Azadé Azad

Azadé Azad is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Faculty of Teacher Education, Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on developmental and forensic psychological aspects of children's and young people's living conditions, including child witness research, memory narratives, and gender-specific patterns in teenage delinquency. She contributes to the research environment Individual Group and Society (FIGS).

• Active SDG contributions: Gender Equality (SDG 5), Peace and Justice (SDG 16)
• External affiliations: Affiliated Researcher at Linköping University, Guest Researcher at Stockholm University

Her work integrates feminist and power-critical perspectives, emphasizing creative academic writing and interdisciplinary approaches. Recent publications explore narrative identity formation in secure care systems, gendered performances of femininity, and institutional responses to teenage girls' criminality. She has presented widely on topics including girls' violence, career pathways in feminist research, and norm-critical analyses of juvenile justice systems.

Azadé Azad's research fingerprint includes key areas: Identity Status, Delinquency, Cognitive Processes, Femininity, Qualitative Methods, Gender Identity, and Narrative Psychology. She has been actively involved in organizing seminars on feminist theory and methodology while maintaining a strong focus on secure care systems, gendered violence, and institutional care practices.