Elin Karlsson is a Researcher at the Audiology Research Center, Region Örebro County and is affiliated with Örebro University. Karlsson is also an Adjunct Research Professor at School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western University, Ontario, Canada where i previously did a postdoc. 

I am a licensed audiologist in Sweden, hold a master's degree in Audiology (University of Gothenburg), a master’s degree in Gerontology (Jönköping University) and a PhD in Disability research (Örebro University) with a focus on audiology.

At Örebro University, I teach at the School of Health Sciences, mainly on the master's program in audiology/occupational therapy and on the audiology program at Örebro University.

My research includes topics such as development and psychometric evaluation of the Hearing and Functioning in Everyday Life Questionnaire (HFEQ), and translation and psychometric testing of the Empowerment in Audiology questionnaire (EmpAQ), ICF research, how cognition and hearing loss impact communication in older adults and Deaf older adults’ experiences of support from a sign language home care team (Movadot).