Research area
Stine Ø. D. Garn is a postdoctoral researcher at CKFF and holds a PhD in Public Health from the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on the development, testing, and evaluation of complex preventive interventions for children, adolescents, and families in vulnerable situations, with the aim of promoting health and well-being.
She works at the intersection of research, practice, and policy and has extensive experience with cross-sector collaborations involving municipalities, NGOs, and public authorities. Her particular areas of expertise include intervention and implementation research, realist evaluation, and mixed methods research. Previously, she worked as a knowledge broker, strengthening the exchange between research, practice, and policy and creating better conditions for translating and applying research-based knowledge in real-world settings.
A central focus of her work is understanding what works, for whom, and under what circumstances, and translating this knowledge into practical, evidence-informed solutions that can promote health and well-being and help reduce social inequalities in health.
Selected publications
Sørensen, O. H., Jaspers, S., Garn, S. D., & Nielsen, S. B. (2026). Theorizing societal impact of research. A theory of Change for Societal Impact of Research with explicated assumptions. Research Evaluation Volume 35, 2026, rvag043, https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvag043
Sørensen, O. H., Garn, S. D. & Nielsen, S. B. (2025). And then a miracle occurs—a review of theory of change models for societal impact of research. Research Evaluation, 34, Artikel rvaf057. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf057
Garn, S. D., Villadsen, S. F., Glumer, C., Johansen, K., & Christensen, U. (2024). `Why do GPs want to come here? Residents' intentions to register with new-coming GPs in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in Copenhagen with a GP shortage: a qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 42(4), 538-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2024.2354361
Garn, S.D., Glümer, C., Villadsen. S.F. et al. Mechanisms activated in the interaction between peer supporters and peers: How do the peer supporters perceive and perform their role in an intervention targeted socially vulnerable people with type 2 diabetes: A realist-informed evaluation. Health and Social Care in the Community. Vol. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5367426
Garn, S.D., Glümer, C., Villadsen, S.F. et al. Understanding the mechanisms generating outcomes in a Danish peer support intervention for socially vulnerable people with type 2-diabetes: a realist evaluation. Arch Public Health 79, 160 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00676-3