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Mikael Emsing

Researcher and teacher at the Unit of Police Work at Umeå University & IPA, Södertörns University. Phd in Public Health and Epidemiology. Former police and instructor in police conflict management. 

 

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Affiliation
Associate professor at Unit of Police Work
Location
Polisutbildningshuset, Humanioragränd 3 Umeå universitet, 907 36 Umeå
Affiliation
Affiliated as research fellow at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health
Location
5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå

PhD in Medical Sciences with an orientation towards public health and epidemiology. MSc. in pedagogy and also trained at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. Police officer between 2006-2023 and certified trainer for instructors in police conflict management (weapons & tactics, physical methods and techniques & mental preparation). I am currently working as associate professor (senior lecturer) at the Unit for police work at Umeå University where I teach at the basic training program as well as the bachelor and masters programs. I am currently also employed at a project at Södertörns University. 

Current research projects:

Stress and Mental Health Among Colombian Police Recruits: In collaboration with the police education in Barranquilla, Colombia a study will be conducted to assess stressors and mental health among police recruits. The project is conducted in collaboration with Pofessor Mehdi Ghazinour.

I am also active as a musician, albeit not professionally. I am primarily active in my own trio New Orbits. 

Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing, Universitetsforlaget 2024, Vol. 11, (1) : 1-4
Bjørkelo, Brita; Emsing, Mikael
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 39 : 499-508
Emsing, Mikael; Ghazinour, Mehdi; Sundqvist, Johanna
Umeå University medical dissertations, 2217
Emsing, Mikael
Frontiers in Psychiatry, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 12
Emsing, Mikael; Padyab, Mojgan; Ghazinour, Mehdi; et al.
Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing, Universitetsforlaget 2020, Vol. 7, (2) : 80-98
Emsing, Mikael; Hansson, Jonas; Sundqvist, Johanna
Universitetspedagogiska konferensen 2017: undervisning i praktiken – föreläsning, flexibelt eller mitt emellan?, Umeå: Universitetspedagogik och lärandestöd (UPL), Umeå universitet 2017 : 10-13
Bek, Anders; Emsing, Mikael
Emsing, Mikael; Ghazinour, Mehdi; Sundqvist, Johanna

Currently course manager for courses in health and sustainability at the Unit for Police Education, Umeå University. 

I am also part of an international training project in conflict management in collaboration with Norwegian, Dutch, German and Icelandic police training colleges and Universities.