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Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Name: Elin Nilsson
• Current residence: Västra idrottsallén 10c, 90336 Umeå
• Date of birth: 19841101
• Place of birth: Sollefteå
• Citizenship: Swedish
• Mother tongue: Swedish
• Other languages: English (fluent) German (basic)
Education
§ Master of Social Science with a major in Business Administration Umeå School of Business
and Economics 2008
§ Bachelor of Social Science with a major in Business Administration Umeå School of
Business and Economics 2007
Research funding
• 41 000 SEK Nordeastipendiet [Autumn 2012]
• 25 000 SEK Wallenbergmedel, [Spring 2011]
• 12 000 SEK Stiftelsen J C Kempes Minnes Stipendiefond, [Autumn 2011]
• 18 000 SEK Wallenbergmedel, [Autumn 2011]
Visiting scholar periods
• The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, doctoral student visit, [25/3 2013;
20/5 2013]
Teaching and pedagogical competence
Autumn term 2015• Bachelor thesis supervision, 7.5hp, (4 students = 2 thesis´s, 104hours) Umeå University,
Sweden
Autumn term 2014
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Civilekonom, 108 students, 100 hours), [1/9 2014; 30/9 2014], Umeå University,
Sweden.
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Handel och Logistik/ Service Management / Turism programmet, 134 students,
100 hours), [1/10 2014; 30/10 2014], Umeå University, Sweden
Spring term 2014
• Bachelor thesis supervision, 7.5hp, (8 students = 4 thesis’s, 104 hours) Umeå University,
Sweden
Autumn term 2013
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Civilekonom, 108 students, 230 hours), [2/9 2013; 4/10 2013], Umeå University,
Sweden
• Retail and logistic introduction [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in
Umeå, single-‐subject course – Handel och Logistik, 35 students, 72hours), [2/9 2013; 4/10
2013], Umeå University, Sweden
Autumn term 2012
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Civilekonom, 122 students, 230 hours), [3/9 2012; 5/10 2012], Umeå University,
Sweden
• Retail and logistic introduction [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in
Umeå, single-‐subject course – Handel och Logistik, 40 students, 72hours), [3/9 2012; 5/10
2012], Umeå University, Sweden
Spring term 2012
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – only workshops with two groups of 20 students, 30 hours), [], Umeå University,
Sweden
Autumn term 2011
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Civilekonom, 120 students, 230 hours), [30/8 2011; 30/10 2011], Umeå
University, Sweden
• Retail and logistic introduction [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in
Umeå, single-‐subject course – Handel och Logistik, 40 students, 72hours), [30/8 2011;
30/10 2011], Umeå University, Sweden
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Civilekonom 118 students, 180hours), [30/8 2010; 30/10 2010], Umeå University,
Sweden
• Retail and logistic introduction [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in
Umeå, single-‐subject course – Handel och Logistik 38 students, 70 hours), [30/8 2010;
30/10 2010], Umeå University, Sweden
Spring term 2010
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Industriell ekonomi 55 students, 96hours), [DATUM START; END], Umeå
University, Sweden
Autumn term 2009
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Civilekonom 120 students), [DATUM START; END], Umeå University, Sweden
• Marketing A [in Swedish], 7.5 hp, (five weeks full time on campus in Umeå, single-‐subject
course – Handel och Logistik/ Service Management / Turism programmet 130 students),
[DATUM START; END], Umeå University, Sweden
Teacher education and other teaching related activities
• 2015-05-08: Pedagogical workshop, Two hours workshop on working with assessment
criterias in teaching.
• 2013-11-14: One of the judges on KPMG case-competition
• 2012-11-xx: One of the judges on KPMG case-competition
• 2012-06-07: Att stödja lärandet, (To support teaching) two weeks course.
• 2011-03-31 – 2011-05-31: Problembaserat lärande och casemetodik, two weeks course
• 2011-02-09 – 2011-04-14: Lärande med stöd av IKT, two week course
• 2010: Teaching portfolio 1, 1 day workshop
• 2008: Leadership Academy KPMG, 1 day workshop
• 2007: Leadership education HHUS, Workshop: How to manage projects (Öhrlings Price
Waterhouse Coopers)
Other academic merits
Opponent• 2012-10-26 Suranai Chuairuang (2012), ”Relationships between family firms and capital
providers”, [Final internal seminar, PhD dissertation, Umeå School of Business, Sweden]
• 2011-‐‑01-‐‑21 Jacobsson, Mattias (2011), “Samordningens Dynamik”, [Final internal seminar,
PhD dissertation, Umeå School of Business, Sweden]
Publications
Monographs• Nilsson, Elin; Marell, Agneta & Jansson, Johan (2008), Report on evaluation of free parking in BioFuel Region Bio Fuel Region - a BEST-Report
• Nilsson, Elin andBacke, Andreas(2008), ”Kunskapsöverföring- vägen mot hög
projektivitet.”, Master thesis (in Business Administration), Umeå School of Business, Umeå University, Sweden.
