
Maria Wemrell
Docent

Background
I defended my thesis in Public Health, An intersectional approach in social epidemiology: Understanding health heterogeneity, at the Unit for social epidemiology, Lund University, in 2017. Since then I have worked at the Department of Gender studies and the Medical faculty, LU. Since 2021 I am associate professor (docent) in Public Health.
Research areas
- Inequalities in health, from an intersectional perspective
- Intimate partner violence
- Alternative knowledge claims in medicine
Current research and teaching
I am now doing research (together with Lena Gunnarsson) on attitudes towards and alternative knowledge claims about the copper IUD and the HPV-vaccine, primarily as these are communicated and discussed in Swedish social media (Forte, 2018-00951). I am also working (together with Anna-Karin Ivert) with a smaller project concerning the implementation of Region Skåne’s regional guidelines on intimate partner violence. Apart from this, I do research on health inequalities using an intersectional perspective.
My teaching is focused on contact surfaces between public health/medicine and gender studies, and on quantitative method.
Publications
Displaying of publications. Sorted by year, then title.
On the verge between the scientific and the alternative: Swedish women's claims about systemic side effects of the copper intrauterine device
Lena Gunnarsson, Maria Wemrell
(2022) Public Understanding of Science
Journal articleStories of Backlash in Interviews With Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Sweden
Maria Wemrell
(2022) Violence Against Women
Journal articleMapping sociodemographic and geographical differences in human papillomavirus non-vaccination among young girls in Sweden
Maria Wemrell, Raquel Perez, Juan Merlo
(2022) Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Journal articleSocio-economic disparities in the dispensation of antibiotics in Sweden 2016–2017: An intersectional analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy
Maria Wemrell, Cecilia Lenander, Kristofer Hansson, Raquel Perez, Katarina Hedin, et al.
(2022) Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 50 p.347-354
Journal articleBetween the scientific and the alternative: women’s claims about copper toxicity caused by IUD use
Lena Gunnarsson, Maria Wemrell
(2022)
Conference paper: abstractComplex expressions of power. Forms of inequality in violent intimate relationships in Sweden
Maria Wemrell, Linda Hiltunen
(2022)
Conference paper: abstractAlternative facts or women’s empowerment? Swedish women’s claims about the health risks of copper IUD use
Lena Gunnarsson, Maria Wemrell
(2022)
Conference paper: abstractRegion Skånes vårdprogram mot våld i nära relationer: en uppföljning
Maria Wemrell, Emma Tegel, Anna-Karin Ivert
(2022)
ReportAttitudes towards HPV vaccination in Sweden: a survey study
Maria Wemrell, Lena Gunnarsson
(2022) Frontiers in Public Health, 10
Journal articleClaims in the clinic: tensions in healthcare communication about perceived side effects of the copper IUD
Maria Wemrell, Lena Gunnarsson
(2022)
Conference paper: abstractThe ‘Nordic Paradox’ from the perspective of a low intimate partner violence prevalence country: Analyzing the views of Spanish professionals.
Arabella Castro, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Maria Wemrell
(2022)
PosterAttitudes toward the copper IUD in Sweden: a survey study
Maria Wemrell, Lena Gunnarsson
(2022) Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 83
Journal articleRevisiting socio-economic inequalities in sedentary leisure time in Sweden: An intersectional analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (AIHDA)
Lovisa Ericsson, Maria Wemrell, Martin Lindström, Raquel Perez, Juan Merlo
(2022) Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Journal articleRepresentation of intimate partner violence against women in Swedish news media: a discourse analysis.
Nadja Karlsson, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Maria Wemrell
(2021) Violence Against Women, 27 p.1499-1524
Journal articleIntimate partner violence and the Nordic paradox
Maria Wemrell, Anna-Karin Ivert
(2021)
Conference paper: abstractProfessionals’ views on the relatively low prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in Spain
Arabella Castro, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Maria Wemrell
(2021)
PosterStories of backlash in interviews with survivors of intimate partner violence in Sweden
Maria Wemrell
(2021)
Conference - other“Being our own researchers”: knowledge claims about the risks of using the copper IUD among social media active women in Sweden
Lena Gunnarsson, Maria Wemrell
(2021)
Conference paper: abstractDN Debatt Repliker. ”Nej, vårt inlägg handlade inte om att ge upp kampen mot antibiotika” : 10 forskare: Det handlar om hopp och en uppmaning till att vi ska bli fler som kämpar tillsammans.
