Maria Engström (RN, PhD) is Professor in nursing and Head of Research at the Department of Health and Caring Sciences, University of Gävle. In addition she is Associate Professor in Caring Sciences at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her main research fields are elderly care and health promoting working life with focus on health and well-being, and health promoting interventions for the elderly, as well as staff, including nursing students.

Email:      maria.engstrom@hig.se