ageing, has also been of interest. Lars Andersson has more than 180 publications in the field. An overview of the field could be

2 read in two books edited by him, Socialgerontologi (2002, 2 nd ed. 2013) and Cultural Gerontology (2002), and one book co-edited with Peter Öberg, Jämlik ålderdom? I samtiden och framtiden (Equality in old age? In our age and in the future) His book Ålderism (Ageism) was published in He also founded the scientific open access journal International Journal of Ageing and Later Life (IJAL), and was its Editor-in-Chief He has been a member of the editorial boards of The Journal of Applied Gerontology, The Journal of Aging and Health, and Current Sociology, monograph issues, and an overseas adviser for Ageing & Society. In addition, Lars Andersson has also made important contributions of organizational nature. Among others things, he arranged three international congresses (Stockholm 1992, Visby 2001, Stockholm 2004). For many years, he was a board member of the Research Committee Sociology of Aging of the International Sociological Association, and was also its president Between 2004 and 2008, he was the president of the Nordic Federation of Gerontology (Nordisk Gerontologisk Förening). In 1998, he was one of the founding members of the Swedish Gerontological Society (Sveriges Gerontologiska Sällskap) and was its president from the start until He is a Fellow of The Gerontological Society of America since (Professor Sandra Torres)

3 Lars Andersson 1B Presentation Lars Anderssons akademiska karriär inleddes 1973 då han med en samhälls- /beteendevetenskaplig bakgrund kom till Laboratoriet för Klinisk Stressforskning, vid Karolinska Institutet. Där blev han medförfattare till ett av Sveriges bidrag till FN:s befolkningskonferens. Redan året därpå, 1974, kom han, mest av en slump, att börja arbeta på ett socialgerontologiskt projekt en disciplin som han därefter förblivit trogen. Lars Anderssons forskning behandlar olika områden inom socialgerontologin. Den tidiga forskningen gällde pensioneringsprocessen, bl.a. de hälsomässiga effekterna av att gå i pension. I projektet gjordes också en arbetsanamnes och påverkan från olika faktorer under arbetslivet relaterades till tidpunkten för pensioneringen. Han disputerade 1984 vid Karolinska Institutet på en avhandling med titeln Aging and Loneliness. An interventional study of a group of elderly women. Avhandlingsarbetet tog upp ensamhet bland äldre (kvinnor). Ensamhetsbegreppet skärskådades och olika typer av ensamhet identifierades. Projektet innehöll även en interventionsdel där effekten av en enkel åtgärd för att mildra ensamheten utvärderades och befanns vara påtaglig. Ensamhetsupplevelser fanns även med som en av faktorerna i en studie av hur barndomsupplevelser påverkar välbefinnandet i hög ålder. När forskningen skulle starta vid den nyinrättade stiftelsen Äldrecentrum i Stockholm anställdes han 1988 som en av fyra forskningsledare. Flera projekt initierades, bl.a. om etik i äldrevården, ensamhet, och om hälsobeteende. År 1989 utnämndes han till docent i gerontologi vid Karolinska Institutet. Lars Andersson har arbetat med tidsbudgetanalyser där äldres aktiviteter under dygnet har beskrivits. Ett omfattande projekt var den s.k. eurobarometerstudien där jämförelser har kunnat göras mellan äldre i Sverige och äldre i övriga EU-länder. Resultaten har kunnat slå hål på en mängd myter om attityder, välbefinnande och levnadsförhållanden. Äldreomsorgen är ett centralt område inom socialgerontologin, speciellt frågan om formell och informell omsorg av äldre. Med hjälp av data från olika källor har de äldres förhållanden och önskemål när det gäller varifrån man vill ha hjälp och stöd undersökts, liksom äldres autonomi. Lars Andersson har även intresserat sig för folkhälsofrågor. I en longitudinell undersökning av hälsoattityder och hälsobeteenden har påtagliga kohortskillnader påvisats. Folkhälsa, liksom psykisk hälsa, har även behandlats i några EU-projekt. Andra EU-projekt behandlar policyfrågor samt livskvalitet. Lars har även deltagit i ett WHO-projektet Healthy Ageing, och varit medlem av WHO:s Expert Advisory Panel on Ageing and Health I september 2003 tillträdde han professuren i åldrande och äldre vid Linköpings Universitet. På senare tid har han analyserat ålderismen, d.v.s. fördomar eller stereotypa föreställningar som utgår från en människas ålder och som kan leda till diskriminering. Lars Andersson har mer än 180 publikationer inom området, och översikter av området finns i de av honom redigerade böckerna "Socialgerontologi" (2002, andra upplagan 2013) och "Cultural Gerontology" (2002). År 2008 utkom boken "Ålderism", och 2012 tillsammans med Peter Öberg boken "Jämlik ålderdom? I samtiden och framtiden". Han grundade och var redaktör för den internationella elektroniska tidskriften "International Journal of Ageing and

