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Rickard Carlsson is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University, where he leads the Methods and Meta-science research group. He specializes in methodology and metascience, particularly in educational contexts. His roles include Editor-in-Chief of Meta-Psychology and coordinator of Open Science Community Sweden. He teaches advanced methods and statistics to graduate students and oversees the Master's program in Work and Organizational Psychology.
His research focuses on improving research practices through systematic reviews, meta-analysis, bias detection, and open science initiatives. Notable projects include re-evaluating Hattie's influence on educational outcomes and studying teacher retention patterns. He advocates for transparent research standards, contributing frameworks like the VALID checklist and the ROSE statistical error assessment tool.
Rickard's work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, evident in projects like the INSPECT-SR clinical trial integrity initiative and the Community Augmented Meta-analysis platform. His contributions to open science include promoting free access to publications and FAIR data adherence in systematic reviews.
He has published extensively in top journals like *Perspectives on Psychological Science* and *Nature Human Behaviour*, addressing topics from racial disparities in policing to gender bias in hiring. His research also bridges methodological rigor with practical educational interventions, such as improving writing strategies for students.
Rickard is actively involved in institutional governance, serving as a member of the Swedish Reproducibility Network and contributing to policy discussions on research integrity and open access publishing.
