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Kärol Soidla is a licensed clinical psychologist at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, with concurrent clinical practice at Tartu University Hospital's Psychiatry Clinic since 2018. Their academic career spans research and teaching roles (0.25–0.75 FTE) since 2018.
- PhD student (interrupted), University of Tartu, Psychology (2017–)
- MA cum laude in Psychology, University of Tartu (2017)
- BA in Psychology, University of Tartu (2015)
Specializing in clinical psychology, Soidla's work focuses on personality-based latent profiling in eating disorders, analyzing perfectionism-impulsivity interactions and developmental trajectories of disordered eating. Their research integrates behavioral and cognitive therapies with wellbeing sciences to improve treatment outcomes.
Recent publications (2020–2024) examine risk profile modeling and longitudinal studies of eating disorder symptoms. They supervise master's theses on topics like emotion regulation difficulties, screening questionnaire validation, and compulsive exercise associations.
- 2017: Reet Montonen Memorial Scholarship
Active in the Estonian Association of Clinical Psychologists since 2018, Soidla contributes to two major projects: the Center of Excellence in Wellbeing Sciences (€717,899) and the €7M Wellbeing Prediction Initiative. Their conference presentations at premier events like the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies demonstrate translational impact.