معرفی
Liis Soodla is a Junior Research Fellow in Personality and Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu. She holds a part-time role (0.5 FTE) and is concurrently pursuing a PhD focused on dimensional profiling of psychopathology. Her affiliations include the Faculty of Social Sciences, with additional clinical work at the Centre for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy.
Education:
- PhD in Psychology, University of Tartu (2021–present)
- MA in Psychology (cum laude), University of Tartu (2019–2021)
- BA in Psychology (cum laude), University of Tartu (2017–2020)
- BA in Philosophy (cum laude), University of Tartu (2016–2019)
Research: Her work bridges personality traits and psychopathology, emphasizing transdiagnostic frameworks and latent profile analysis. Key interests include eating disorders, personality subtypes, and the ontological foundations of psychiatric classification.
Publications: Recent articles explore statistical methodologies for psychopathology profiling, with trends showing strong emphasis on dimensional modeling, multi-informant data validation, and clinical applications in eating disorders.
Awards:
- National Research Contest II Prize for Master's Thesis (2021)
- University of Tartu Medal (2021)
Professional Engagement: Member of Estonian clinical psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy associations. Contributes to the project Predicting, Understanding and Promoting Well-Being (PRG2190), leveraging biobank data for mental health research.