Svenn-Erik Mamelund

About

Mamelund has a Masters in human geography from 1998 and PhD in Demography from 2004. He has 30 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 outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mamelund is on Stanford University 2024 top 2% list among Public Health researchers globally (ranked 1145 of 69595) and ranked 38 among the «Highly Ranked Lifetime Scholars» globally in his field of «Pandemic», defined as eminent authors (active, retired, and deceased) whose Top Percentage Ranks places them in the top 0.05 % of all scholars due to their lifetime scholarly contributions. 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, Penn State University in 2008 and University Queensland in 2024. 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

Human geography Community medicine, social medicine Midical sciences Demography

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

Research projects

Completed research projects

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Scientific publications

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2025). Fars Tale: Er Akademia en felle for arbeiderklassens barn?. Nossum, Rolf Tomas; Breen, Olav (Ed.). Agder Vitenskapsakademis årbok 2024. p. 149-153. Agder Vitenskapsakademi.

Adams, Mikaëla M.; Dimka, Jessica; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Sattenspiel, Lisa (2025). “I Would Advise That It Be Kept from the Schools at All Cost”: The Influenza of 1918–1920 at Nonreservation Indian Boarding Schools. 39 p. Ethnohistory. Vol. 72.
https://read.dukeupress.edu/ethnohistory/article/7

Sattenspiel, Lisa; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Dahal, Sushma; Wissler, Amanda; Chowell, Gerardo; Tinker-Fortel, Emma (2025). Death on the permafrost: revisiting the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic in Alaska using death certificates. 9 p. American Journal of Epidemiology. Vol. 194.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwae173

Ibsen, Tanja Louise; Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Bergh, Sverre; Gerritsen, Debby L.; Livingston, Gill; Lurås, Hilde; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Voshaar, Richard C. Oude; Selbæk, Geir (2025). A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study. BMC Geriatrics. Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05745-8

Joaquin-Damas, Elienai; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Schneider, Benjamin ; Sánchez-Hernández, Beatriz E.; Patishtán-López, Amanda; Bleichrodt, Amanda; Chowell-Puente, Gerardo (2024). Evaluating COVID-19 impact, vaccination, birth registration, and underreporting in a predominantly indigenous population in Chiapas, Mexico. BMC Infectious Diseases. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10156-y

Klüwer, Birgitte; Rydland, Kjersti Margrethe; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Gleditsch, Rebecca (2024). Drivers and barriers of seasonal influenza vaccination 2015/16 & 2019/20 to 2022/23 - a survey on why most Norwegians don't get the flu vaccine. 13 p. BMC Public Health. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20157-w

Klüwer, Birgitte; Rydland, Kjersti Margrethe; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Gleditsch, Rebecca (2024). Why don’t more Norwegians get the flu vaccine? A survey on drivers and barriers of seasonal influenza vaccination, 2015/16 & 2019/20 to 2022/23. BMC Public Health. Vol. 24.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3157683

Gentner-Polanco, Diego A.; Ávila-Amezcua, María J.; Tapia- Hernández, Brandon G.; Chowell-Puente, Gerardo; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Santana-Mancilla, Pedro C. (2024). Design and evaluation of a balanced scorecard to measure the impact of COVID-19 on a Mexican higher education institution. Revista Avances en Interacción Humano-Computadora. Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.47756/aihc.y9i1.165

Dahal, Sushma; Delgado, Iris; Sattenspiel, Lisa; Chowell, Gerardo; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Comparative analysis of COVID-19 diagnoses and mortality among hospitalized indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Chile: 2020–2021. BMC Public Health. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19756-4

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.”. 1 p. Journal of Infection and Public Health. Vol. 17.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.03.016

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Research reports

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2023). Spredning av pandemier – fra spanskesyken til covid-19. 313 p. DET NORSKE VIDENSKAPS-AKADEMI.