Fredrik Brounéus, Stinne Glasdam, Kristofer Hansson, Rachel Irwin, Cecilia Lenander, et al.
(2021) Dagens nyheter (DN debatt)
Newspaper article”Vi måste förbereda oss för att antibiotika slutar fungera”
Fredrik Brounéus, Stinne Glasdam, Kristofer Hansson, Rachel Irwin, Cecilia Lenander, et al.
(2021) Dagens nyheter (DN debatt)
Newspaper articleAn intersectional analysis providing more precise information on inequities in self-rated health
Maria Wemrell, Nadja Karlsson, Raquel Perez, Juan Merlo
(2021) International Journal for Equity in Health, 20
Journal articleProfessionals’ Views on the Comparatively Low Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Spain. Violence Against Women
Arabella Castro, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Maria Wemrell
(2021) Violence Against Women
Journal articleKrig och skogsvård: bilder av mikrober och människor i antibiotikaresistensens tid
Maria Wemrell
(2021) Att leva med bakterier: möjligheter till ett levbart immunitärt liv , p.47-70
Book chapterAntidepressant use in Sweden: an intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA)
Hanna Ljungman, Maria Wemrell, Kani Khalaf, Raquel Perez, George Leckie, et al.
(2021) Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Journal articleSmå socioekonomiska skillnader i antibiotikaanvändning i Sverige
Maria Wemrell, Cecilia Lenander, Kristofer Hansson, Raquel Perez, Katarina Hedin, et al.
(2021) Efter antibiotika. Om smitta i en ny tid
Book chapterKrig och skogsvård. Bilder av mikrober och människor i antibiotikaresistensens tid
Maria Wemrell
(2021) Efter antibiotika. Om smitta i en ny tid
Book chapterThe Nordic Paradox. Professionals’ Discussions about Gender Equality and Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Sweden
Maria Wemrell, Sara Stjernlöf, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Anna-Karin Ivert
(2021) Women & Criminal Justice
Journal articleIntimate Partner Violence against Women in the EU: A Multilevel Analysis of the Contextual and Individual Impact on Public Perceptions
Matilda Karlsson, Maria Wemrell, Juan Merlo, Anna-Karin Ivert
(2020) Women & Criminal Justice
Journal articleThe Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Psychiatric Units in Sweden
Maria Wemrell, Anna Olsson, Kajsa Landgren
(2020) Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 41 p.946-957
Journal articleThe Nordic Paradox and intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in Sweden: A background overview
Maria Wemrell, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, Anna-Karin Ivert
(2020) Sociology Compass, 14
Journal articleDoes country-level gender equality explain individual risk of intimate partner violence against women? A multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) in the European Union
Anna-Karin Ivert, Enrique Gracia, Marisol Lila, Maria Wemrell, Juan Merlo
(2020) European Journal of Public Health, 30 p.293-299
Journal articleIntersectional inequalities and the U.S. opioid crisis: challenging dominant narratives and revealing heterogeneities
Anna Persmark, Maria Wemrell, Clare Evans, S. V. Subramanian, George Leckie, et al.
(2020) Critical Public Health, 30 p.398-414
Journal articleUnderstanding the complexity of socioeconomic disparities in type 2 diabetes risk: A study of 4.3 million people in Sweden
Maria Wemrell, Louise Bennet, Juan Merlo
(2019) BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 7
Journal articleImproving the quality of healthcare through interdisciplinary education - a collaboration between Medicine and Gender Studies
Rebecca Selberg, Maria Wemrell
(2019)
Conference paper: abstract171 forskare: ”Vi vuxna bör också klimatprotestera”
Per Adman, Mats Alvesson, Elina Andersson, Mimmi Maria Barmark, Ebba Brink, et al.
