About
Mamelund has a Masters in human geography from 1998 and PhD in Demography from 2004. He has 28 years experience in studying the demography of epidemic diseases with a particular focus on the 1918-20 influenza pandemic. The topic is timely with the ongoing outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mamelund has been a visiting scholar at Center for Demography and Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001, Centre for Population Studies at Umeå University 2006-2009 and Penn State University in 2008. Mamelund is head of the Centre for Research on Pandemics and Society (PANSOC) / Mamelund was the president of the Norwegian Demographic Society 2017-2023 / ORCID 0000-0002-3980-3818 / ResearcherID G-4495-2016
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Population development Demography Demography Trade unions Working life research Spanish Influenza 1918-19 Mortality Historical demography Marital status and mortality Attitude Immunization Sickness Absence Work inclusion Vulnerable youth Working life and health
Regions
Countries
Research projects
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Disability and Disease during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Implications for Preparedness Policies
A global influenza pandemic is imminent and public health preparedness plans that address the needs of vulnerable populations are indispensable.
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Early COVID-19 wave in Norway: Social inequality in morbidity, compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions and labour marked consequences (CorRisk)
Pandemics like COVID-19 are among the most pressing global threats to human life and economic security. The core idea of CorRisk is that infectious disease pandemics created by influenza or corona-viruses have always been more than just a medical problem and that their epidemiology and impact are profoundly shaped by social and economic structures. While the state of the art mainly studies medical risk factors, this project proposes to study the "forgotten" socioeconomic risk factors for unequal morbidity, compliance to the NPIs and labor market consequences.
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Healthcare Access in Rural Border Regions. Realizing Patient Rights Across European Borders (HARBOR)
The overall aim of the HARBOR project is to develop an integrated approach of cross-border interactions and access to health care in European border regions, and to rethink healthcare planning across border regions.
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Promoting Integrity as an Integral Dimension of Excellence in Research
Research integrity is a growing concern. From the perspective of the research work floor, including the daily work of journal editors or research managers, PRINTEGER will analyse how current instruments of integrity policy operate in practice.
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Socioeconomic risk groups, vaccination and pandemic influenza (PANRISK)
This project proposes to study the “forgotten” socioeconomic risk factors for unequal influenza outcomes and consequences. It will bear important implications for health.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Klüwer, Birgitte; Gleditsch, Rebecca; Rydland, Kjersti Margrethe;
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
; Laake, Ida
(2024).
Higher educational attainment associated with higher confidence in influenza vaccination in Norway.
10 p.
Vaccine.
Vol. 42.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.049
Zahl, Per Henrik; Johansen, Rune; Hemström, Örjan Hemström;
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
(2024).
Responses to the letters on “Mortality in Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 – 22: A comparative study.”.
Journal of Infection and Public Health.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
Ibsen, Tanja Louise; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Bergh, Sverre; Livingston, Gill; Lurås, Hilde;
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
; Oude Voshaar, Richard; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Thingstad, Pernille; Gerritsen, Debby L.; Selbæk, Geir
(2024).
A longitudinal cohort study on the use of health and care services by older adults living at home with/without dementia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10846-y
Mølbak Ingholt, Mathias; Simonsen, Lone;
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
; Noahsen, Paneeraq; Van Wijhe, Maarten
(2024).
The 1919–21 influenza pandemic in Greenland.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health.
Vol. 83.
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2024.2325711
Sattenspiel, Lisa; Dahal, Sushma; Wissler, Amanda; Chowell, Gerardo; Tinker-Fortel, Emma; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Death on the permafrost: Revisiting the 1918-20 influenza pandemic in Alaska using death certificates. American Journal of Epidemiology.
Zahl, Per Henrik; Hemström, Örjan; Johansen, Rune;
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
(2024).
Mortality in Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–22: A comparative study.
8 p.
Journal of Infection and Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.033
Adams, Mikaëla M.; Dimka, Jessica; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Sattenspiel, Lisa (2024). I would advise that it be kept from the schools at all cost”: The Influenza of 1918-1920 at Non-Reservation Indian Boarding Schools. Ethnohistory.
Klüwer, Birgitte; Rydland, Kjersti Margrethe; Gleditsch, Rebecca;
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
; Laake, Ida
(2023).
Social and demographic patterns of influenza vaccination coverage in Norway, influenza seasons 2014/15 to 2020/21.
Vaccine.
Vol. 41.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.013
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
(2023).
Å bo isolert var en risikofaktor under spanskesyken.
Michael.
https://www.michaeljournal.no/article/2023/08/%C3%
Alves, Daniele Evelin
; Røgeberg, Ole; Sattenspiel, Lisa;
Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
(2023).
Indigenous communities and influenza: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
6 p.
Systematic Reviews.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02319-w