Vladimir Jolidon is a postdoctoral researcher at the Population Health Laboratory of the University of Fribourg. He completed his PhD in Sociology at the University of Geneva, as part of a project co-funded by the SNF (Switzerland) and FWO (Belgium), closely collaborating with Ghent University’s Sociology Department. His doctoral research focused on inequalities in cancer screening participation, integrating health sociology, public health and health services approaches. Before joining the #PopHealthLab, Vladimir conducted research at Unisanté in Lausanne (Switzerland), focusing on healthcare professionals’ well-being and cancer patients’ experiences with care. He holds a Bachelor in Sociology from Salamanca University (Spain), a Master in Development Studies from the Geneva Graduate Institute (Switzerland), and a Master of Research in Anthropology from University College London (UK). Prior to his PhD, Vladimir worked for several years at a market research agency and at different universities in South-East Asia. He is affiliated as a Research Fellow at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), where he engages in guest lecturing.

His current research at the #PopHealthLab examines inequalities in preventive healthcare within the framework of a Swiss National Science Foundation project. He applies an intersectional and longitudinal perspective, considering the effect of macrolevel factors such as health and social policies on preventive care services use.

Preventive healthcare, cancer screening, health inequalities, life course perspective, cross-national research, social policies, healthy ageing

ORCID: 0000-0003-2223-592X