Afsaneh Taei

Afsaneh Taei is a researcher affiliated with Lund University's Faculty of Medicine, specializing in occupational therapy and age-related environmental interactions. Her work focuses on understanding how older adults' perceptions of home and neighborhood influence their well-being and participation in disadvantaged urban and rural areas.

Contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals like Sustainable Cities and Communities, she employs methodologies like photo-elicitation and mixed-methods studies to explore themes of place attachment, territorial stigmatization, and neighborhood transitions. Her research output includes peer-reviewed articles and a doctoral thesis analyzing residential reasoning and environmental adaptation among older populations.

Collaborating with scholars such as M. Granbom and H. Jönson, Taei's projects examine the intersection of social environments, housing policies, and gerontological challenges. Her active academic status is reflected in recent publications (2022-2025) and ongoing research initiatives.