Anita Pipere

Anita Pipere is an Acting Professor in the Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy at Rīga Stradiņš University. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to Quality Education and Good Health. She holds Expert status from the Latvian Council of Science in fields including Health Sciences (2024–2027), Other Humanities (2024–2027), Psychology (2023–2026), and Education Sciences (2023–2026).

• Education: Expert roles in multiple Latvian Council of Science projects since 2020

Research focuses on health psychology, qualitative methodologies, and resilience in chronic pain management. She explores themes like lived experience narratives, metamodernist perspectives in science, and interdisciplinary approaches to healthcare.

Recent projects include advancing postpartum depression care in Latvia, studying spiritual dimensions in helping professions, and improving university internationalization. She has supervised PhD candidates in resilience studies and chronic pain research. Active in conference organizing and peer review for journals like BMC Public Health.

Key collaborations involve EU-funded initiatives and Latvian national projects. Her work bridges psychological theory and practical healthcare challenges.