Education

2004              Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus

1998              MSc. Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus

Employment

2011-            Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Aarhus University

2010-11         Senior Researcher, Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University Hospital

2009-10         Senior Researcher, Psychooncology Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital

2006-09         Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Aarhus University

                      (Maternity leave: August 2006 – July 2007)

2003-06         External Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Aalborg University

2004-06         Post Doc, Psychooncology Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital

2000-2004     Research Assistant/PhD-fellow, Psychooncology Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital

1999-00         Clinical Psychologist, Geropsychiatric Outpatient Clinic, Herning Hospital

1998-99         Research Assistant, Centre for Geropsychology, Psychiatric Hospital, Risskov

Project leadership

2015-             Principal investigator (PI) on the project Development of emotion regulation during life transitions

2010-             PI on two RCTs evaluating the effect of patient self-management programs conducted in more than 30 sites including 400-800 patients. A senior researcher, a post doc, a psychologist and a number of research assistants are employed at the project. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Danish Committee for Health Education, the Danish Board of Health and the National Labour Market Authority.

2012-             PI on the internet-delivered intervention: Cognitive training for breast cancer patients that employs one post doc and several research assistants.

2006-2009     PI on the project: The older patient that involved a qualitative interview study, an experiment and a questionnaire study.

2008-             Acting Head of department at the Psychooncology Research Unit while the regular Head of department were on research visit in Australia in 2008. Since then Deputy Head of department in matters concerning staff, economy, and overall research strategy       

Funding

Received grants: 9

Amount: 15.057.000 DKK

Research Focus areas

Lifespan development and aging; Health care and patient empowerment; Life satisfaction and well-being; Behavioral medicine.

Publications

h-index by Scopus = 12

Awards

2006              The Danish Independent Research Councils' Young Re­searcher's Award

Teaching

Subjects: Health psychology; geropsychology and life-span development; quantitative research methods

Experienced teacher. I have been teaching psychology students since 1993 (teaching assistant). At present I conduct courses in health psychology and research methods, organize course and exam in psychiatry, give lectures in geropsychology. 

Student supervision. I have supervised app. 40 bachelor projects and more than 80 master theses. 

Teaching at Dept. of Psychology & Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aalborg University, University of Southern Denmark, Danish University Extension. 

Formal pedagogical training

Teacher training programme (Kursus i universitetspædagogik for adjunkter) CUL, BSS, Aarhus University

Course on supervision of Master/PhD students and collegial supervision, CUL, BSS, Aarhus University

Go Online: Course on blended learning, CUL, BSS, Aarhus University

Research supervision

Current PhD-students:

2015-             Primary supervisor on the Ph.D. project: Internet-based mindfulness cognitive training by Eva Rames Nissen

2015-             Primary supervisor on the Ph.D. project: Dynamic complexity in emotion regulation during life transitions by Marlene Skovgaard Lyby

2017-             Primary supervisor on the Ph.D. project: Development and testing of an emotion regulation based psychotherapy for patients with psychogenic non-epilecptic seizures (PNES) by Mai Bjørnskov Mikkelsen

2012-             Co-supervisor on the Ph.D. project: Values, ecologically sustainable behavior, and well-being by Simon Elsborg Nygaard

2014-             Co-supervisor on the Ph.D. project: Patientstyrede indlæggelser i psykiatrien by Trine Ellegaard, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University

2016-             Co-supervisor on the Ph.D. project: Natural Environment, Mindfulness, and Attachment as Holding factors by Dorthe Djernis, Copenhagen University

Since 2008 supervisor for postgraduate psychologists on empirical projects carried out as part of their specialist training (approx. 40 projects). 

Assessment tasks

PhD evaluation: 4

Post doc evaluation: 2

Assistant professor assessment committees: 2

Associate professor assessment committees: 1

Project evaluations of applications for funding: Trygfonden; Velux Fonden; Soldaterlegatet 

Organisational positions

Aarhus University

2012-             Employee representative Department of Psychology, Aarhus University

2012-             Member of local cooperation committee (LSU)

2012-             Member of Faculty cooperation committee (FSU). A forum for faculty management and representatives of employees at the seven departments at BSS.

2016-             Member of University cooperation committee (HSU). A forum for Rector, university management and representatives of employees

2012-2014     Member of the Board of Studies, Department of Psychology, Aarhus University

Danish Psychological Association

2014-             Board of University Section, Danish Psychological Association

2015-             Committee for salaries and positions, Danish Psychological Association

2017-             Representative in ”Akademikerne” FUU (Forsknings- og uddannelsesudvalg)