Marie Ernsth Bravell new dean at the School of Health and Welfare

Marie Ernsth Bravell, associate professor of gerontology, has been appointed dean and Managing Director of the School of Health and Welfare at Jönköping University. She will start on 1 July 2020.

Marie Ernsth Bravell is associate professor of gerontology at the School of Health and Welfare (HHJ) at Jönköping University and she started working as a Teaching Assistant at the Institute of Gerontology during her studies in September 1995. Between the years 2011–2018, Marie worked part-time as a strategist for elder care in Jönköping municipality, with the aim of conducting in-depth research in strategically selected areas of elder care and in collaboration with staff in elder care facilities.

Since 2018, Marie has been combining gerontological research with the assignment as Vice President for Research at Jönköping University. During the fall of 2019, Marie was acting Dean and Managing Director of the School of Health and Welfare.

“It is with pleasure that I welcome Marie as MD for the School of Health and Welfare. In her role as Vice President for Research and as acting MD, Marie has shown her commitment, competence and ability to act. Confidence in Marie is great and her personal qualities, combined with her scientific qualifications and experience in leadership, ensure that she is, and will be, a great asset to the activities at HHJ and to the university management”, says Agneta Marell, President at Jönköping University. “We warmly welcome Marie as CEO of HHJ”.

“I am very grateful for this opportunity and the confidence in me, and I look forward to leading the development of the School of Health and Welfare, and the strategic projects that lie ahead of us as well as being part of Jönköping University’s management team, says Marie Ernsth Bravell.

Contact

Marie Ernsth Bravell, marie.ernsth-bravell@ju.se, +46 36-10 13 12

Agneta Marell: agneta.marell@ju.se, +46 36- 10 10 01