• Nilsson, Elin and Viklund, Märta (2007), ”Kvinnor mot toppen – men är könskvotering rätt metod?”, Bachelor thesis (in Business Administration), Umeå School of Business, Umeå University, Sweden.
Articles in reviewed journals
• Nilsson, E., Gärling, T. and Marell, A. (2013), “Consumers´ satisfaction with grocery
shopping in supermarkets and convenience stores”, International Journal of Sales, Retailing
and Marketing, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 72-90.
• Nilsson, E., and Ballantyne, D., (2014), "Reexamining the place of servicescape in
marketing: a service-dominant logic perspective", Journal of Services Marketing, Vol. 28 Iss: 5, pp.374 – 379.
• Nilsson, E., Gärling, T., Nordvall, A-C., and Marell, A. (2015), “Who shops groceries where
and how? – the relationship between choice of store format and type of grocery shopping”,
The International Review of Retail, Distribution, and Consumer Research, DOI:
10.1080/09593969.2014.940996
• Nilsson, E., Gärling, T., Nordvall, A-C., and Marell, A (2015), “Important ratings of grocery
store attributes”, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, Vol. 43 No. 1.
Conferences with papers presented
NRWC, Nordic Retail and Wholesale Conference, 5-‐6 November, 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden. • Nilsson, Elin (2014), “Food involvement in choice of grocery store” – NRWC, 5-6
November, 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden.
13th international research conference in Service Management, 27-30 may, 2014 in La Londe
les Maures, France
• Ballantyne, David and Nilsson, Elin (2014) "Challenging our mental models: Servicescape
in digital service-space." 13th international research conference in Service Management,
27-30 may, 2014 in La Londe les Maures, France. – Paper presented by David Ballantyne.
NFF, 21-23 augusti, 2013 in Reykjavik, Island
• Nilsson, Elin (2013). “ How to attract the picky, lazy consumer” – NFF, 2013 in Reykjavik,
Island
ANZMAC, Australian New Zeeland marketing academy conference, 28-30 December, 2011 in Perth, Australia.
• Nilsson, Elin (2011), “Consumers´ satisfaction with grocery stores – comparing
supermarkets and convenience stores” Presented at the ANZMAC, Australian New Zeeland
IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP Conference, 12-15 Juli, 2011 in Exeter, UK.
• Nilsson, Elin, Gärling, Tommy, Marell, Agneta and Nordvall, Anna-Carin (2011), Swedish Consumers’ Choice of Store Type for Grocery Shopping. Presented at
IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP Conference, 12-15 July, 2011 in Exeter, UK.
40th EMAC Conference, 24-27 May, 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (poster session)
• Nilsson, Elin, Gärling, Tommy, Marell, Agneta and Nordvall, Anna-Carin (2011) “The Effect of Time Pressure and Type of Shopping on Swedish Consumers’ Satisfaction with Grocery Store Attributes” Poster presented at: 40th EMAC Conference, 24-27 May, 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
NRWC, Nordic Retail and Wholesale Conference, 21-‐22 November, 2010 in Göteborg, Sweden.
• Nilsson, Elin (2010) “Swedish Consumers´ Importance Ratings of Grocery Store Attributes” Presented at the NRWC, Nordic Retail and Wholesale Conference, 21-‐‑22 November, 2010 in Göteborg, Sweden.
The AMA SERVSIG International Service Research Conference, June 17– 19, 2010 in Porto,
Portugal.
• Nilsson, Elin (2010), “Reexamining the place of servicescape in marketing: a
Service-Dominant logic perspective”Presented at the AMA SERVSIG International Service
Research Conference, June 17– 19, 2010 in Porto, Portugal.
Memberships in organizations
• SNJDM – Swedish Network in Judgment and Decision Making
• FEKIS - Föreningen Företagsekonomi i Sverige. FEKIS aims to promote the development
of academic education and research in the subject of business in Sweden.
• EMAC – European marketing academy
• ANZMAC – Australian New Zeeland marketing academy
Other positions
• 2011-Ongoing Member of the Advisory Board, HHUS, Umeå School of Business student
organization.
• 2009-‐2011 Member of the USBE Board, [Doctoral student’s representative], Umeå School
• 2006-2008 – Member of the USBE Board, [Student representative (president of HHUS)],