Brage Kraft

Brage Kraft is an Associate Professor at OsloMet's Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Behavioral Sciences. He is a licensed psychologist specializing in adult psychology since 2023, following a postdoctoral fellowship at Diakonhjemmet Hospital (2020-2023) and holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Oslo (2019).

Research Interests

• Stress and executive functioning in depression
• Evolutionary psychopathology
• Psychoneuroimmunological processes in psychopathology
• Subjective socioeconomic status
• Genetics of mental disorders
• Cost-benefit analysis of psychological treatments

Key Research Projects

• Over-the-counter analgesics effects on adolescent mental health
• Personalized attentional bias modification for depression
• Foraging behavior under stress
• Metacognitive vs. cognitive behavioral therapy for low self-esteem
• Thermal interventions (saunas/ice baths) for stress reduction

Research Focus

His work integrates cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology, examining attentional control in depression, affect dynamics, and psychoneuroimmunology. Recent publications emphasize network models of psychopathology, pharmacological influences on cognition, and stress-reactivity mechanisms.