Defences of doctoral theses

Upcoming defences of doctoral theses and licentiate seminars at Jönköping University.

Upcoming defences 2026

2 October 2026, School of Health and Welfare
Patrik Haraldsson: The Structured Multidisciplinary Work Evaluation Tool
- The development of an Occupational Health Service method and evaluation of its applicability in hospital settings.

7 October 2026, School of Education and Communication
Helena Anderström: Etikundervisning som social representation i skolans praktik

16 October 2026, School of Health and Welfare
Pontus Wallin: Supporting the development of staff working methods in residential services for children with intellectual disabilities. A programme theory exploration

Upcoming Licentiate Seminars 2026

27 August 2026, School of Engineering
Aju Sukumaran Menon: From Tacit Expertise to Data-Driven Knowledge Reuse in Sheet Metal Forming Tooling Design

28 August 2026, School of Education and Communication
Therese Uppman: Barriär eller bro - Kommunikationens roll i utrikes födda kursdeltagares sociala identitetsskapande på folkhögskolans allmänna kurs

Defences 2026

30 January 2026, School of Education and Communication
Jens Alvén Sjöberg: Communicating a sense of public safety: The case of the Swedish Police Authority’s strategic social media communication

27 Februari 2026, School of Health and Welfare (Note! The defence takes place at the University of Skövde)
Björn Stjernetun Bouwmeester: Knowing Me, Knowing you - Bridging Perspectives through Age Suit Simulation Intervention in Nursing Education

6 March 2026, School of of Engineering
Rohith Areth Koroth: Integrating Production and Sustainable Requirements for Product and Production Co-Development

24 April 2026, School of of Engineering
Nils-Erik Ohlson: From Reactive to Predictive - Enhancing Sales and Operations Planning in Engineer-To-Order Settings with Machine Learning

26 May 2026, School of of Engineering
Martin Seif: In Times of Disruption: A Study of Analytics Capability and Supply Chain Resilience External link, opens in new window.

5 June 2026, School of Health and Welfare
Fanny Kårelind : Care and support for couples when one partner has young-onset dementia External link, opens in new window.

16 June 2026, School of Education and Communication
Björn Bradling: Självet – Texten – Världen: Subversiv litteraturundervisning för transformativt lärande