Professor Dahlberg has been in the "caring sciences" since 2000, having previously obtained degrees in nursing and education (or pedagogy as it is known in Europe). Karin's doctoral degree was in pedagogy (educational research), and she is currently working in both the educational and caring science fields. Karin's own research is mainly in continental epistemology which provides her and her doctoral students with a suitable methodological approach to support the analysis of the health science field.

Karin is also attached to the Centre for Person-Centred Care (GPCC) as a guest Professor at the University of Gothenburg (www.gpcc.gu.se).