Jakob Evertsson is an Associate Professor at both Uppsala University (2021) and Åbo Akademi University (2015) in Church History. Affiliated with the Department of History under the Faculty of Arts at Uppsala, he focuses on historical intersections of education, religion, and material culture. His research spans history of education , material culture , and church-state dynamics , particularly examining elementary school reforms in Sweden (1861–1930), school inspection systems, and the professionalization of educators. His Swedish Research Council-funded project (2020–2022) analyzes how inspection mechanisms shaped early Swedish public schooling. Recent publications dissect gender dynamics in 19th-century Swedish education ( "Making teaching cheap" ), transitions from religious to secular curricula ( "Från katekes till naturlära" ), and the role of visual aids like wallcharts ( "Materiality, Wallcharts..." ). His work bridges educational policy and religious history , with a focus on Sweden’s institutional evolution.
Margaret Hunt is Professor of History at Uppsala University, Sweden, having joined the Department of History in 2013 after extensive teaching experience in the United States. She is a leading social, cultural and gender historian of early-modern Europe whose research spans maritime and military history, European–South Asian encounters, comparative imperialism, women and the law, and the globalizing impact of early-modern trade. Education: Undergraduate degree in Music Master’s degree in Theology PhD in History Research Interests: Prof. Hunt’s work is driven by an interdisciplinary curiosity in how ordinary people experienced the expansion of Europe across the globe. Her research themes include: European overseas trade and settlement, especially in South Asia Comparative imperialisms and state formation Maritime and military history of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Women, gender and sexuality in early-modern legal regimes The social and cultural consequences of early globalization Current Projects: She co-directs the Swedish Research Council-funded project "In Pursuit of Global Knowledge: Scandinavian Ocean Travelers 1650–1810" with Leos Müller (Stockholm University), mining the unique Prize Papers archive in the British National Archives. She is also completing a monograph on a single late-seventeenth-century English East India Company ship, exploring the human impact of early Northwest European commercial expansion. Scientific Awards: Morris D. