Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

A sustainable society must be based on scientific knowledge of human behaviour and learning. The research environments at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning generate knowledge in key fields of social science including work and working life, mental health, disability, school and lifelong learning. We educate students and scientists who are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.

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Our hearing plays an important role when communicating with others. Together we develop new knowledge that helps people with hearing loss in their everyday life.

New forms of organising clinical training in health care

The project examines new forms of organising clinical training (internship) in medical and healthcare education.

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The pedagogy of education in political parties

The project studies internal education in the Swedish parliamentary parties. "Education" here includes all forms of organized practices that are staged in order to contribute to the learning processes of the participants.

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Robert Thornberg's research aims to prevent school bullying

Every day, children at schools all across Sweden are bullied. We need more expertise in order to prevent bullying. This is a research area that Robert Thornberg, professor of educational research at Linköping University, is passionate about.

School-age educare - new investment in research at Linköping University

In the coming years, Linköping University will be making a multi-million kronor investment in research on school-age educare. This gives LiU the chance to take the lead in a national area of priority for educational sciences.

Novels help doctors-to-be gain insight into empathy

Anja Rydén Gramner’s thesis shows that by reading and discussing novels, medical students are equipped to engage themselves emotionally and to show empathy in future patient encounters.

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Disability Research Division (FUSA)

We do research on various disabilities, where we measure and compare the impact and degree of disability. The focus is on cognition and communication.

Division of Education, Teaching and Learning (PEDI)

Teachers' work and students' learning are in focus at the Division of Education, Teaching and Learning. This focus covers basic and advanced levels as well as graduate studies and research.

Division of Education and Sociology (APS)

Sustainable work and working life is the focus of the division’s research and education covering both pedagogy and sociology. Current research projects concern learning, leadership, equality, health and working conditions.

Division of Education and Adult Learning (PVL)

The division is of the world’s most prominent university settings in the area of adult learning and hosts Sweden’s only Folk High School Teacher Training. Our research focuses on adult education as well as on vocational education.

Division of Learning, Aesthetics, Natural Science (LEN)

LEN is a division at IBL engaged in education and research within the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Linköping University.

Division of Psychology (PSY)

Research at the division covers many aspects of psychology. We also educate psychologists and psychotherapists to meet the challenges of work life and future clients in the best possible way.

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Department management

Staff

Anna Karin Adler

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

Song Ee Ahn

Senior associate professor

Anders Albinsson

Lecturer

Britt-Marie Alfredsson

Administrator

Fredrik Alm

Associate professor

Linda Alm

Administrator

Robert Aman

Senior associate professor

Christina Aminoff

Associate professor

Anita Andersson

Associate professor, Head of Division

Gerhard Andersson

Professor

Inger Andersson

Controller

Jan Andersson

Adjunct Professor

Johanna Andersson

Lecturer

Nathalie Andersson

PhD student

Per Andersson

Professor

Per A. Andersson

PhD student

Sven Andersson

Professor emeritus

Ulrika Andersson

Associate professor

Josefine Andin

Associate professor, Docent

Anna Angantyr

Sofie Arnell

Associate professor

Maria Arriaza Hult

PhD student

Maria Arvidsson

Associate professor

Julia Aspernäs

PhD student

Erkin Asutay

Associate professor, Docent

Elisabeth Augustsson

Administrator

Cecilia Axell

Associate professor

Lucija Batinovic

PhD student

Astrid Berg

Associate professor

Matilda Berg

Associate professor

Helene Berggren

Lecturer

Karin Bertills

Associate professor

Karin Bevemyr

Lecturer

Mats Bevemyr

Lecturer

Ulrika Birberg Thornberg

Associate professor

Ann-Charlotte Bivall

Associate professor, Head of Division

Marlene Bjärehed

PhD Student

Cecilia Björkhammer

PhD student

Daniel Björklund

Lecturer

Lars Björklund

Associate professor

Daniel Bladh

PhD student

Rina Blomberg

Stefan Blomberg

Ulrika Bodén

PhD student

Felicia Boehme-Stock

PhD student

Eva Bolander

Associate professor

John Boman

Associate professor

Sofia Boo

Lecturer

Mats Brusman

Associate professor

Erica Byström

Associate professor

Anneli Carlbring

Coordinator

Feyza Cilingir

PhD student

Helena Colliander

Associate professor

Gunnel Colnerud

Professor emerita

Jakob Cromdal

Professor

Thomas Dahl

Lecturer

Örjan Dahlström

Associate professor, Head of Division, Docent

Henrik Danielsson

Professor

Gisela Eckert

Head of Department, Associate professor

Mattias Ekberg

PhD student

Theres Ekblad

Analyst

Hanna Ekelund Strand

Administrator

Katarina Elfström Pettersson

Associate professor

Rachel Ellis

Associate professor

Eva Ellström

Professor emerita

Per-Erik Ellström

Professor emeritus

Jessica Elofsson

Associate professor

Helene Elvstrand

Associate professor, Docent

Åsa Elwér

Associate professor

Cecilia Enberg

Associate professor

Margareta Engvall

Associate professor

Anna Ericson

Administrator

Anna Eriksson

PhD student

Elisabeth Eriksson

Associate professor

Katarina Eriksson Barajas

Professor

Arvid Erlandsson

Associate professor, Docent

Andreas Fejes

Professor

Lisa Ferm

Lecturer

Anna Fogelberg Eriksson

Associate professor, Docent

Johanna Fordell

Lecturer

Camilla Forsberg

Associate professor

Mattias Forsblad

Associate professor

Johan Forsell

Lecturer

Karin Forslund Frykedal

Senior associate professor

Jonas Forsmark

Lecturer

Johanna Frejd

Associate professor

Anneli Frostell

Associate professor, Docent

Emilia Fägerstam

Associate professor

Danilo Garcia

Associate professor

Margaretha Grahn

Associate professor

Kajsa Grindendahl

Administrator

Annika Grothérus

Agneta Grönlund

Associate professor

Ann-Charlotte Gunnarsson

Stefan Gustafson

Professor

Maria Gustavsson

Professor

Samuel Gyllenberg

PhD student

Mathilda Hallberg

Associate professor

Nathalie Hallin

PhD student

Anders Hallqvist

Associate professor

Jonas Hallström

Deputy Head of Department, Professor

Agneta Halvarsson Lundqvist

Associate professor

Eva Hammar Chiriac

Professor

Jonna Hammarsten

PhD student

Mikael Heimann

Professor emeritus

Adam Helles

Associate professor

Mattias Hellgren

Associate professor

Hugo Hesser

Senior associate professor

Lotta Holme

Associate professor

Emil Holmer

Associate professor, Head of Division

Diana Holmqvist

Lecturer

Rolf Holmqvist

Professor emeritus

Lina Homman

Assistant professor

Paul Horton

Senior associate professor

Maria Hugo-Lindén

Coordinator

Glenn Hultman

Professor emeritus

Magnus Hultén

Professor

Linda Häll

Analyst

Ronny Högberg

Associate professor

Elisabeth Ingo

Assistant professor

Magnus Ivarsson

PhD student

Maria Jannert

Lecturer

Magnus Jansson

Lecturer

Magnus Jansson

Lecturer

Tobias Jansson

Lecturer

Catarina Jeppsson

Lecturer

Fredrik Jeppsson

Senior associate professor

Christer Johansson

Associate professor

Klas Johnsson

Associate professor

Marie Jonsson

Lecturer

Oskar Jonsson

Lecturer

Åsa Järnvall

Lecturer, Head of Division

Ragnar Kallerdahl

Hulda Karlsson

PhD student

Marie Karlsson

Lecturer

Tobias Karlsson

PhD student

Linda Kernell

Lecturer

Lisa Kilman

Associate professor

Fredrik Kilström

Administrator

Claes Klasander

Lecturer

Sofia Klittmark

Analyst

Mattias Kloo

PhD student

Felix Koch

Associate professor

Örn Kolbeinsson

