CURRICULUM VITAE Marianne Törner, professor Date of birth ...

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Marianne Törner, professor
Date of birth: 1953-05-14
Education
1991 Dr of medical science, Ph D, Division of Occupational Orthopaedics, Dept of
Orthopaedics, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital,
Gothenburg, Sweden.
1982 B Sc in biology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
1974 Teacher of physical education, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences,
Stockholm, Sweden.
2008 Learning and teaching – an introduction to university pedagogics, 5 ECTS.
2010 Documented validation of competence in university pedagogics equal to course
level HPE 101, HPE 102 and HPE 103.
2007 Development of group and leader, Gällöfsta Education (one week intensive)
1999 Leadership development program, Göteborgs stad/Concept Design AB. Twelve
seminars.
2004 Education in supervision of doctoral students, National Institute for Working
Life
Positions
2011 - Guest professor in Human Factors with special focus on safety, University
West, Trollhättan;
2008 - Researcher, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg;
2007-2008 Associate of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg;
2006-2007 Pro tem vice Director General, National Institute for Working Life, Sweden.
2002-2007 Head of the Gothenburg department of the National Institute for Working Life;
1999- Establisher and scientific leader of R&D group ‘Risk management and safety at
work’, National Institute for Working Life, Göteborg (-2007) / Occupational
and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University
(2007 - );
1999- Associate professor of ergonomics, Dept of Product- and Production
Development, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg;
1999-2008 Senior researcher at National Institute for Working Life, Göteborg;
1999 Pro tem head of ergonomics research, R&D department Lindholmen
Development, Göteborg;
1997-1999 Market- and administrative manager of R&D department, Lindholmen
Development;
1982-1999 Ergonomist and researcher at Lindholmen Development;
1974-1976 Teacher of physical education, Kungälv, Sweden.
Assignments
Opponent at defence of dissertation for doctoral or licentiate degree
2010 June First opponent and member of grading committee at public defence of doctoral
dissertation (Sören Spangenberg, Large construction projects and injury
Marianne Törner
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dept. of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Phone: +46 31 786 36 13, e-mail: Marianne.Torner@amm.gu.se

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prevention. National Research Centre for the Working Environment,
Copenhagen, and Aalborg University, Denmark), June 15, 2010, ISBN: 978-87-
7904-2114-8;
2008 June Opponent and member of grading committee at public defence of PhD
dissertation (Kent J Nielsen, Den kulturformende sikkerhedsorganisation, Dept
of Psychology, Aalborg University, Denmark);
2008 May Opponent at public defence of doctoral dissertation (Anita Pettersson
Strömbäck, Chemical exposure in the work place: mental models of workers
and experts.), Dept of Occupational medicine, Umeå University, Sweden;
2004 May Opponent at public defence of doctoral dissertation, (Jan-Erik Stenmark,
Säkerhetsstyrningens kulturella logik), Dept of Technical Psychology, Luleå
University of Technology, Luleå;
1996 Oct Opponent at public defence of licenciate dissertation (Stefan Pinzke,
Musculoskeletal disorders and methods for studying working postures in
agriculture), Division of work science, Department of Agricultural Biosystems
and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences;
Member of grading committee for doctoral or licentiate theses
2011 Sept Doctoral dissertation (Agneta Larsson, Identifying, describing and
promoting health and work ability in a workplace context, Dept of Health
Science, Luleå University of Technology).
2011 Febr Doctoral dissertation (Lars Göran Wallgren, Motivation requested - work
motivation and the work environment of IT consultants, Dept of Psychology,
University of Gothenburg).
2008 Oct Member of assessment committee, half time control of progression toward
doctoral degree, (Katrin Skagert, Leadership and psycho-social work
environment in human service organisations, Dept of Public Health and
Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg);
2006 June Doctoral dissertation (Åsa Ek. Safety Culture in Sea and Aviation Transport),
dept of Design Sciences, Lund University, Sweden;
2003 Febr Doctoral dissertation (Lennart Widenberg, Psykosocial forskningsmiljö och
vetenskaplig produktivitet), dept of Psychology, University of Göteborg,
Sweden;
2002 Licentiate dissertation (Lotta Dellve), Dept of Occupational Medicine,
University of Göteborg, Sweden;
Supervision, doctoral or licentiate dissertation
2001-2008 Supervisor for the doctoral degree: Susanna Larsson, Constructing safety.
Workplace safety in construction industry with emphasis on safety climate and
empirical base in large construction projects. Dept of Product and Production
Development, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, ISSN 0346-
718X;
2000-2005 Supervisor for the doctoral degree: Christina Stave, 2005. Safety as a process -
from risk perception to safety activity. Dept of Product and Production
Development, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg;
2000-2005 Supervisor for the licentiate degree, assistant supervisor for the doctoral degree:
Petra Willqvist, Industrial safety: Principles for safety management based on
empirical studies. Dept of Product and Production Development, Chalmers
University of Technology, Göteborg;
Marianne Törner
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dept. of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Phone: +46 31 786 36 13, e-mail: Marianne.Torner@amm.gu.se

