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Dorte Marie Søndergaard serves as Professor in Educational Psychology at Aarhus University's Danish School of Education (DPU), with research spanning bullying dynamics, digital youth culture, and gender discourse in educational settings. Her work integrates feminist methodology with qualitative approaches to examine social exclusion mechanisms.
Her research portfolio emphasizes digital-era bullying phenomena, particularly how video games and online platforms shape youth interactions, gender policing through humor, and sexualized digital behaviors in schools. She investigates discursive constructions of social boundaries using apparatus theory and narrative methods, with strong focus on Danish educational contexts and European collaborations.
Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal intensifying focus on cyberbullying interventions, gender-identity conflicts in digital spaces, and methodological innovations in qualitative research. Her work shows increasing internationalization through Horizon Europe projects while maintaining Denmark-specific applicability.
- HN Prize 2020 recipient for contributions to educational research
- Advisory board member, Center for Sundt Liv og Trivsel
As principal investigator for 12 major projects including Horizon MSCA's PARTICIPATE network (2022-2026) and 'Bullying among children in the 2020s' (2024-2025), she secures substantial research funding with international consortia spanning Italy, Ireland, and Denmark. She has supervised 2 PhD candidates and actively contributes to UNESCO anti-bullying initiatives and World Anti-Bullying Forum.
Her scholarly activities include ongoing collaboration with the 'ENGAGE (dis)engaging children' research network and leadership in the 'UC-TID: Ung i Coronaens Tid' project examining pandemic impacts on youth development.
