Presentation

PhD fellow, Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

Primary research areas

Scientific main interest lies within the field of health services research with a particular focus on organization of the health care system, social and ethnic inequality in access to health care services as well as health economics and health politics.

Research focus on migrantion and health. Research projects are within the areas of asylum-seeking children’s mental health and immigrants’ health, including access to and utilization of health care services in Europe and the U.S.

Publications

Publications list – University of Copenhagen

Betydning af opholdstid og antal flygtninge på asylbørns psykiske helbred – sekundærpublikation

Nielsen, Signe Smith; Nørredam, Marie; Christiansen, Karen Louise; Obel, Carsten; Hilden, Jørgen; Krasnik, Allan. Ugeskrift for læger. 2009 ;171(12):981-4
Link: http://www.ugeskriftet.dk/portal/page/portal/LAEGERDK/UGESKRIFT_FOR_LAEGER/Artikelvisning?pURL=/UGESKRIFT_FOR_LAEGER/TIDLIGERE_NUMRE/2009/UFL_EKCMA_2009_12/UFL_EKCMA_2009_12_09080450

Mental health among children seeking asylum in Denmark–the effect of length of stay and number of relocations: a cross-sectional study

Nielsen Signe Smith, Norredam Marie, Christiansen Karen Louise, Obel Carsten, Hilden Jørgen, Krasnik Allan. BMC Public Health. 2008,19;8:293. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2535781/pdf/1471-2458-8-293.pdf

Psykisk helbred blandt asylbørn i Danmark

Nielsen, Signe Smith; Nørredam, Marie; Christiansen, Karen Louise; Olsen, Carsten; Krasnik, Allan. Ugeskrift for læger. 2007;169 (43):3660-3665
Link: http://www.ugeskriftet.dk/nyhed/download/docs/F13449/Vp4307-3660-5.pdf

Forskningsformidlende bog/bidrag

Mental health among children seeking asylum in a Scandinavian an international perspective

Nielsen, Signe Smith

Children living in hiding today and tomorrow: – A seminar about health and human rights. Nordic School of Public Health 2009. S. 18-24

Link: http://www.nordically.se/film/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=5

Formidlende artikel

Pas også på mig! : -efterspillet om asylbørnsdebatten i Danmark

Nielsen, Signe Smith, Christiansen, Karen Louise

Psykiatriinformation, 2009; nr. 4, 2009. S. 14-16

Link: http://www.psykiatrifonden.dk/Forside/Forlag/Psykiatri-Information/Nye+numre/2009%2F4+%7C+Kultur+og+psyke/Tema+%7C+Pas+ogs%C3%A5+p%C3%A5+mig

Asylbørn – en barndom i ingenmandsland

Nielsen, Signe Smith ; Nørredam, Marie Louise ; Krasnik, Allan. I: Historie og Samfundsfag. 2008 ; vol. 2, 1. maj. s. 5-8

Livet I ingenmandsland knækker flygtningebørn

Nielsen, Signe Smith

Nordisk Ministerråd 2009

Link: http://www.nordically.org/sv/Artiklar/Livet-i-ingenmandsland-knakker-flygtningeborn/

 

Bøger/Bogkapitler:

Kathrine Vitus og Signe Smith Nielsen (red). Asylsøgende børn i Danmark – en barndom i undtagelsestilstand. Udgives af Hans Reitzels Forlag den 2. marts 2011

Link: http://www.gyldendal-akademisk.dk/Books/9788741254623.aspx