Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Kirsti Malterud
Date of birth: 29.08.1949
Gender: Female
Nationality: Norwegian
Researcher unique identifier: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9556-616X
EDUCATION
1990 Dr. Med. Sci./PhD: “Allmennpraktikerens møte med kvinnelige pasienter”. Faculty of Medicine/Department of General
Practice, University of Bergen, Norway
1985 Certified specialist in general practice/family medicine
1975 MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
CURRENT POSITIONS
2019- Professor emerita – University of Bergen/Norway
2012- Research professor (20-15%) - The Research Unit and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen/Denmark
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2010-2019 Professor (General Practice) (10%) – Dept Global Health & Community Medicine, University of Bergen/Norway
2007-2019 Research professor (75%) - Research Unit for General Practice, Uni Research, Bergen/NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Norway
2001-2004 Professor (General Practice) (20%) - Copenhagen University
1998-2007 Research professor (20%) - The Research Unit and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health,
University of Copenhagen/Denmark
1994-2001 Professor (Women's Health) (20%) - University of Oslo/Norway
1992-2007 Professor (General Practice) (50%-20%) - University of Bergen/Norway
1992 Post doc (funded by the Norwegian Research Council)
1987-2011 General Practitioner (50%) – Bergen/Norway
1987-1992 Assoc. Professor (General Practice) (50%) - University of Bergen/Norway
Postgraduate training in family psychiatry, reproductive health and geriatric medicine
1977-1986 General Practitioner (100%) – Oslo/Norway
AWARDS:
2017 Kvinnehelseforskningsprisen – award for research within women’s health from Norske kvinners sanitetsforening
(Norwegian Women's Public Health Association) *)
2011 Nidarosprisen - award for excellent efforts within education, information and development of Norwegian general
practice, especially within general practice research
2010 Best annual publication about health promotion - Norwegian Medical Association with Mona Flatval)
2008 Quality in primary health care – Norwegian Medical Association
2001 Best research publication 2001 – Dept of Publ Health and Prim Health Care, University of Bergen
(Lancet 2001; 358: 483- 88)
1996 Nordic Research Award - Magda og Svend Aage Friederichs mindelegat, Denmark
1992 Best essay on "Medical education in year 2000" - Faculty of Medicine, Univ of Bergen
MOBILITY:
2013 Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University, Denmark (1 month)
2012 Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Social medicine/CHAP, Uppsala University, Sweden (1 month)
1997 Department of Family Medicine, University of Massachusetts, USA (6 months)
PROJECTS:
Director/codirector for research networks funded from the Norwegian Research Council or other sources:
2013-2015 Marginality and health care
2009-2011 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in theory and practice
2007-2011 Obesity – between public health and marginality
2004-2008 Vulnerability as a strength
1992-2001 Women’s symptoms - Sources of knowledge
1990-2005 Communication in the medical consultation
Member of different research groups (mostly crossdisciplinary):
2014- Knowledge, power and health services
2011- Sexual orientation, health and living conditions
1995-2004 Towards a better balance between risk and resources
1999-2005 Health and disease in a cultural perspective
SUPERVISION OF RESEARCH FELLOWS
1987-2019 Extensive activity as research supervisor (alone or with others) in totally 56 research projects on various levels. 50 of
these are finished and have resulted in publications, of these 27 graduated Ph.Ds.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES (1987-2019)
Substantial contributions to development, planning and implementation of curriculum development for teaching general practice in medical school (University of Bergen), including lectures, presentations, group leading and several innovative teaching elements.
In addition, considerable participation in teaching for general practice colleagues in training as well as experienced colleagues.
Finally, a broad range of involvements in research teaching for Ph.D. candidates in Bergen, nationally and abroad, mainly about qualitative research methods in medical research.
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
2011-2019 Member of the board of The Norwegian Research Fund for General Practice
COMMISSIONS OF TRUST:
2018-2019 Union official for the Norwegian Medical Association/NORCE Research Center
1990- Reviewer for a broad range of international medical and crossdisciplinary journals
TRACK RECORD:
Total number of publications during the career: 415 academic publications (newspaper comments not included), of these 15 books (co-authored or alone), 51 book chapters, and approximately 234 publications in peer reviewed journals.
List up to ten publications, from the last ten years, in international peer reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals:
Malterud K. The impact of evidence-based medicine on qualitative metasynthesis: Benefits to be harvested and warnings to be given. Qual Health Res. 2019;21(1):7-17. Epub 2018/08/31. DOI: 10.1177/1049732318795864.
Anderssen N, Malterud K. Oversampling as a methodological strategy for the study of self-reported health among lesbian, gay and bisexual populations. Scand J Public Health 2017 Epub 2017/06/17 DOI 101177/1403494816653854.1403494817717407.
Werner A, Malterud K. How can professionals carry out recognition towards children of parents with alcohol problems? A qualitative interview study. Scand J Publ Health Epub November 30, 2016 DOI 101177/1403494816680802
Malterud K, Siersma VD, Guassora AD. Sample size in qualitative interview studies: Guided by information power. Qual Health Res. 2016, Vol. 26(13): 1753–1760. Epub ahead of print Nov 27, 2015, doi: 10.1177/1049732315617444.
Malterud K. Theory and interpretation in qualitative studies from general practice: Why and how? Scand J Publ Health. 2016;44:120-129. Epub December 8, 2015, doi:10.1177/140349481562118.
Malterud K, Guassora AD, Graungaard AH, Reventlow S. Understanding medical symptoms: a conceptual review and analysis. Theor Med Bioeth. 2015;36(6):411-24.
Malterud K. Systematic Text Condensation – a strategy for qualitative analysis. Scand J Publ Health, 2012; 40: 795–805.
Malterud K, Ulriksen K. Obesity, stigma, and responsibility in health care: A synthesis of qualitative studies. Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being published online 22 November 2011, 6: 8404 - DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v6i4.8404
Schaufel MA, Nordrehaug JE, Malterud K. "So you think I'll survive?": a qualitative study about doctor-patient dialogues preceding high-risk cardiac surgery or intervention. Heart 2009;95(15):1245-9.
Malterud K, Rortveit G, Bjorkman M, Flatval M, Ohnstad A, Thesen J. Epidemiological research on marginalized groups implies major validity challenges; lesbian health as an example. J Clin Epidemiol 2009; 62: 703-10.
Research monographs and any translations thereof
Malterud K. Qualitative Metasynthesis : A research method for medicine and health sciences. Oxon/New York: Routledge (in press, to be published 2019).
Malterud K. Kvalitativ metasyntese som forskningsmetode i medisin og helsefag. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2017
Malterud K. Kvalitative forskningsmetoder for medisin og helsefag. 4. utgave. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2017.
Malterud K. Fokusgrupper som forskningsmetode for medisin og helsefag. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget 2012.
Malterud K. Allmennpraktikerens møte med kvinnelige pasienter. Oslo: TANO, 1990.
Other publications
Malterud K, Anderssen N. Helse blant lesbiske og bifile kvinner i Norge. Bergen: Uni Research helse, 2014.
Anderssen N, Malterud K, red. Seksuell orientering og levekår. Bergen: Uni Helse, 2013.
Invited presentations
Since 1978 I have presented totally 661 talks (lectures for students not included), mostly as an invited speaker.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230331162122/https://sanitetskvinnene.no/forskningsomrader/kvinnehelseforskningsprisen/kvinnehelseforskningsprisen-2017