4 Later Life" (IJAL) , fanns i editorial board för tidskrifterna Journal of Applied Gerontology ( ), Journal of Aging and Health ( ) och Current Sociology, Monograph Issues ( ), och var International Editorial Adviser för tidskriften Ageing & Society ( ). Lars Andersson har även gjort betydande insatser av organisatorisk karaktär, bl.a. arrangerat tre internationella kongresser (Stockholm 1992, Visby 2001, Stockholm 2004). Han var styrelsemedlem i Research Committee Sociology of Aging inom Internationella Sociologförbundet i 19 år, och var dess ordförande Han var också ordförande i Nordisk Gerontologisk Förening, , och var med och startade Sveriges Gerontologiska Sällskap 1998 och var dess ordförande från starten till Han är också Fellow of The Gerontological Society of America sedan År 2013 tilldelades han Stora Gerontologipriset. (Professor Sandra Torres)

5 Lars Andersson 2 Short CV Educational history Emeritus professor, Linköping University, Professor, Linköping University, Associate Professor (Docent), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1989 PhD (faculty of medicine), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1984 Doctoral thesis: Aging and loneliness An interventional study of a group of elderly women. M.A. (Sociology) Stockholm University, Other formal study: Participant, Fourth International Course on Epidemiology of Ageing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, September 1988 (WHO Fellowship) Fellowships, honors and awards Stora Gerontologipriset (Distinguished Gerontology Award) 2013 Åldrande, åldersordning, ålderism. Jönson, H. (Ed.). A festschrift in honor of Lars Andersson on the occasion of his 60 th birthday. Linköping University Interdisciplinary Studies 2009:10, Linköping, Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America, 1991 Professional commitments (selected) Appointed member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Ageing and Health, President, Research Committee No 11 "Sociology of Aging" of the International Sociological Association, ; Vice president, , ; Executive officer, President, The Nordic Federation of Gerontology, ; Vice president, ; Council member, , Council member, International Association of Gerontology, President (and one of the founders) of the Swedish Gerontological Society , Council member President, 17:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Stockholm, (729 participants from 9 countries) Initiator and head organizer of the Third International Symposium on Cultural Gerontology. Visby, Sweden, june, (75 participants from 9 countries). President and Organizer of the international conference "The Stockholm '92 Meeting. An Inter-congress Meeting of the Research Committee on Aging of the International Sociological Association", Stockholm, June More than 130 participants from 20 countries, whereof 90 paper presentations. Member of program committee, Research Committee 11 "Sociology of Aging", for the XVII World Congress of Sociology (Göteborg, 2010), and for the XVI World Congress of Sociology (Durban, 2006). Member of organizing committee for the Inter-congress meeting of ISA, RC 11, Roehampton, Surrey, Program coordinator, Research Committee 11 "Sociology of Aging", for the XV World Congress of Sociology (Brisbane, 2002). Consultative expert. Meeting on "Promotion of mental health and social inclusion in old age", Brussels, 1999.

6 Scientific consultant, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1990 Appointed scientific expert. Nationell kvalitetsplan för vård och omsorg om äldre personer, SOU 2017:21, (Report from a national investigation on a national plan for quality in elderly care), Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Appointed expert in the Government committee "The National Public Health Committee" subgroup Elderly, Appointed expert in a Government committee that investigates and reports on ageism, Expert. Movement as the memory of the body. A choreographed dance performance with professional and elderly dancers, University College of Dance, Director, NISAL (National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life), Research Director, Social Gerontology Section at the Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Board member, Department of Stress Research, Karolinska Institutet, Contributor to the Futurage Project (directed by professor Alan Walker) Expert. National Board of Health and Welfare. "Public Health Report 2001", 2000 Scientific consultant, PRO's ("Pensioners' National Organisation") survey of elderly care, 1998, Invited addresses at EU national presidency meetings Presentation at the European Conference on Dignity and Hazard of Elderly, Part of the official programme of the Czech Presidency of the European Union, Prague, Czech Republic, A keynote address at the European Conference on Promotion of Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Part of the official programme of the Finnish Presidency of the European Union, Tampere, Finland, Presentations at international meetings More than 75 presentations, whereof 31 invited presentations at international meetings. Editor-in-Chief (and founder): International Journal of Ageing and Later Life Editorial Board: Ageing & Society (International Editorial Adviser) ; Current Sociology, Monograph Issues ; The Journal of Aging and Health ; The Journal of Applied Gerontology Reviewer: Promotions: Reviewer for promotion and tenure process at University of Dublin, Trinity College (Virpi Timonen), Reviewer for promotion and tenure process at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Social Work, (Howard Litwin), Reviewer for promotion and tenure process at Purdue University, Department of Child Development and Family Studies (Karen Altergott), 1989 Gävle university college (2), Sweden; Uppsala university, Sweden; Karlstad University, Sweden. Manuscripts (journals): Age and Ageing, Aging & Mental Health, Ageing and Society, Aging. Clinical and Experimental Research, Canadian Journal on Aging, International Journal of Aging & Human Development, International Journal of Health

