Svend Brinkmann

Svend Brinkmann is a Professor of General Psychology and Qualitative Methods at Aalborg University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where he has worked since 2009. His research and teaching focus on fundamental problems in psychology, philosophy of psychology, qualitative research methodology, and cultural analysis.

• Department of Communication and Psychology
• Center for Cultural Psychology
• Situated Psychology research group

Academic Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology (2006)
• MSc in Psychology (2002)
• BA in Philosophy (1999)

Research Themes include psychiatric diagnoses' societal implications, qualitative interviewing, and happiness studies, with methodological expertise in discourse analysis and cultural psychology.

Scientific Awards:

• Søren Gyldendal-prisen (2020)
• Årets humanist (2018)
• Karin Michaëlis Pris (2017)
• Hadsten Højskoles Elevpris (2016)
• Gyldendals formidlingspris (2015)

PhD Supervision includes 15 students since 2007, with active supervision in 2025 for Jonas Norgaard Mortensen and Sebastian Tobias-Renstrøm. His work spans trauma care, stress research, and diagnostic cultures.