PhD, Associate professor in Psychology of Religion, Department of Theology, Uppsala University.
Key areas of interest and research:
- migration
- refugees
- health
- acculturation
- religion and conflict
- 2019-2020, coordinating and PI for the EU financed Horizon 2020 project RESPOND: Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond www.respondmigration.com
- 2014-2016, leading the research project Mental health Pilot Study for Assyrian Christian Refugees from Syria living in Istanbul, financed through The Impact of Religion – Challenges for Society, Law, and Democracy.
- 2010-2013, leading the research project Gilgamesh – Mental health, meaning-seeking, and integration processes among Iraqi refugees in Södertälje, Stockholm, and Uppsala, financed by the Swedish Research Council.