7 Sciences, The Journal of Aging and Health, The Journal of Applied Gerontology, The Journals of Gerontology, Psychological Reports, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Social Science & Medicine, Sociologisk Forskning, Språk & Stil. (books) Berg Publishers, Policy Press, Routledge. Research proposals: Economic & Social Research Council, UK, European Science Foundation, Swedish Council for Building Research, Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Swedish Council for Social Research, Swedish Work Environment Fund, The Academy of Finland, The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Velux Fondene, Denmark Opponent, Public defence of a doctoral thesis Dept. of Health Sciences, University of Lund, 2006, Dept. of Psychology, University of Lund, 1999 Opponent, Public defence of a licentiate thesis Dept. of Psychology, Lund University, 1997, Dept. of Education, Stockholm University, Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis: Stockholm University, Linköping University, Umeå University, Uppsala University, Jönköping University, Karolinska institutet, Lund University, The Royal Institute of Technology. In total: 24 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a licentiate thesis: Karolinska institutet. In total: 2 Tutorage 5 PhD (Karolinska institutet and Linköping University). Publications 180 publications, whereof 47 in international journals, 44 (edited) books and book chapters, 6 contributions to Government reports (SOU1977:98:99, 1985:31, 1993:111, 1997:170, 2002:29) and 20 journal issues (Editor-in-Chief).

8 Lars Andersson 3 CV Born November 13th, 1947, Stockholm, Sweden Telephone lars.andersson@aldrecentrum.se Educational history Emeritus professor, Linköping University, Norrköping, Professor, Linköping University, Norrköping, Associate Professor (Docent), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, PhD (faculty of medicine), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1984 Doctoral thesis: Aging and loneliness An interventional study of a group of elderly women. M.A. (Sociology) Stockholm University, Other formal study: Participant, Fourth International Course on Epidemiology of Ageing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, September 1988 Professional positions Emeritus professor, Linköping University, Norrköping, Professor, National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life, Linköping University, Research Manager, Stockholm Gerontology Research Center (Äldrecentrum), Director, NISAL (National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life), Research Director, Social Gerontology Section at the Stockholm Gerontology Research Center (Äldrecentrum), Senior researcher (PI), Div. of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Senior researcher (PI), Div. of Stress Research, Karolinska Institute, Board member, Department of Stress Research, Karolinska Institutet, Research assistant, Div. of Stress Research, Karolinska Institute, Fellowships, honors and awards Stora Gerontologipriset (Distinguished Gerontology Award) 2013 Åldrande, åldersordning, ålderism. Jönson, H. (Ed.). A festschrift in honor of Lars Andersson on the occasion of his 60 th birthday. Linköping University Interdisciplinary Studies 2009:10, Linköping, Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America, 1991 Fellowship for gerontology research from the Swedish Medical Research Council, WHO Fellowship, to attend a course on the epidemiology of aging, 1988 Professional Association Memberships (International only) The Gerontological Society of America (Fellow) ( 2014) International Psychogeriatric Association

9 Canadian Association on Gerontology ( 2014) International Sociological Association, Research Committee No. 11 "Sociology of Aging" ( 2014) Professional commitments Appointed member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Ageing and Health, President, Research Committee No 11 "Sociology of Aging" of the International Sociological Association, ; Vice president, , ; Executive officer, President, The Nordic Federation of Gerontology, ; Vice president, ; Council member, , ; Council member, International Association of Gerontology, President (and one of the founders) of the Swedish Gerontological Society ; Council member President, 17:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Stockholm, (729 participants from 9 countries) Initiator and head organizer of the Third International Symposium on Cultural Gerontology. Visby, Sweden, june, (75 participants from 9 countries). President, initiator and head organizer of the international conference "The Stockholm '92 Meeting. An Inter-congress Meeting of the Research Committee on Aging of the International Sociological Association", Stockholm, June More than 130 participants from 20 countries, whereof 90 paper presentations. Member of program committee, Research Committee 11 "Sociology of Aging", for the XVII World Congress of Sociology (Göteborg, 2010), and for the XVI World Congress of Sociology (Durban, 2006). Member of organizing committee for the Inter-congress meeting of ISA, RC 11, Roehampton, Surrey, Program coordinator, Research Committee 11 "Sociology of Aging", for the XV World Congress of Sociology (Brisbane, 2002). Appointed scientific expert, Nationell kvalitetsplan för vård och omsorg om äldre personer, SOU 2017:21, (Report from a national investigation on a national plan for quality in elderly care), Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Contributor to the Futurage Project (directed by professor Alan Walker) Expert. Movement as the memory of the body. A choreographed dance performance with professional and elderly dancers, headed by Efva Lilja, professor at University College of Dance, Stockholm Expert. National Board of Health and Welfare. "Public Health Report 2001", 2000 Consultative expert. Meeting on "Promotion of mental health and social inclusion in old age", Brussels, Scientific consultant, PRO's ("Pensioners' National Organisation") survey of elderly care, 1998, Appointed expert in a Government committee investigating and reporting on ageism, Scientific consultant, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1990

