Joan Bentzen

Joan Bentzen is an Impact Partner at the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Joan has previous experience working as a Sundhedsanalytiker | Evaluering, surveys, forskningsformidling, undersøgelser, statistik at Psykiatrifonden from April 2015 to July 2021. Joan's responsibilities included conducting quantitative research, condensing scientific literature, communicating scientific research both verbally and written, applying for grants, and statistical data processing. Prior to working at Psykiatrifonden, Joan worked as a Forsker | Researcher at Kræftens Bekæmpelse from May 2011 to February 2014 where they were responsible for conducting literature reviews, administering surveys, evaluations, advising students, data analysis and processing, publishing scientific papers, and maintaining communication & collaboration with other research groups. Joan began their career at Kræftens Bekæmpelse in August 2003 as a Videnskabelig medarbejder where they administered surveys and interventions related to workplace health promotion. Joan also disseminated information about the effects of passive smoking on health. Joan utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods in their work and maintained relationships with businesses and healthcare networks. From March 2014 to March 2015 Joan worked as a Datamanager at Forskningscenter for Forebyggelse og Sundhed.

After completing their undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of Copenhagen, Joan Bentzen went on to earn their MSc in the same field. Joan then attended Frederiksberg Studenterkursus before finally obtaining their Ph.D. in Sundhedsvidenskab from the University of Copenhagen.