Tina Olsson

Tina Olsson is an associate professor in Social Work at the University of Gothenburg.2 Her research focuses on developing, implementing, and testing social interventions in practice settings.2 She has over 15 years of direct service experience in the United States and Sweden, working primarily with vulnerable child and youth populations.2

Key aspects of Tina Olsson's career and expertise include:

1. Research interests: Social interventions, implementation science, and effectiveness studies.21

2. Teaching: She teaches at the Master and PhD levels and advises students and researchers at the PhD candidate and post-doctoral level.2

3. Collaborations: Olsson has worked with various policy-making bodies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the World Bank Group, and several Swedish government agencies.2

4. Current position: As of 2025, she is a Professor of Social Work and Head of Discipline at the Department of Social Work and the Research School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University.1

5. Previous roles: She was previously chair of the Intervention and Implementation Research platform at the Department of Social Work, Gothenburg University (2018-2022).1

6. Research projects: Olsson is currently involved in several externally funded projects as an investigator, co-principal investigator, or principal investigator.12

7. Professional networks: She is an active member of various research networks, including the Social work, Actors, Living conditions, research VEnue (SALVE) at Jönköping University and the Nordic Network on Longitudinal Child Welfare Research (NORDLOCH) at Stockholm University.1