10 Reviewer for price to the author of the best scientific article by a younger researcher in the area aging, elderly or elderly care, Swedish Council for Social Research, 1999 Chair, Nominations and Elections Committee, Medical Sociology Section of the Swedish Sociological Association, The article "Associations between early experiences with parents and well-being in old age" (Journal of Gerontology, no. 3, 1993) nominated for the NCFR's Reuben Hill Award. Written and participated in development of background material for the introduction "What is healthy aging" to Pfizer's further education in geriatric medicine for general practitioners. Reviewer of report "Municipal preparedness planning in Sweden: Operational forms for civil preparedness planning within the municipal social services" and opponent at seminar at the National Defence Research Establishment (FOA), Editor-in-Chief: International Journal of Ageing and Later Life Editorial Board: Ageing & Society (Overseas Adviser) Current Sociology, monograph Issues The Journal of Aging and Health The Journal of Applied Gerontology Äldre i Centrum Reviewer Promotions Reviewer for promotion and tenure process at University of Dublin, Trinity College (Virpi Timonen), Reviewer for promotion and tenure process at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Social Work, (Howard Litwin), Reviewer for promotion and tenure process at Purdue University, Department of Child Development and Family Studies (Karen Altergott), 1989 Reviewer of applicants for promotion to position as Senior lecturer in sociology, Karlstad University, 2017 Reviewer of applicants for promotion to position as Senior lecturer in sociology, Gävle university college, 2000 Reviewer of applicants for promotion to position as Senior lecturer in sociology, Gävle university college, 1999 Reviewer of applicants for promotion to position as Senior lecturer in sociology, Uppsala University, 1999 Manuscripts Age and Ageing, Aging & Mental Health, Ageing and Society, Aging. Clinical and Experimental Research, Canadian Journal on Aging, International Journal of Aging & Human Development, International Journal of Health Sciences, The Journal of Aging and Health, The Journal of Applied Gerontology, The Journals of Gerontology, Psychological Reports, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Social Science & Medicine, Sociologisk Forskning, Språk & Stil. Research proposals

11 Economic & Social Research Council, UK, European Science Foundation, Swedish Council for Building Research, Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Swedish Council for Social Research, Swedish Work Environment Fund, The Academy of Finland, The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Velux Fondene, Denmark. Invited addresses at EU national presidency meetings Presentation at the European Conference on Dignity and Hazard of Elderly, Part of the official programme of the Czech Presidency of the European Union, Prague, Czech Republic, A keynote address at the European Conference on Promotion of Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Part of the official programme of the Finnish Presidency of the European Union, Tampere, Finland, Addresses at professional meetings with personal invitation (International only) Invited symposium on "Frailty: Universal bond or marginalised other? at the VII European Congress of Gerontology, Bologna, Italy, "The fourth age should it be dismissed?" Presentation at European conference on care and protection of senior citizens. Czech presidency of the Council of the EU. Prague, World without LTC institutions: challenge or fiction? Plenary presentation at the 50 th anniversary conference arranged by Norsk selskap for aldersforskning (Norwegian Society for Ageing Research), Oslo, A keynote address at the Fourth International Symposium on Cultural Gerontology, Tampere, Presentation. Healthy Octogenarians Workshop, London, Active participation. Workshop on quality of life. European Forum on Population Ageing Research, Heidelberg, Discussant. 34th EBSSRS Symposium, Ageing and diversity, Bergen, Presentation. European workshop on "Quality of life in old age", London, Presentation at the City Renewal and Health Conference, London, "Service Routes in Stockholm - as evaluated by the Mégapoles project" Presentation at the International Conference and workshops on the study of the elderly and ageing, Norrköping, Sweden, "Images and realities of aging" Presentation at the Conference on Loneliness, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2000 "Intervention against loneliness"

12 A keynote address at the European Conference on Promotion of Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Tampere, Finland, "What are the challenges for good mental health among the elderly?" Invited symposium on "Family caring" at the IV European Congress of Gerontology, Berlin, With G. Sundström: "Cross-cultural comparisons: Methodological and empirical remarks to a risky undertaking, using Spain and Sweden as examples" Discussant. Presidential session "The sociology of aging: Heritage, challenges, and perspectives", paper by Matilda Riley "The research legacy and future challenges" at the 14th World Congress of Sociology, Montreal, 1998 Colloquium series, University of Hawai i, Center on Aging, Elder care in Sweden Pre-conference workshop "Aging families and intergenerational relationships" at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA., "Social networks of elderly people in Sweden" Invited program session on "The meaning of caregiving" at the International Sociological Association Research on Ageing Intercongress Meeting, Melbourne, "Visible and invisible informal care - Swedish elderly care at the crossroads" Invited symposium on "International responses to managing work and informal care of frail elders" at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, "The configuration of services in Sweden for frail elderly with care needs" Presentation at the International Conference "Payments for care", Kellokoski, Finland, "Who should care, who should pay? Attitudes among elderly in Sweden" Plenary address given at the 12th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Jönköping, "Äldre och äldreomsorg i Norden och Europa" Invited symposium on "Intergenerational supports in the later years of life: A life course and cross cultural perspective" at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, "Generational support in the later years of life - some results from a national representative study" Invited symposium on "Loneliness: Developmental perspectives" at the Tenth Biennial Meetings of ISSBD, Jyväskylä, Finland, "Loneliness and its social provisions" Invited symposium on "Cross-national studies of loneliness and isolation of older persons" at the 14th International Congress of Gerontology, Acapulco, "A developmental view of loneliness" Invited roundtable on "Community based care programs" at the 14th International Congress of Gerontology, Acapulco, 1989.

