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Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz

Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz

Principal Researcher
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C7 Lärande, Informatik, Management och Etik, C7 MMC Öfverström, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a professor in psychology commited to improving the usefulness of
    research evidence
    I am a senior researcher at Procome and a Professor in Psychology at
    Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social welfare. My
    professional background is in occupational health, where I have worked as a
    psychologist. My research focus is on the design, implementation and
    evaluation of changes in organizations in general, with a specific interest
    in how we can make evidence more useful in practice.
    Vinnvård fellow i Improvement Science 2013-2016
    2008 Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Department of Psychology,
    Stockholm University.
    2001 Licensed Psychologist
    2000 Master of Science in Psychology (300Hp), Department of Psychology,
    Stockholm University

Research

  • My research is concerned with understanding how we can achieve sustainable
    improvements in organizations. It builds on work and organizational
    psychology and organizational behavior – the understanding of individuals
    in organizations and the interaction between those individuals and
    organizational process and structures.
    The improvements and intervention that we study range from the micro-system
    (e.g. thought-process among nurses in an ED) and the system level (e.g. how
    local authorities handle intended change, as well as linking of the different
    perspectives (e.g. the effect of reimbursement systems on employee job
    motivation). The content of the improvements and interventions has differed,
    as has their aim. The focus, instead, is on the process of managing and being
    effective in achieving the intended change, as well as the evaluation of such
    change.
    Although the improvements and interventions I have been involved in at a
    first glance may seem very different, they do have some common
    characteristics. First, they represent an approach where the goal is to make
    a difference in the organization where the study is set at the same time as
    scientific, rigorous methods are applied in order to contribute to the
    accumulation of systematic knowledge. Second, the studies are concerned with
    how improvements can be made at workplaces with a dual focus on effect
    evaluations and process questions (implementation studies). In this, I
    combine motivation theories, occupational health theories, leadership
    theories, organizational theories and operant psychology applied to
    organizations and systems (organizational behavior management).
    Third, I strive toward integrating measures from different types of outcomes,
    including performance outcomes (quality of care, costs, safety etc.) and
    staff outcomes (health, wellbeing and work conditions). Thus, a common theme
    is to increase the awareness of the multiple effects of improvements and
    interventions on a whole range of outcomes, and the necessity of considering
    them simultaneously. For example, we have shown how an occupational
    intervention can have a positive effect on organizational performance (number
    of patients treated, quality of care and cost of sickness absence). Another
    example is showing how teamwork in emergency care, implemented with improved
    efficiency in mind, also has a substantial positive impact on patients’
    perceptions of quality of care.

Articles

  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2025;34(2):251-262
    Tafvelin S; Nielsen K; Lundmark R; Schwarz UVT; Abildgaard JS; Hasson H
  • Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2025;20(1):10
    Pettersson K; Millroth P; Giannotta F; Liedgren P; Lyon AR; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT
  • Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2025;:bmjqs-2024-018045
    Roczniewska M; Augustsson H; Ingvarsson S; Rundgren EH; Szymanski K; Schwarz UVT; Nilsen P; Hasson H
  • Article: HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS. 2024;22(1):159
    Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT; Nilsen P; Roczniewska M; Augustsson H
  • Article: EVIDENCE & POLICY. 2024;:1-20
    von Thiele Schwarz U; Rundgren EH; Uvhagen H; Rundgren AH
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2024;77:101536
    Pavedahl V; Holmstrom I; Meranius MS; Schwarz UVT; Muntlin A
  • Article: BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2024;24(1):217
    Pavedahl V; Muntlin A; Schwarz UVT; Meranius MS; Holmstrom IK
  • Article: RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. 2024;34(8):860-872
    Olsson TM; Schwarz UVT; Hasson H; Vira EG; Sundell K
  • Article: WORK AND STRESS. 2024;38(4):373-379
    Schwarz UVT; Sorensen OH; Tafvelin S; Roczniewska M
  • Article: APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW-PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE-REVUE INTERNATIONALE. 2024;73(3):1103-1130
    Roczniewska M; Tafvelin S; Nielsen K; Schwarz UVT; Miech EJ; Hasson H; Edwards K; Abildgaard JS; Sorensen OH
  • Journal article: GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS. 2024;4(2):167-178
    Zetterlund J; Hasson H; Neher M; von Thiele Schwarz U
  • Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;5(1):13
    Pettersson K; Liedgren P; Lyon AR; Hasson H; von Thiele Schwarz U
  • Article: NORDIC PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;76(1):3-18
    Lindfors P; Schwarz UVT
  • Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;8(1)
    Tafvelin S; von Thiele Schwarz U; Stenling A
  • Article: EXT ABSTR HUM FACTORS COMPUTING SYST. 2023;2023:1-7
    Lyon A; Munson SA; Reddy M; Schueller SM; Agapie E; Yarosh S; Dopp AR; von Thiele Schwarz U; Doherty G; Graham AK; Kruzan K; Kornfeld R
  • Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;96(1):165-181
    Tafvelin S; Lundmark R; Schwarz UVT; Stenling A
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN HEALTH SERVICES. 2023;3:1099538
    Ingvarsson S; Sandaker I; Nilsen P; Hasson H; Augustsson H; Schwarz UVT
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11:1326787
    Medin AC; Vik FN; Helle C; Helland SH; Wills AK; Osorio NG; Lian H; Ersfjord TI; Van Daele W; Bjorkkjaer T; Valen EN; Gebremariam MK; Grasaas E; Kiland C; Schwarz UVT; Abel MH; Love P; Campbell K; Rutter H; Barker ME; Hillesund ER; Overby NC
  • Article: IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2023;4:26334895231189198
    Hasson H; Rundgren EH; Strehlenert H; Gardegard A; Uvhagen H; Klinga C; Rundgren AH; Schwarz UVT
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(21):13922
    Roczniewska M; Rundgren EH; Hasson H; Bakker AB; Schwarz UVT
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All other publications

