Division of Psychology (PSY)

Psychology, the science of human thinking and behaviour, is a fascinating subject. At the Division of Psychology we educate psychologists and psychotherapists who are well prepared to face the challenges of working life and future clients in the best possible way. We also educate students of cognitive science and students with a deep knowledge of psychology, ready to put knowledge into practice. Our research contributes among other things to pioneering knowledge on treatment of psychological health problems, cognitive abilities in children and adults, social interplay and group processes.

Research

International Network for Well-Being

Our research comprises the whole field of the Science of Well-Being within different populations to promote health and the study of biopsychosocial resilience in the face of the challenges of the 21st century.

Preschool Meals

Learning doesn't take a lunchbreak, so what happens when young children eat together in preschools? This project examines the multimodal and discursive practices that scaffold eating and social interaction during preschool mealtimes.

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WHOLE - Research on organizational and social work environment

Management, organizational structure and reward systems are factors that may affect organizational and social work environment. How do they affect individuals鈥� work experience, occurrence of bullying, levels of reporting in sick and perceived health.

Physical, mental and reproductive health among sexual and gender minorities during pregnancy, childbirth and first year of parenting

The interdisciplinary research project s will follow the health and experiences of LGBTQ people during pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood to contribute to important knowledge in an unexplored area.

SAHA digital interventions for refugee mental health problems

Detecting and treating mental health problems for refugees - development of and research on digital tools for the assessment and treatment of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, sleep problems and migration-related mental health problems.

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The Internet, Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group

The research group works with many different areas such as anxiety, depression and health problems. Many of the projects work with internet-based CBT, and the group carries out randomised controlled clinical trials.

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Try a little first: Communication strategies for reducing plate waste during preschool meals

Reducing 'plate waste' during preschool lunches is a delicate balance between food preferences, satiety and daring to taste new food. In this innovative project, we examine which communication strategies can help to reduce food waste.

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Growing up with digital world

The recent surge in availability of digital media has made media accessible even to very young children. However, we know very little of the effects of digital media on infants social and cognitive development.

Social Psychology

Social relations and social interaction affect how we behave and how we see and interpret our world. We are also affected by the context and the systems or organizations that we are in - it affects what we do but also how we feel.

Publications

2026

Hari Prakash Palaniswamy, Harini Vasudevan, Aparna Oak, Keerthana Rajanbabu, Vinaya Manchaiah, Eldre Beukes, Gerhard Andersson (2026) JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE THERAPY, Vol. 36, Article 100558 (Article in journal)

Anneli Andersson, Nilo Tayebi, Belma Isakovic, Henrik Larsson, Peter Larm, Antti Latvala, Hugo Hesser, Catherine Tuvblad, Brittany Evans (2026) Cities, Vol. 168, Article 106466 (Article in journal)

2025

Matheus Guerra, Danilo Garcia, Thiago Medeiros Da Costa Daniele, Daniel Berglind, Joao Guerra, Brenda Pinheiro Evangelista, Francisco Gerlai Lima Oliveira, Marilia Braga Marques, Rachel Gabriel Bastos Barbosa, Janaina Fonseca Victor Coutinho (2025) BMC Public Health, Vol. 25, Article 3865 (Article in journal)

Anton Käll, Ram P. Sapkota, Alayna Gretton, Andrew Wilhelms, Marcie Nugent, Gerhard Andersson, Blake Dear, Nick Titov, Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos (2025) Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 93, p. 663-676 (Article in journal)

Thiago Medeiros Da Costa Daniele, Letticia De Araujo Moura, Milgen Sanchez-Villegas, Elina Björk, Danilo Garcia (2025) Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Article 37443 (Article in journal)

Sverker Sikstrom, Rebecca Astrid Boehme, Mariam Mirstrom, Thibaud Agbotsoka, Gergo Gyori, Marta Lasota, Mona Tabesh, Lotta Stille, Danilo Garcia (2025) Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Article 37737 (Article in journal)

Elin Karlsson, Meenakshi Ramesh, Örjan Dahlström (2025) International Journal of Audiology (Article in journal)

Jo Cutler, Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta, Boryana Todorova, Jonas Nitschke, Katerina Michalaki, Lina Koppel, Theofilos Gkinopoulos, Todd A. Vogel, Claus Lamm, Daniel Västfjäll, Manos Tsakiris, Matthew A. J. Apps, Patricia L. Lockwood (2025) COMMUNICATIONS PSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 3, Article 148 (Article in journal)

My Weidel, Sara Nygårdhs, Mattias Forsblad, Simon Schütte (2025) Future Transportation, Vol. 5, p. 153- (Article in journal)

Victoria Aminoff (2025)

Annual reports

The psychology division has several researchers and research groups. We cover a broad range of topics within psychology, including cognitive, developmental, social, health and clinical psychology. Different research methods are also represented. Researchers at the division work closely with other universities both nationally and internationally. We hope that the annual report will give an overview of the research conducted here.

Psychology_AnnualReport2024 (PDF, 670,2 kB)
Psychology_AnnualReport2023 (PDF, 696,0 kB)
Psychology_AnnualReport2022 (PDF, 1,1 MB)

Contact us

Head of Division

Head of Division

Research Leader

Administration

Administration

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Staff

Associate Professor, Docent

Adjunct Associate Professor

Head of Department, Senior Associate Professor

Gisela Eckert

Associate Professor

Arvid Erlandsson

Senior Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Docent

Danilo Garcia

Senior Associate Professor

Hulda Karlsson-Larsson

Gunvor Larsson Torstensdotter

Associate Professor

Linda Lidman

Associate Professor, Head of Division

Senior Associate Professor

Therese Lundqvist Jones

Lecturer

Anna Malmquist

Senior Associate Professor

Theodor Mejias Nihlén

Associate Professor, Docent

Robert Persson Asplund

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Division

Anett Sundqvist

Senior Associate Professor

Oskar Treffler Jonsson

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Human behaviour and learning is the focus for education and research at the department. We educate students and scientists that are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.

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