Christine Parsons

Christine Parsons is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University, affiliated with the Interacting Minds Centre (IMC). She specializes in psychological science, focusing on infant crying, parental behavior, sleep patterns, and mental health. Her work bridges clinical medicine and neuroscience, with contributions to understanding postpartum sleep, maternal depression, and the neurobiological basis of caregiving.

Research Interests:
- Infant emotional signaling and parental responses
- Sleep medicine and measurement reactivity
- Anhedonia and reward anticipation in mental health
- Gender disparities in parental roles and policy impact

Key Projects: Co-Principal Investigator of an ongoing Novo Nordisk Foundation-funded project (2023–2028) developing educational exhibits on women’s health at science museums. Collaborates internationally on studies of infant vocalizations and caregiving neurobiology.

Media Engagement: Active in science communication, featured in media discussions about infant crying, peer review ethics, and parental leave policies. Authored accessible articles translating complex findings for public audiences.

Teaching: Co-developed the course Perspectives on Health Data: the how, the why and the consequences, addressing ethical and methodological challenges in health data analysis.