Background
Westlander, Gunnela A.M. was born on October 4, 1930 in Stockholm. Daughter of Åke A. and Margit S. (Stenbeck) Skiöld.
Westlander, Gunnela A.M. was born on October 4, 1930 in Stockholm. Daughter of Åke A. and Margit S. (Stenbeck) Skiöld.
Bachelor, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1953. Licentiate, Stockholm University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Stockholm University, 1977.
Senior researcher Swedish Council Personnel Administration, Sweden, 1966—1978. Principal researcher National Board Occup. Safety and Health, Stockholm, 1978—1986.
Director division social psychology National Institutes of Health, 1986—1995, professor psychology and health, 1986—1995. Professor emeritus Stockholm University, since 1995. Expert appointments Linkoping University and Royal Institute of Technology, since 1995.
Married Carl-Olof Westlander, 1953 (divorced 1972). Children: Orjan, Åke, Magnus, Maria.