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Jonas Hjalmar Blom, new PhD student in psychology at CTF

News » 2019-02-18
We are happy to welcome Jonas Hjalmar Blom as a new PhD student in Psychology at CTF. His research will mainly focus on behavioral change and digitalization in healthcare. - My research will focus on decision making and behavioral change in an economic, ecological and psychological sustainable direction.

Professors 2023

Akademisk högtid » Föregående högtider » Akademisk högtid genom åren » Akademisk högtid 2023
On 20 October 5 new Professors will be inauguarated in Aula Magna at 4 p.m. Bestoun S. Ahmed Al-Beywanee Erica Sandlund Ida Flink Johan Samuelsson Yvonne Liljekvist

Professor with a focus on Selma

News » 2025-01-07
On 1 November 2024, Karlstad University welcomed a new professor as Sofia Wijkmark was appointed professor of comparative literature. "It feels very exciting! I’m mostly looking forward to having more time for research," she says. "There are a number of projects that I would like to dedicate more time to, and now I finally have the opportunity to do so," says Sofia.

Visiting professor

Geomedia » Forskning
With funding from the Anne-Marie and Gustaf Ander foundation for media research, Media and Communication Studies has announced an annual Visiting Professorship focused on media, communication, and globalisation each year since 2009: The Ander Visiting Professor in Geomedia Studies (formerly Global Media Studies). The professorship is awarded each year to a person who has contributed in a significant way through research or media-related activities to knowledge about the

Visiting Professor

News » 2012-09-07
Herbjörn Nysveen is a Professor in Marketing at the Department for Strategy and Management at the Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway. He will be visiting CTF during the next 9 moths. Herbjörn Nysveen teaches in the area of Consumer Behavior and Product Development.

Joann Peck Visiting Professor

News » 2013-12-09
Joann Peck has been appointed Visiting Professor at CTF. The Visiting professorship is funded by Anne-Marie and Gustaf Ander Foundation for Media Research, which provide grants to cover the cost of a visiting professor at the CTF for a month during the next three years. - I am so excited to be invited as a Visiting professor at CTF and Karlstad University. I have been fortunate to work with Anders Gustafsson at CTF on several projects in various retail settings.

Professor dismissed

News » 2023-04-18
A professor at the university has been dismissed due to personal reasons. The background is that the person violated their obligations according to the employment contract by, among other things, refusing to perform certain tasks and being absent from work without approval from their immediate supervisor. By redistributing work tasks, students have not been affected. It is very unusual that the Staff Disciplinary Committee has to make this type of decision.

Visit by Professor Ajay Kohli

News » 2015-11-05
Professor Ajay K. Kohli from the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, is visiting CTF and Karlstad University on November 23 - 24.

Prestigious prize awarded to Professor Lars Järnström

News » 2018-06-08
Professor Lars Järnström, professor in chemical engineering at Karlstad university, was appointed to the 2018 TAPPI Coating and Graphic Arts Technical Award and the Charles W Engelhard Prize. The world's most prestigious prize in the field of paper coating was this year awarded to Lars Järnström, professor in paper coating technology at Karlstad University. The prize is the TAPPI Coating & Graphic Arts Division Technical Award and includes the Charles W.

Stephen L. Vargo Visiting Professor at CTF

News » 2011-12-16
One of the world's leading researchers in marketing, Stephen L. Vargo, has been appointed as visiting professor at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University. Stephen L. Vargo is a Shidler Distinguished Professor and Professor of Marketing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His primary areas of research are marketing theory and thought and consumers´ evaluative reference scales.

From rare bird to professor

News » 2024-04-03
In House 11, Erik Wästlund is just finishing a Zoom meeting on research funding. He is new as professor of psychology, but a familiar face in the university corridors. – I started studying psychology here in 1996, he says. – Back in those days it was mostly because I wanted to do something more besides my job working in a bar. But pretty soon my studies became more important than my work. Psychology was not a given choice.

Open position: Professor in Business Administration

News » 2019-04-02
CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, seeks a Professor in Business Administration with marketing specialization to further develop and strengthen CTF's research in the field. The appointed professor will be linked to ongoing research at CTF, and at least 50% of duties involve research financed by one of the presently externally funded projects at CTF – to be decided on the basis of the successful candidate’s research profile.

Martin Schreier new visiting professor at CTF

News » 2018-05-09
Professor Martin Schreier was appointed Ander Visiting Professor at CTF in December 2017. In the beginning of May he visited CTF to meet with the researchers, and to give a seminar on customer empowerment and crowdsourcing. “I have heard a lot about CTF, and of course I am familiar with the excellent research produced by the group. The first week at CTF made me excited about the coming years.

New professors and new honorary doctor

News » 2025-10-07
Karlstad University celebrates Academic Celebration on 17 October. Four of the professors being inaugurated and one of the honorary doctors being conferred are affiliated with Rose. – The scientific competence within Rose has been significantly strengthened since its inception as a strong group, says Christina Olin-Scheller, Professor in Literature Didactics and Educational Work at Karlstad University.

Life as a Visiting Professor at Arizona State University

News » 2014-02-18
Until the end of April, Per Kristensson, Professor of Consumer Psychology and Innovation, is a Visiting Professor at the Center for Service Leadership, one of the flagships of Arizona State University. We had a chat with Per to see how he is doing.  Hello Per, how is life at Arizona State University, ASU? - It is great! ASU is large, with 77,000 students and 12,500 employees. The University is ranked second highest in the U.S.

Mikael Granberg honorary professor at RMIT University, Australia

CSR » Om CSR » Medarbetare
Mikael Granberg, professor in political science and director of the Centre for Societal Risk Research has been appointed honorary professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. @media all and (min-width: 951px){ div.CSR-content{ clear:both; width:85%; padding:.5em 1em .5em 0; margin:0; } .CSR-content h4{margin-top:.5em;} .CSR-content img{float:right; width:50%;max-width:500px;padding-left:5%;padding-bottom:1em;margin:0;} .CSR-content di

Professor with a multifaceted research perspective is retiring

News » 2021-06-04
Per Pettersson, professor of sociology of religion at CTF, is retiring after 26 years as researcher and research leader focusing religious and social change with a service perspective. As senior professor he looks forward to meeting research colleagues around the world as soon as the corona pandemic slows down. Per has an academic background in theology at Uppsala University, and was ordained as priest in the Church of Sweden 1979.

Visiting professor from Australia

News » 2013-06-04
Next week we welcome Janet R. McColl-Kennedy, Professor of Marketing, from The University of Queensland, Brisbane in Australia. She will be staying at CTF for two weeks. During her visit she will participate in a Advisory Board Meeting within the research profile SISB, Service Innovation for Sustainable Business, and to present at QUIS13.

Helen Perks new Visiting Professor at CTF

News » 2022-02-14
We are happy to welcome Professor Helen Perks. She has been appointed Visiting Professor at CTF for three years. Her research centers on relationships and networks in service and product innovation. "I am very delighted for this opportunity to work with colleagues at CTF, continuing a long relationship with the Centre.