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Maria Hedqvist serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Uppsala University, specializing in Clinical Psychology, and holds a postdoctoral position at the Centre for Clinical Research, County of Västmanland. Her dual appointments bridge academic research and clinical practice in child mental health, with physical offices at Von Kraemers allé 1A/C in Uppsala and Västmanland County Hospital in Västerås.
Her research program integrates Clinical Psychology and Developmental Neuroscience, focusing on anxiety disorders, infant attachment security, executive function development, and early predictors of behavioral issues. She employs longitudinal designs, eye-tracking, and physiological measures (e.g., pupil dilation) to investigate cognitive-emotional processes from infancy through childhood, with emphasis on clinical translation for early intervention.
Analysis of her publication history reveals consistent themes in developmental psychopathology: validation of cross-cultural assessment tools (e.g., Adult Anxiety Scale), mechanistic studies of innate fear responses (spider/snake reactivity), and longitudinal tracking of executive function emergence. Her work demonstrates methodological rigor in infant cognition research while addressing practical applications in well-baby clinics and community mental health settings.