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2021). Vedlegg 7: Spanskesyken og COVID-19: Hvem er mottakelige, hvem blir smittet og hvem overlever (digitalt vedlegg) i Koronakommisjonens rapport NOU 2021:6. 455 p. Koronakommisjonen.
https://www.koronakommisjonen.no/files/2021/04/Kor

Andersen, Bengt ; Dalseide, Astri Margareta; Hanssen, Gro ; Skrede, Joar; Staven, Helle Dyrendahl ; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2020). Erfaringer med å sikre arkitektonisk kvalitet gjennom planlegging. 114 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. https://oda.hioa.no/en/item/asset/dspace:49659/AFI

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Ingelsrud, Mari Holm ; STEEN, Arild Henrik (2020). Arbeidslivsbarometerets koronaundersøkelse - preliminære funn per 6. april 2020. 47 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://fagarkivet.oslomet.no/nb/item/arbeidslivsb

Ruud, Marit Ekne ; Andersen, Bengt ; Berge, Sara; Dalseide, Astri Margareta; Staven, Helle Dyrendahl ; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Skogheim, Ragnhild (2019). Spenninger og harmoni - Sosiokulturell stedsanalyse for Furuset. ISBN: 978-82-8309-290-5. 155 p. By- og regionforskningsinstituttet NIBR, OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Vol. 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/2977

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; Breit, Eric ; Forsberg, Ellen-Marie (2018). A multinational survey on research misconduct and integrity: A workfloor perspective. PRINTEGER - Promoting Integrity as an Integral Dimension of Excellence in Research.

Falkum, Eivind ; GRIMSMO, Asbjørn; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2017). Forsøk med sykmeldt i jobb (SMJ). Virksomhetenes bruk av ordningen. 61 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Falkum, Eivind ; GRIMSMO, Asbjørn; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2017). Forsøk med Sykmeldt i Jobb (SMJ). Virksomhetenes bruk av ordningen. 57 p. Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet.

SPJELKAVIK, Øystein ; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik ; SCHAFFT, Angelika (2016). Inkluderingskompetanse i NAV. Evaluering av forsøket Kjerneoppgaver i NAV. ISBN: 978-82-7609-373-5. 128 p. Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet, Høyskolen i Oslo og Akershus.

SCHAFFT, Angelika; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2016). Forsøk med NAV-veileder i videregående skole. En underveisevaluering. ISBN: 978-82-7609-372-8. Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet, Høyskolen i Oslo og Akershus.

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Dissemination

Bjermeland, Monica; Borgen, Nicolai T.; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2025). Har akademia et skjult klasseproblem?.
https://www.uv.uio.no/forskning/aktuelt/aktuelle-s

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Engelsk til besvær?. Khrono.no.
https://www.khrono.no/engelsk-til-besvaer/891801

Matthew, Davidson; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). New research sheds light on mortality rate disparities in Alaska during the 1918 flu pandemic.
https://www.oslomet.no/en/research/featured-resear

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Sommerjobb som forsker: vinn-vinn for studenter og arbeidsgivere. Khrono.no.
https://www.khrono.no/sommerjobb-som-forsker-vinn-

Goffeng, Espen; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Om influensapandemier.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SPoUiiWO2Hgntf2t

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Internasjonal på- og avstigning. Khrono.no.
https://www.khrono.no/internasjonal-pa-og-avstigni

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Farvel, bedragersyndrom. Khrono.no.
https://www.khrono.no/farvel-bedragersyndrom/86056

Gaarder, Jorun; Solberg, Kristoffer; Hansen, Asle; Hatlo, Madeleine; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). - Da er det data-fabrikkering.
https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/da-er-det-data-fa

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Si ja til akademisk husarbeid. Khrono.no.
https://www.khrono.no/si-ja-til-akademisk-husarbei

Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (2024). Old data gives new clues to the “mother” of all pandemics. Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences (BEES) BEES Webinar. Georgia Southern University.

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