  • Review: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2023;12(1):10
    Roczniewska M; Rogala A; Marszalek M; Hasson H; Bakker ABB; Schwarz UVT
  • Review: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2022;17(1):73
    Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; von Thiele Schwarz U; Nilsen P; Powell BJ; Lindberg C; Augustsson H
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
    Roczniewska M; Rundgren EH; Hasson H; Bakker A; von Thiele Schwarz U
  • Book chapter: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2022;p. 147-150
    von Thiele Schwarz U; Hasson H; Aarons GA
  • Review: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;27(2):240-257
    Roczniewska M; Smoktunowicz E; Calcagni CC; von Thiele Schwarz U; Hasson H; Richter A
  • Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;37(1):235
    Nielsen K; Tafvelin S; von Thiele Schwarz U; Hasson H
  • Book chapter: HANDBOOK ON MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES: HANDBOOK SERIES IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES. 2022;p. 229-246
    von Thiele Schwarz U; Lornudd C
  • Corrigendum: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. 2021;15(1):46
    Back A; Stahl C; von Thiele Schwarz U; Richter A; Hasson H
  • Book chapter: GENDERED NORMS AT WORK: ALIGNING PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. 2021;p. 63-82
    Richter A; Roczniewska M; Hasson H; von Thiele Schwarz U
  • Book chapter: HANDBOOK ON MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES: HANDBOOK SERIES IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES. 2021;p. 1-18
    von Thiele Schwarz U; Lornudd C
  • Book chapter: PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHTS FOR UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 AND WORK. 2020;p. 124-149
    von Thiele Schwarz U; Richter A; Hasson H
  • Corrigendum: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:937
    Tafvelin S; von Thiele Schwarz U; Stenling A
  • Book chapter: ORGANIZATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2018;p. 42-67
    von Thiele Schwarz U; Richter A; Hasson H
  • Book chapter: ORGANIZATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2018;p. 220-236
    Hasson H; Lornudd C; von Thiele Schwarz U; Richter A
  • Conference publication: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2018;13
    Schwarz UVT; Sundell K; Forberg U; Hasson H
  • Conference publication: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2018;13
    Aarons G; Green A; Moullin J; Ehrhart M; Ducarroz S; Sevdalis N; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT; James S; Willging C
  • Book chapter: THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO WELLBEING AT WORK. 2017;p. 332-344
    Karanika-Murray M; Hasson H; von Thiele Schwarz U; Richter A
  • Conference publication: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2017;13
    Schwarz UVT; Sundell K; Forberg U; Hasson H
  • Conference publication: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2017;13
    Aarons G; Green A; Moullin J; Ehrhart M; Ducarroz S; Sevdalis N; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT; James S; Willging C
  • Conference publication: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2017;12
    Schwarz UVT; Percy-Laurry A; Aarons GA
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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 July 2023 - 30 June 2026
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 July 2023 - 30 June 2029
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2022
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2019 - 30 November 2021
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 December 2018 - 30 November 2024
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 December 2018 - 30 November 2021
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 December 2018 - 30 November 2021
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2017 - 31 December 2020
  • New developments in organizational interventions, new evaluation models – a Nordic, multi-disciplinary co-creation approach
    Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2017 - 31 December 2018
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 November 2016 - 31 October 2020
  • Konferens: Improvements in Organizations - A cross-discipline perspective. Stockholm 4-5 March 2015.
    Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 March 2015 - 31 March 2015
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 September 2013 - 31 August 2016
  • Resebidrag: 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo; Japan, 27-30 Augusti 2008.
    Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 July 2008 - 30 September 2008

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