13 "Community based intervention against loneliness" Presentation at the session "Social policy and the care of the elderly" at the XXIXth International Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Rome "The Service System at the Crossroad of Demography and Policy Making" Plenary address given at the Inter-congress meeting of the Research Committee on Aging of the International Sociological Association, Winnipeg, Canada, "Health and Care for the Elderly - A Psychosocial Perspective". Presentation at the symposium "Effects of loneliness in later life" at the Third Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association, Chicago, "Loneliness A Theoretical Model and Some Empirical Data". Panel on "Longitudinal Studies of Human/Clinical Aging" at the International Gerontology Workshop. National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, USA, Roundtable on "Daily Life in Late Life: Comparative Perspectives" at the 13th International Congress of Gerontology, New York, "Perspectives on Studying Social Contacts: Implications for Comparative Inquiry". Papers presented at professional meetings (International only) 9th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Melbourne, With P. Öberg Equal ageing? In our age and in the future 8th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Beijing, Are older people becoming more healthy or less healthy? The case of Sweden XVI World Congress of Sociology, Durban, 2006 With E Jeppsson Grassman: Local settings and ageing: Implications of a civil society perspective 16th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Århus, "Health around retirement" Valencia Forum, International Association of Gerontology, Valencia, "Health around retirement" (poster) 17:th International Congress of Gerontology, Vancouver, "What retirement does to health" 53rd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, "Megapoles - Growing old in metropolitan areas in the EU" (poster) 15th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Reykjavik, "Mégapoles - Metropolitan areas from a public health perspective" (poster)

14 Conference on "Health promotion among elderly persons", Folkhälsan & Ageing Well Finland, Helsinki, Finland, "Public health aspects in aging" 14:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Trondheim, With J Stanich: "Health behaviors and health status in two cohorts of younger elderly" 14:th World Congress of Psychosomatic Medicine, Cairns, With J Stanich: "Belief and perceived action in adopting health preventive measures" (poster) 16:th International Congress of Gerontology, Adelaide, With G Sundström: "Polarity or convergence? Family patterns and support for the elderly" 13:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Helsinki, With J Stanich: "HALSA - a longitudinal study of health attitudes and health behavior among elderly persons" (poster) With J Stanich: Health and dietary habits among a sample of younger elderly persons over a four-year period With M Winqvist: Health and health perception among the oldest old. Some Swedish results from the Nordic project Daily life among the old-old and the oldest-old 5th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology, Hong Kong, "Elderly care in Sweden: Official policy and attitudes of the elderly versus practice" III European Congress of Gerontology, Amsterdam, With A-C Mattiasson, L Moody, L Mullins: "A comparative study of autonomy in nursing homes" 47th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, With L Mullins (PI), L Moody, R Colquitt, W Lester, A-C Mattiasson: "An empirical examination of autonomy in nursing homes" (poster) 13:th World Congress of Sociology, Bielefeld, "Intergenerational caregiving and receiving: Attitudes among elderly in Sweden" 15:th International Congress of Gerontology, Budapest, With A-C Mattiasson: "Elderly patients' satisfaction with nursing home care" With L Mullins (PI), M Mushel, A-C Mattiasson: "The complexity of interpersonal relationships among older persons: An examination of selected emotionally close relationships" With N Stevens: "Early experiences with parents and mental health in later life" 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, With J Stanich: "Health behavior among the elderly: The impact of cue to action" 11:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Odense, With J Stanich: "Hyperreflection, health and well-being among the younger elderly" The Stockholm '92 Meeting. An Intercongress Meeting of the Research Committee on Aging of the International Sociological Association, Stockholm, 1992.

