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Kajsa Gilenstam

Researcher and university lecturer in sports medicine focusing on exercise physiology, injury prevention, and gender perspectives in sport, with applied research in ice hockey.

Educational qualifications: Distinguished university teacher

Works as

Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation Section: Sports Medicine Role: Student counsellor
Location
Biologihuset hus D2, plan 6, Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för Idrottsmedicin Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

I am a researcher and university lecturer in sports medicine, primarily within exercise physiology. My research focuses on applied and practice-oriented questions related to injury prevention, athlete health, and gender perspectives in sport and exercise physiology. The work is often conducted in collaboration with sport organisations and addresses clinically relevant questions, including research in ice hockey.

I teach exercise physiology and health-related aspects of sports medicine at undergraduate and advanced levels. I am co-responsible for the Master’s thesis course and serve as study advisor for the Exercise Physiology programme. My teaching has been recognised through the Excellent Teacher award, reflecting a strong commitment to high-quality education and programme development.

My research aims to contribute to improved understanding of how training and sport participation can be developed in ways that promote performance, health, and sustainable participation in sport.

British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Sage Publications 2025, Vol. 88, (10) : 635-646
Granholm Valmari, Elin; Inzunza, Miguel; Nygren, Ulla; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis Group 2023, Vol. 30, (5) : 721-744
Granholm Valmari, Elin; Ghazinour, Mehdi; Nygren, Ulla; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 30, (5) : 585-603
Granholm Valmari, Elin; Ghazinour, Mehdi; Nygren, Ulla; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis Group 2023, Vol. 30, (7) : 1135-1142
Granholm Valmari, Elin; Ghazinour, Mehdi; Nygren, Ulla; et al.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, Vol. 18, (1)
Granholm Valmari, Elin; Nygren, Ulla; Ghazinour, Mehdi; et al.
Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2023, Vol. 14
Granholm Valmari, Elin; Nygren, Ulla; Ghazinour, Mehdi; et al.
Universitetspedagogiska konferensen 2019: helhetssyn på undervisning - kropp, känsla och kognition i akademin, Umeå: Universitetspedagogik och lärandestöd (UPL), Umeå universitet 2019 : 19-20
Gilenstam, Kajsa
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Wolters Kluwer 2019, Vol. 33, (9) : 2496-2502
Gilenstam, Kajsa; Geithner, Christina
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, Edizioni Minerva Medica 2018, Vol. 58, (9) : 1185-1189
Bengtsson, Victor; Yu, Ji-Guo; Gilenstam, Kajsa
Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal, Vol. 26, (2) : 124-133
Geithner, Christina A.; Molenaar, Claire E.; Henriksson, Tommy; et al.
The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 6, (5)
Strömbäck, Edit; Aasa, Ulrika; Gilenstam, Kajsa; et al.
Idrottsmedicin, Västerås: Svensk förening för fysisk aktivitet och idrottsmedicin (SFAIM) 2017, Vol. 36, (1) : 20-22
Henriksson, Tommy; Gilenstam, Kajsa
Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 7 : 81-88
Henriksson, Tommy; Vescovi, Jason D.; Fjellman-Wiklund, Anncristine; et al.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Wolters Kluwer 2015, Vol. 47, (5S) : 962-962
Henriksson, Tommy; Fjellman-Wiklund, Anncristine; Gilenstam, Kajsa
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015, Vol. 47, (5S) : 629-630
Molenaar, Claire E.; Geithner, Christina A.; Henriksson, Tommy; et al.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2014, Vol. 68, (2) : 185-190
Hammarström, Anne; Johansson, Klara; Annandale, Ellen; et al.
18th Annual Congress of European College of Sport Science, Barcelona, June 26-29, 2013
Henriksson, Tommy; Fjellman-Wiklund, Anncristine; Gilenstam, Kajsa
För barnets bästa: En antologi om idrott ur ett barnrättsperspektiv, Stockholm: SISU Idrottsböcker 2011 : 29-38
Gilenstam, Kajsa
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, National Strength and Conditioning Association 2011, Vol. 25, (8) : 2133-2142
Gilenstam, Kajsa M.; Thorsen, Kim; Henriksson-Larsén, Karin B.
Svensk Idrottsforskning: Organ för Centrum för Idrottsforskning, Stockholm: Centrum för idrottsforskning 2010, Vol. 19, (1) : 46-50
Gilenstam, Kajsa; Henriksson-Larsén, Karin; Karp, Staffan; et al.
Sports Engineering, Vol. 11, (3) : 103-107
Gilenstam, Kajsa; Henriksson-Larsén, Karin; Thorsen, Kim
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, Blackwell 2008, Vol. 18, (2) : 235-249
Gilenstam, Kajsa; Karp, Staffan; Henriksson-Larsén, Karin
Gilenstam, Kajsa; Hammarström, Anne; Henriksson-Larsén, Karin
Granholm Valmari, Elin; Inzunza, Miguel; Nygren, Ulla; et al.
Henriksson, Tommy; Gilenstam, Kajsa; Fjellman-Wiklund, Anncristine
Henriksson, Tommy; Vescovi, Jason D.; Geithner, Christina A.; et al.

Research projects

1 March 2024 until 1 March 2029

I teach exercise physiology and health-related aspects of sports medicine at both undergraduate and advanced levels. My background as a physiotherapist contributes clinical relevance to the teaching and supports connections between theory and practice.

I am co-responsible for the Master’s thesis course and serve as study advisor for the Exercise Physiology programme. My teaching has been recognised through the Excellent Teacher award, reflecting a strong commitment to high-quality education and continuous course and programme development.