PhD student

Tuula Koljonen

Associate professor

Sofia Kvist Lindholm

Associate professor

Pia Käcker

Associate professor

Johanna Köpsén

Postdoc

Susanne Köpsén

Fredrik La Fleur

Administrator

Andreas Lagerlöf

PhD student

Ariane Laplante-Lévesque

Adjunct Associate Professor

Andreas Larsson

PhD student

Anette Larsson

Head of Administration, Head of Division

Lisa Larsson

Coordinator

Staffan Larsson

Professor emeritus

Åsa Larsson

Associate professor

Gunvor Larsson Torstensdotter

Associate professor

Anna Levén

Associate professor

Linda Lidman

PhD student

Tina Lidström

PhD student

Tomas Lindegaard

PhD student

Henrik Lindqvist

Associate professor, Head of Division, Docent

Cecilia Lindström

Hanna Lindström-Sandahl

PhD student

Sofia Littmarck

Associate professor

Maria Lorin

Administrator

Anna Lundberg

Lecturer

Martin Lundberg

Associate professor

Carolina Lundqvist

Associate professor, Docent

Daniel Lundqvist

Associate professor

Therese Lundqvist Jones

Lecturer

Björn Lyxell

Professor

Carl Löfstrand

Administrator

Ulrik Lögdlund

Associate professor

Jenny Lönn

Administrator

Anna Malmquist

Associate professor, Docent

Louise Malmström

Lecturer

Ann-Marie Markström

Senior associate professor

Erik Marsja

Postdoc

Mathias Martinsson

Associate professor

Anna Martín Bylund

Associate professor

Louise Mattsson

Communications Officer

Tove Mattsson

Lecturer

Theodor Mejias Nihlén

PhD student

Ida Mejsholm

Alma Memisevic

Lecturer

Nedzad Mesic

Associate professor

Filippa Millenberg

PhD student

Annika Mindedal

Lecturer

Hawa Mnyasenga

PhD student

Hajdi Moche

PhD student

Elisabeth Molander

Lecturer

Peter Molander

Associate professor

Sol Morén

Associate professor

Johanna Mufic

PhD student

Raheb Muftee

Lecturer

Karolina Muhrman

Associate professor, Head of Division

Helena Myllymäki Jonsson

Lecturer

Åsa Mårtensson

Associate professor

Clara Möller

Associate professor

Hoi Ning Ng

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Nina Nikku

Associate professor, Docent

Artur Nilsson

Associate professor

Doris Nilsson

Senior associate professor

Hanna Nilsson

HR-partner

Karin Nilsson

PhD student

Peter Nilsson

Associate professor

Ruijing Ning

Postdoc

Jörgen Nissen

Associate professor, Docent

Line Nordgren

Charlotta Nordlöf

PhD student

Jonas Nordmark

Associate professor

Martina Nordqvist

PhD student

Karin Nordström

Associate professor

Henrik Nordvall

Professor

Isa Norvell Gustavsson

Associate professor

Sandra Nyberg

PhD student

Erik Nylander

Associate professor

Sofia Nyström

Senior associate professor

Johan Näslund

My Olofsson

PhD student

Ingrid Olsson

Associate professor

Lisa Palmqvist

Postdoc

Marcus Persson

Associate professor

Robert Persson Asplund

PhD Student

Daniel Persson Thunqvist

Senior associate professor

Kenneth Petersson

Associate professor, Docent

Birgitta Plymoth

Associate professor

Tünde Puskas

Professor

Anna Qvarnström

Elisabeth Qvarnström

Coordinator

Lovisa Rask

Financial Officer

Cathrine Reineholm

Associate professor

Michael Rosander

Senior associate professor

Andreas Ruschkowski

Sofia Ryberg

Lecturer

Jerker Rönnberg

Professor emeritus

Joakim Samuelsson

Professor

Marcus Samuelsson

Senior associate professor

Monika Samuelsson

Coordinator

Stefan Samuelsson

Professor

Monica Sandlund

Associate professor

Camilla Sandström Prytz

Lecturer

Rowena Sarinas Bladh

Administrator

Ali Sarkohi

Associate professor

Patrick Schooner

PhD student

Jan Schoultz

Professor emeritus

Ida Seing

Associate professor

Susanne Severinsson

Associate professor, Docent

Carine Signoret

Associate professor

Maria Simonsson

Deputy Dean, Senior associate professor

Mikael Sinclair

Lecturer

Mats Sjöberg

Associate professor, Docent

Björn Sjögren

Postdoc

Mikael Skagenholt

PhD student

Kenny Skagerlund

Associate professor

Linda Snecker

Senior Coordinator

Maria Sparf

Lecturer

Gun Sparrhoff

Associate professor

Katarina Sperling

PhD student

Anette Starborg

Administrator

Victoria Stenbäck

Associate professor

Linnéa Stenliden

Senior associate professor

Per Stiller

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

Kirsten Stoewer

Lecturer

Karin Stolpe

Associate professor

Linnea Strand

Financial Officer

Christian Ståhl

Professor

Ulrika Sultan

Anett Sundqvist

Senior associate professor

Björn Sunnerstam

Lecturer

Cecilia Sveider

Associate professor

Johan Svenningsson

Lecturer

Lennart Svensson

Professor emeritus

Louise Svensson

Associate professor

Tommy Svensson

Professor emeritus

Mats Tängermark

Elisabeth Tenglet

PhD student

Maria Terning

Associate professor

Michael Tholander

Senior associate professor

Robert Thornberg

Professor

Anja Thorsten

Associate professor

Carlos Tirado

Postdoc

Cristina Tobías

PhD student

Natalia Tomczyk Lövfors

PhD student

Naira Topooco

Jonna Torstensson

Financial Officer

Ulf Träff

Professor