15 With A-C Mattiasson: "The conflict between patient autonomy and the principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence" With G Samuelsson (PI): "The continuity of loneliness among elderly in a Swedish rural district" With J Stanich: "Health routines among the younger elderly" 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, With N Stevens "The growing impact of parents as attachment figures in old age" 2nd European Congress of Gerontology, Madrid, With A-C Mattiasson: "Everyday ethics in nursing homes" With N Stevens: "The growing impact of parents as attachment figures in old age" SYSTED 91. 4th International Conference, Barcelona, With A-C Mattiasson: "Who decides in nursing homes? A study of the attitude of the staff towards the patient's autonomy" 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, With L Mullins (PI): "An examination of the provisions of social relationships among residents of independent living facilities. A path analysis" 12:th World Congress of Sociology, Madrid, "Power and dependence in policy for the aged" The Future of Adult Life. Second International Conference, Leeuwenhorst, The Netherlands, "Loneliness among the elderly-perceptions of control" 10:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Reykjavik, "Experienced control of loneliness among the elderly" With A-C Mattiasson: "Autonomy in long-term care" 9:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Bergen, "Loneliness among the elderly - Theory and practice" Ageing Well - First Conference of European Region of International Association of Gerontology, Brighton, "Narcissistic intrusion in early childhood and loneliness in old age". 8:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Tampere, "Narcissistic upbringing and loneliness in old age". 13:th International Congress of Gerontology, New York, "An inquiry into preferred sources of support and help among a group of elderly Swedish women". 7:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Malmö, "States of confusion - a phenomenological position".

16 6:th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Copenhagen, "Intervention against loneliness - effects on blood-pressure". 10:th World Congress of Sociology, Mexico City, "Intervention against loneliness in a group of elderly women - a process evaluation". 12:th International Congress of Gerontology, Hamburg, "Some factors relating to sociability - a structural equation model approach". 9:th World Congress of Sociology, Uppsala, "Working life and retirement: Description of a project and some results concerning leisure". Opponent, Public defence of a doctoral thesis Opponent, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. M. Werngren-Elgström "Deaf sign language users Prevalence and aspects of quality of life in old age", Dept. of Health Sciences, University of Lund, 2006 Opponent, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. M. Rennemark "Wellbeing in old age. Life history evaluations, sense of coherence and social networks in relation to health", Dept. of Psychology, University of Lund, 1999 Opponent, Public defence of a licentiate s thesis. M. Rennemark, "Reflections on the past, current sense of coherence and social network in old age" Dept. of Psychology, Lund University, Opponent, Public defence of a licentiate s thesis. B. Olby, "The quality of care in co-ordinated care" Dept. of Education, Stockholm University, 1989 Board of examiners, public defence of a doctoral thesis Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. J. Berg "Everyday mobility and travel activities during the first years of retirement", NISAL, Linköping University, Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. I. Kåhlin "Delaktig (även) på äldre dar Åldrande och delaktighet bland personer med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning som bor i gruppbostad", NISAL, Linköping University, Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. S. Sigurdardottir "Patterns of care and support in old age", School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, 2013 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. P. Schön "Gender matters Differences and change in disability and health among or oldest women and men", Dept. of Social Work, Stockholm University, 2011 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. K. Lövgren "Se lika ung ut som du känner dig Kulturella föreställningar om ålder och åldrande i populärpress för kvinnor över 40", NISAL, Linköping University, 2009 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. F. Snellman " Gammfolket. Om livserfarenheter och vardagens ålderism", Dept. of Social Work, Umeå University, 2009 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis.

17 P. Alexandersson "Konsten att avstå. Framställningar av åldrande och visdom i västeuropeisk litteratur från Cicero till Fredrika Bremer", Dept. of Literature, Uppsala University, 2009 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. Å. Larsson "Everyday life amongst the oldest old Descriptions of doings and possession and use of technology", NISAL, Linköping University, 2009 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. A. Taghizadeh Larsson "Att åldras med funktionshinder. Betydelser av socialt och kronologiskt åldrande för människor som under lång tid levt med fysiska funktionsnedsättningar", NISAL, Linköping University, 2009 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. A. Olaisson "Negotiating needs Processing older persons as home care recipients in gerontological social work practices", NISAL, Linköping University, 2009 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. M. Nilsson "Våra äldre Om konstruktioner av äldre i offentligheten", NISAL, Linköping University, 2008 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. M. Ernsth Bravell "Care trajectories in the oldest old", School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, 2007 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctor's thesis. M. Westerbotn, "Drug use among the very old living in ordinary households Aspects on well-being, cognitive and functional ability" Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience, Occupational Therapy, and Elderly Care Research, Karolinska institutet, 2007 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. J. Nilsson "Understanding health-related quality of life in old age", Neurotec Department, Karolinska Institute, Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. M. Hagberg "Att vara en helhet i ett sammanhang - gestaltning av mening och värde i ålderdomen", Department of Psychology, Lund University, Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. S. Torres "Understanding "successful aging": Cultural and migratory perspectives", Dept. of Sociology, Uppsala university, 2001 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. Z. Nahar Kabir "The emerging elderly population in Bangladesh: Aspects of their health and social situation", Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience, Occupational Therapy, and Elderly Care Research, Karolinska institutet, 2001 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. H. Jönson "Det moderna åldrandet. Pensionärsorganisationernas bilder av äldre ", Dept. of Social Work, Lund university, 2001 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. M. Lilja "Elderly disabled persons in the home setting", Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience, Occupational Therapy, and Elderly Care Research, Karolinska institutet, 2000 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. P. Hillerås "Well-being among the very old", Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience, Occupational Therapy, and Elderly Care Research, Karolinska institutet, 2000 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctoral thesis. B. Almberg "Family caregivers caring for relatives with dementia", Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience, Occupational Therapy, and Elderly Care Research, Karolinska institutet, 1999 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctor's thesis. L. Johansson, "Caring for the Next of Kin. On Informal Care of the Elderly in Sweden" Dept. of Social Medicine, Uppsala University, 1991

