I am a psychologist and PhD student in developmental psychology. In my PhD project, I study resilience and mental health for children in foster care, with a particular focus on the support that children and young people need from adults. In my research, children and young people's own perspectives and ongoing experiences are central.  I also study the effects of trauma-informed training directed at foster parents, social workers and preschool staff.

I am a PhD student in the research project Evidence over Conviction: Trauma-Informed Care and Child Resilience. In the research project, I work with Elia Psouni (PI and supervisor), Hussein Hamad (PhD student) and Kerstin Neander (supervisor). My PhD project is called Children in foster care: a participatory research project on safety, resilience and coping.

I use both qualitative and quantitative research methods. In my PhD project, I explore participatory research methodology and child participation. As part of the participatory research methodology, I work with a co-research group consisting of youth living in foster care and an advisory reference group of professionals in the field of foster care.

I am a trained psychologist with a B.A. in human rights studies. I work at Save the Children with educating and developing training material about the Convention on the Rights of the Child, child participation and the best interest of the child. Previously, I have trained foster parents, social workers and teachers in areas such as trauma-informed care and psychological first aid, conducted support activities for asylum seeking children and staffed child-friendly places in Sweden and internationally.