Terje Eikemo Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Terje Andreas Eikemo is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.

The main focus of his research has been to explain socioeconomic differences in mental and physical health, chronic diseases and mortality within and between countries and regions. He has examined the contributions of different welfare state arrangements and health systems to these inequalities at country-level, while at the individual level he has examined the contributions of smoking, alcohol, physical activity, diet, childhood conditions, working conditions, unemployment, housing conditions and various forms of health care utilization. Eikemo has led several European health projects, such as the health inequalities module of the European Social Survey (round 7) and the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam affiliated EURO-GBD-SE project, which estimated the potential for reducing health inequalities in Europe. He is a member of the expert group in the field of social inequalities in health established by the Norwegian Directorate of Health and he is the vice president of the European Society for Health and Medical Sociology (ESHMS).

Eikemo has authored and co-authored recent articles in journals such as Social Science & Medicine, European Sociological Review, Social Theory & Health, Sociology of Health & Illness, BMC Public Health, and Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.