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Member of governing board
2010 June- Vice chairperson of the University Governing Board, University West, Sweden;
2007 June- Member of University Governing Board, University West, Sweden;
Member of editorial board
2008 - Member of editorial board, Arbete och Hälsa (Work and Health), University of
Gothenburg;
1999-2003 Member of editorial board, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics;
Scientific boards and networks
2011- Member of international expert committee, Campbell systematic review of
safety interventions, National Centre for Work Environment Research,
Copenhagen, Denmark;
2003-2005 Member of work group ‘Risk perception and management’ in Partnership for
European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (PEROSH);
2003- Member of Nordic scientific network on safety in construction industry;
1995-1999 Board Member and Honorary Secretary of the Ergonomics Society of Sweden;
Conference and course organiser
2011 Member of organising committee, NoFS 2011 (Nordic Research Network for
Safety), Revinge, Sweden June 20-22.
2007 Aug Assistant course leader and lecturer at NIVA course ‘Safety Climate: Concept
and Measurement’, Elsinore, Denmark 28-31 Aug.;
2008 Course leader, 10 ECTS course Work environment and safety, part of the Work
environment engineer education program (Umeå University) within the OSH
Service specialist educations.
1994 Member of Organising Committee of the Annual Conference of the Nordic
Ergonomics Association, Hotell Stenungsbaden, Stenungsund;
International lectures and symposia, and key note lectures
Key note speaker at the 19th conference of the Nordic Safety Research Network (NoFS),
Revinge, Sweden, June 2011;
Invited participant at EAWOP Small Group Meeting: Organisational and Individual
Influences on the Management of Healthy and Safe Behaviours, Santiago de Compostela,
Spain, May 2009;
Invited speaker at the Annual conference of the Danish Work Environment Research Fund,
Oct 2007;
Key note speaker at the NAM-NIVA Summer School, Elsinore, Denmark 28 Aug 2007;
Invited speaker at the Program for Further Education of the Norwegian Occupational Health
and Safety Services, Oslo, June 2006;
Key note speaker at 38 th annual conference of the Nordic Ergonomics Society, Hämeenlinna,
Finland, Sept 25-27, 2006
Invited speaker, 5th International Updating Seminar on Occupational Health and Safety, Sao
Paolo, Brazil, 29-31 March, 2004
Peer review of applications for project funding
Research Council of Norway: 2010
AFA Insurance: 2010
Marianne Törner
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dept. of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Phone: +46 31 786 36 13, e-mail: Marianne.Torner@amm.gu.se

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Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS): 2007
Peer reviewer of scientific papers (if more than one manuscripts each year, number within
brackets):
Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health: 2011
Quality and Safety in Health Care: 2010
Safety Science: 2009(2), 2011(2)
Safety Science Monitor, Special Issue: 2005(3), 2006(4), 2009(2),
Arbete och Hälsa (Work and Health): 1995, 2008
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics: 2005, 2007
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: 2003, 2004, 2010
Journal of Applied Ergonomics: 1998, 2000, 2003
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics: 1999, 2007(2)
Work and Stress: 1998
Competence area
Safety research, with special emphasis on safety climate and safety culture, and educational
work in the same area.
Organisational psychology.
Project manager, research and development projects with external funding 1995-
Financial
Year tSEK Project title
support provider
FAS 2011-2013 2400 Health and good fortune! Synergistic and antagonistic
aspects of organisational climate, for health, safety,
innovation and efficiency
Gothenburg 2010 378 WP1, within: Organizing person centered care of
Centre for Person
Centred Care
2011 400 paediatric diabetes: communication, decision making,
ethics and health
AFA 2010-2012 2894 Safety climate in health care – significance for
occupational and patient safety
Swedish Work
Environment
Authority
2009 300 Scientific review of safety climate and safety culture
research
Skanska Sweden 2009-2010 58 Evaluation of effect on safety climate and psychological
climate of systematic work preparatory discussions and
permits-to-work
Vinnova 2007 284 ’Tool kit’ for better safety in construction work.
Development of guide for practitioners in construction
industry, based on results and knowledge gained from the
study ‘Safety management in large construction projects’
FAS 2006-2010 3940 Improved safety in food industry. Intervention for better
safety climate and investigation of causal relations.
AFA,
Vinnova,
Nat. Road Admin.
AFA,
Vinnova
SLF,
AFA Insurance
Alenia
Aerospazio, on
2001-2005
2001-2005
2001-2005
1999-2004
1999-2004
1999-2001
1999-2002
1000
1550
2000
1323
820
800
987
Risk management in large construction projects with a
complex organisation
Hand injuries in food industry. Analysis of sequence of
events, deviations and management strategies
Program in agriculture for prevention of accidents, based
on participation and networks for social support
1999-2001 4203 Verification of human factors engineering requirements in
Cupola workplace design.
Marianne Törner
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dept. of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Phone: +46 31 786 36 13, e-mail: Marianne.Torner@amm.gu.se

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comission by
European Space
Agency, ESA
RALF 1998-1999 510 Mapping of risk perception followed by local work for
prevention of occupational accidents. Development of a
methodology and application in professional fishery
AMF (AFA
1999 272 Evaluation of deck slip restistance on fishing vessels
Insurance)
AMF (AFA
Insurance)
1998-2000 626 Follow-up of long term effect of methodology to prevent
occupational accidents among professional fishermen
SJFR 1997-1999 720 Development of design of otter board gallows, for better
safety
AMF (AFA
Insurance)
1995-1997 780 Prevention of occupational accidents among professional
fishermen
Marianne Törner
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dept. of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Phone: +46 31 786 36 13, e-mail: Marianne.Torner@amm.gu.se