(2019) Dagens nyheter (DN debatt)
Newspaper articlePrecision public health: mapping socioeconomic disparities in opioid dispensations at Swedish pharmacies by Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA)
Anna Persmark, Maria Wemrell, Sofia Zettermark, George Leckie, S. V. Subramanian, et al.
(2019) PLoS ONE , p.1-21
Journal articleTowards understanding the Nordic Paradox: a review of qualitative interview studies on intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in Sweden
Maria Wemrell, Sara Stjernlöf, Justine Aenishänslin, Marisol Lila, Enrique Gracia, et al.
(2019) Sociology Compass, 13
Journal article reviewSocioeconomic differences in body mass index in Spain: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy
Aranzazu Hernández Yumar, Maria Wemrell, Ignacio Abasolo Alesson, Beatrice Gonzales Lopez-Valcárcel, George Leckie, et al.
(2018) PLoS ONE, 13 p.0208624-0208624
Journal articleTensions in intersectional health research: proposing multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA)
Juan Merlo, Maria Wemrell
(2018)
Conference - otherChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Sweden: an intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy
Sten Axelsson Fisk, Shai Mulinari, Maria Wemrell, George Leckie, Raquel Perez Vicente, et al.
(2018) SSM - Population Health, 4 p.334-346
Journal articleCategorical and anti-categorical approaches to US racial/ethnic groupings: revisiting the National 2009 H1N1 Flu Survey (NHFS)
Shai Mulinari, Maria Wemrell, Björn Rönnerstrand, SV Subramanian, Juan Merlo
(2018) Critical Public Health, 28 p.177-189
Journal articleThe tyranny of the averages and the indiscriminate use of risk factors in public health : The case of coronary heart disease
Juan Merlo, Shai Mulinari, Maria Wemrell, S V Subramanian, Bo Hedblad
(2017) SSM - Population Health, 3 p.684-698
Journal articleIntersectionality and risk of ischemic heart disease in Sweden: categorical and anti-categorical approaches
Maria Wemrell, Shai Mulinari, Juan Merlo
(2017)
Conference - otherTwo thirds of Survey Respondents in Southern Sweden used Complementary or Alternative Medicine (CAM) in 2015
Maria Wemrell, Juan Merlo, Shai Mulinari, Anne-Christine Hornborg
(2017) Complementary Medicine Research, 24 p.302-309
Journal articleIntersektionalitet och risk för ischemisk hjärtsjukdom i Sverige
Maria Wemrell, Shai Mulinari, Juan Merlo
(2017) BestPractice Diabetes / Hjärtkärlsjukdomar i Sverige, 2017
Journal articleAn intersectional approach to multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity (MAIH) and discriminatory accuracy
Maria Wemrell, Shai Mulinari, Juan Merlo
(2017) Social Science and Medicine, 178 p.217-219
Journal articleIntersectionality and risk for ischemic heart disease in Sweden: Categorical and anti-categorical approaches
Maria Wemrell, Shai Mulinari, Juan Merlo
(2017) Social Science and Medicine, 177 p.213-222
Journal articleAn intersectional approach in social epidemiology: Understanding health heterogeneity
Maria Wemrell
(2017)
DissertationHeart-lines. On prevention of heart disease in Scandinavian conventional and Chinese medical training
Maria Wemrell
(2016)
Conference - otherContemporary Epidemiology : A Review of Critical Discussions Within the Discipline and A Call for Further Dialogue with Social Theory
Maria Wemrell, Juan Merlo, Shai Mulinari, Anne-Christine Hornborg
(2016) Sociology Compass, 10 p.153-171
Journal articleAnvändning av alternativ och komplementär medicin (AKM) i Skåne: Pilotstudie 2016
Maria Wemrell, Juan Merlo, Shai Mulinari, Anne-Christine Hornborg
(2016)
ReportKategorier av risk. Om epidemiologi och intersektionalitetsteori
Maria Wemrell, Juan Merlo
(2016) Socialmedicinsk tidskrift, 93 p.306-319
Journal articleFacing Risk: an anthropological perspective on epidemiological discourse of CVD risk.
Maria Wemrell
(2014)
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