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Kristiina Tyni serves as a part-time lecturer and doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at Linnaeus University's Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. With over 20 years of clinical experience since 2000, she is a certified psychotherapist and specialist in clinical psychology. Her teaching focuses on psychodynamic theory, clinical ethics, and LGBTQ+ issues within psychology programs.
Her research investigates gender-creative children and youth (4-18 years) who identify outside their sex assigned at birth, using qualitative methodologies to examine lived experiences in cisnormative Swedish society. Key areas include identity formation, parental adaptation, and societal challenges faced by transgender youth. Her work emphasizes phenomenological and thematic analysis of existential dimensions across developmental stages.
Recent publications reveal consistent focus on transgender youth experiences through qualitative lenses, spanning prepubertal children to adolescents. Her 2024-2025 outputs demonstrate methodological rigor in phenomenological research and systematic reviews, addressing coping strategies and identity navigation within Sweden's social framework.
Tyni contributes to the Department of Clinical Psychology research group, which specializes in psychological assessment, mental health diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions. Her work directly informs clinical practices for gender-diverse populations and their families.