Helena Tsagalidis

Ola Uhrqvist

Associate professor

Nils Vallberg

Lecturer

Viktor Vesterberg

Associate professor

Erika Viklund

Lecturer

Jenny Viklund

Daniel Västfjäll

Deputy Head of Department, Professor

Lars Wallner

Associate professor

Andreas Wallo

Senior associate professor

Karin Wastesson

PhD student

Ann-Sofi Wedin

Associate professor

Frej Westberg

PhD student

Kristin Westerholm

Lecturer

Mirjana Westermark

Johan Wetterlöv

Malin Wieslander

Associate professor, Docent

Sally Wiggins Young

Professor

Annerose Willemsen

Postdoc

Layal Wiltgren

Associate professor

Åsa Wrede

Administrator

Malin Åberg

Administrator

Anna-Karin Åkerman

Emilia Åkesson

PhD student

Ulrika Örtenberg

Lecturer

Rickard Östergren

Associate professor, Docent

Simon Östling

Lecturer

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Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning
581 83 Linköping
Sweden

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Building I and Building D
Campus Valla
Linköping

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Linnaeus Centre Head

New forms of organising clinical training in health care

The pedagogy of education in political parties

Det digitala barnlabbet

Media in Education

An inclusive labour market?

Social Interaction as Educational Practice

ESREA Conference 2018

Regional Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Simulations - RIDES)

The Internet, Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group

Searching for quality in Swedish municipal adult education

Developed teaching efficiency through virtual practice

Creating popular culture encounters in leisure-time centres

aSTEM: Models and modelling for authentic STEM education

Interaction between knowledge traditions in non-formal adult education

Science Education

Costumed Heroes in the Classroom

AID-R - Why are adolescents with intellectual disability poor readers?

Teachers' interpretation and application of curriculum and other governing documents in municipal adult education

Good Auditory Ecology for Active and Healthy Aging

WHOLE - Research on organizational and social work environment

Work environment management: conditions and consequences

Swedish National Graduate School in Science and Technology Education Research

Mathematics in vocational education

Validation - recognition of adults prior learning

Higher vocational education - educational policy and curriculum

Simulation based training in vocational education in upper secondary school

Ear, memory and dementia

Talk about film and theatre as social interaction

Technology and Science Education Research - TESER

Technology Education

Migration, learning and social inclusion

Attracting and retaining healthcare professionals the magnet hospital model

Growing up with digital world

Ethnicity in Preschool

Öglan

Planning ability in adolescents with intellectual disabilities

Professional teacher identity in the context of literacy education

Marketisation of adult education and its consequences

The bibliometrics of adult education research

Adult students' citizenship discourses within and beyond the curriculum

Assessment of knowledge and ability when working in groups

Bullying as a Social Process

School Bullying Research Group

Section for Pedagogic Practises

Mastermind

The Social and Moral Processes of Bullying - a four-year longitudinal study

The Social Psychology Research Group

Working memory in visual noise

Children and Adolescents' Perspectives on Bullying

Forum for Outdoor Education

Cognitive Psychology – Decision, Emotion, Perception

Values Education

Child and Infant Lab

Attention and working memory in persons with ADHD

Children's reasoning about school rules and rule transgressions at school

Understanding the Ecological Factors Associated with Bullying

Bullying and Morality

Apprenticeship – learning occupational identity in industrial work

Simulated Provocations – Student Teachers’ Strategies for and Development of Leadership

HELIX Competence Centre

Subject-based approaches in natural sciences instruction

System and individual perspective in assessment

Language Policy in Multilingual Preschools and Families

Young People and Sexual Risk-taking

Swedish as the Uniting Language

Norms Inclusion Exclusion and Participation

International Longitudinal Twin Study

Cultural heritage tradition and religion in Swedish preschool practices

Language, tools and representations

“You could call it the middle class”

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Robert Thornberg's research aims to prevent school bullying

School-age educare - new investment in research at Linköping University

Novels help doctors-to-be gain insight into empathy

Education minister: Studenthuset is ”magnificent"

LiU students coach upper secondary students in Swedish

New findings on intervening in bullying

Covid-19 restrictions more palatable when presented by neutral experts