Anders Kottorp, PhD, OT reg, is Vice Chancellor/Rector at the University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden since October 1, 2025. Previous to this position/role, he was Dean for the Faculty of Health and society at Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden since 2017. He has also worked at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States. He has in addition to his experiences in academic leadership pursued academic activities both in education and research. He is since 2009 also an affiliated professor at Zurich University of Applied Sciences where he is teaching in an European Master program for occupational therapists. He has also been the chair for the National research school in Care sciences, hosted by Karolinska Institutet, in Sweden.
He has published more than 200 original research articles and has received more than 10 M Euros in research funding as PI or co-PI, many times for interdisciplinary research targeting complex health challenges in society, and supervised more than 20 PhD students and postdocs. He has been involved in community-based research for people with various disabilities and chronic health conditions for more than two decades. His research has focused on developing new and innovative evaluations and interventions supporting independence and efficiency in home and community living for various client groups. His research involves several international collaborations and all of his research projects were conducted in close collaboration with clinical partners and community service providers as well as citizens themselves, many times using a community-based participatory approach.