18 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctor s thesis. B. Malmberg, "Access to Resources in Different Age-cohorts. Implications for Activity Level, Loneliness and Life Satisfaction", Dept. of Pedagogy, Linköping University, 1990 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a doctor s thesis. T. Toyama, "Identity and Milieu: A Study of Relocation Focusing on Reciprocal Changes in Elderly People and Their Environment", Dept. of Architecture, The Royal Institute of Technology, 1988 Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a licentiate's thesis. P. Hillerås, "Well-being among the very old. A survey on a sample aged 90 years and above" Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Member, Board of examiners, Public defence of a licentiate's thesis. B. Almberg, "Family caregivers' experiences of strain in caring for a demented elderly person" Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Karolinska Institute, 1997 Tutorage Machat-From, L. superviser, PhD dissertation, NISAL (National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later life), Linköping University (Identity, old(er) age and migrancy: A social constructionist lens) Siverskog, A. superviser, PhD dissertation, NISAL (National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later life), Linköping University (Queera livslopp Att leva och åldras som lhbtq-person i en heteronormative värld), completed Ekdahl, A. supervisor, PhD dissertation, Dept. of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University (Frail elderly patients in hospital the challenge of participation in medical decision making), completed Gahnström-Strandqvist, K. supervisor, PhD dissertation, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute (Ideological and organizational changes in psychiatry: Consequences for occupational therapy and therapists), completed Mattiasson, A-C. supervisor, PhD dissertation, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute (Autonomy in nursing home settings), completed Teaching (selected) Lecturer for courses in gerontology and psychosomatic medicine at the Karolinska Institute, Uppsala University, Uppsala School of Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm School of Social Work, University of Copenhagen, Stockholm College of Health and Caring Sciences, Västerås College of Health and Caring Sciences, Norrköping College of Health and Caring Sciences, Ersta/Sköndal University College, Jyväskylä University Finland. Lectures at The University of Tennessee, Auburn University at Montgomery, University of Hawaii.

19 Public lectures Municipalities, educational associations, pensioner s organizations etc., ca. 3-5 times a year. Publications Books, chapters in books and monographs Andersson, L. (Ed.) (2013). Socialgerontologi (2nd edition). 420 p. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Andersson, L. (2013). Inledning. In Andersson, L. (Ed.) Socialgerontologi (2nd edition). Lund: Studentlitteratur. Andersson, L. (2013) Ensamhet In Andersson, L. (Ed.) Socialgerontologi (2:a upplagan). Lund: Studentlitteratur. Andersson, L. (2013) Ålderism In Andersson, L. (Ed.) Socialgerontologi (2:a upplagan). Lund: Studentlitteratur. Andersson, L. & Öberg, P. (Eds.) (2012) Jämlik ålderdom? I samtiden och framtiden. 224 p. Malmö: Liber Andersson, L. & Öberg, P. (2012). Inledning. In Andersson, L. & Öberg, P. (Eds.) Jämlik ålderdom? I samtiden och framtiden. Malmö: Liber Andersson, L. & Öberg, P. (2012) Äldre i arbetslivet delaktiga eller marginaliserade? Chapter 2 in Andersson, L. & Öberg, P. (Eds.) Jämlik ålderdom? I samtiden och framtiden. Malmö: Liber Andersson, L. Måste vi utplåna den fjärde åldern? In Jönson, H. (Ed.). Åldrande, åldersordning, ålderism. A festschrift in honor of Lars Andersson on the occasion of his 60 th birthday, Pp Linköping University Interdisciplinary Studies 2009:10, Linköping, Andersson, L. World without LTC institutions: challenge or fiction? Summary of invited paper pp in The Dignity and Hazard of Elderly. Conference proceedings, European Conference on Care and Protection of Senior Citizens, Conference in the Framework of the Czech Presidency, Prague, Andersson, L. Ålderism [Ageism]. Studentlitteratur, Lund, Andersson, L. Cyborger i cyberspace. In Daatland, S. O. (Ed.). Halve livet. Pp Fagbokforlaget, Bergen, Arber, S., Andersson, L. & Hoff, A. (Eds.) Gender, Ageing and Power: Changing Dynamics in Western Societies. SSIS monograph issues, SAGE, London, Andersson, L. Elderly people. In Fitzpatrick, T., Manning, N., Midgely, J., and Pascale, G. (Eds.) International Encyclopedia of Social Policy. Routledge, London, Andersson, L. & Jönson, H. Äldre som meriterad grupp. In Thorsen, K. (Ed.) Nye tider, nye livsløp, nye eldre? Pp , NOVA, Oslo 2005.

20 Andersson, L. Sweden: Quality of life in old age II. In Walker, A. (Ed.) Growing Older in Europe. Pp Open University Press, Maidenhead, Andersson, L. Sweden: Quality of life in old age I. In Walker, A. (Ed.) Growing Older in Europe. Pp Open University Press, Maidenhead, Andersson, L. & Öberg, P. Diversity, health and ageing. In Daatland, S. O. & Biggs, S. (Eds.) Ageing and Diversity. Multiple Pathways and Cultural Migrations. Pp Policy Press, Bristol, Andersson, L. (Ed.) Cultural Gerontology. Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT., Andersson, L. (Ed.) Socialgerontologi.[Social Gerontology]. 377 p., Studentlitteratur, Lund, Andersson, L. Ålderism. [Ageism]. In Andersson, L. (Ed.) Socialgerontologi.[Social Gerontology]. Studentlitteratur, Lund, Andersson, L. Ensamhet och sociala relationer. [Loneliness and social relations]. In Andersson, L. (Ed.) Socialgerontologi. [Social Gerontology]. Studentlitteratur, Lund, Andersson, L. What are the challenges for good mental health among the elderly? In Lavikainen, J., Lahtinen, E. and Lehtinen, V. (Eds.). Proceedings of the European Conference on Promotion of Mental Health and Social Inclusion. Pp Reports of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2001:3, Helsinki, Andersson, L. Sweden and the futile struggle to avoid institutions. Chapter 7 in Lechner, V. and Neal, M.B. (Eds.). Work and caring for the elderly: International perspectives. Pp , Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, Andersson, L. Hälsoläget hos äldre [Health Status in Older People]. Chapter in Gammal och frisk? - Om äldres hälsa [Old and Healthy? - A Contribution to the Debate on Older People and Public Health]. Pp The National Public Health Committee, Ministry of Social Affairs, Stockholm, Andersson, L. Visible and invisible informal care - Swedish elderly care at the crossroads. Chapter 18 in Minichiello, V., Chappell, N., Kendig, H., and Walker, A. (Eds.). Sociology of aging: International perspectives. Pp , International Sociological Association, Melbourne, Andersson, L. and Sundström, G. Social networks of elderly people in Sweden. Chapter in 2 Litwin, H. (Ed.). The social networks of older people: A cross-national analysis. Pp , Praeger Publishing, Westport, CT, Andersson, L. and Johansson, L. Äldres behov av och inställning till hjälp och vård [Older peoples need of, and attitude to help and care]. Pp in Äldres hälsa, behov och bruk av service och vård [Older peoples health, needs, and use of service and care].

21 Ädelutvärderingen 96:6, Socialstyrelsen [The National Board of Health and Welfare], Stockholm, Andersson, L.: Äldre och äldreomsorg i Norden och Europa. [Older people and old age care in Scandinavia and Europe]. Ädelutvärderingen 94:2, 33pp., Socialstyrelsen [The National Board of Health and Welfare], Andersson, L. Samband mellan barndomsupplevelser och välbefinnande på äldre dar. [Relationships between childhood experiences and well-being in old age] Pp in Hallberg, H. (Ed.) Äldres villkor. Myter och verklighet. [The conditions of older people. Myths and reality] DFR Report 1993:7, Falun, Andersson, L.: Äldre i Sverige och Europa. [Older people in Sweden and Europe]. Ädelutvärderingen 93:4, 35pp., Socialstyrelsen [The National Board of Health and Welfare], Andersson, L.: Loneliness. The Encyclopedia of Adult Development. Pp The Oryx Press, Phoenix, Andersson, L.: Narcissism. The Encyclopedia of Adult Development. Pp The Oryx Press, Phoenix, Andersson, L.: Family care of the elderly in Sweden. Chapter 17 in Kosberg, J. (Ed.): Family care of the elderly in a changing world. Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA, pp , Andersson, L.: Äldres ensamhet. [Loneliness among older people] Pp in Aktivt åldrande. Aktuella forskningsrön och tankar om det nya åldrandet. [Active aging. Current findings in research and thoughts about the new aging]. Riksföreningen Att åldras är att växa, Uddeholm, Andersson, L.: Elderly People in Nordic Time-Use Studies. Chapter 5 in Altergott, K. (Ed.): Daily Life in Later Life - Comparative Perspectives. Pp , Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA., Mullins, L.C., Johnson, D.P. and Andersson, L.: Loneliness of the elderly: The impact of family and friends. Pp in Hojat, M. & Crandall, R. (Eds.): Loneliness - Theory, Research and Applications. Select Press, San Rafael, CA., Also published by SAGE Publications, Newbury Park, CA, Andersson, L., Mullins, L.C. and Johnson, D.P.: Parental intrusion versus social isolation: A dichotomous view of the sources of loneliness. Pp in Hojat, M. & Crandall, R. (Eds.): Loneliness - Theory, Research, and Applications. Select Press, San Rafael, CA., Also published by SAGE Publications, Newbury Park CA, Andersson, L.: Aging and Loneliness. An interventional study of a group of elderly women. ISBN Diss., Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1984.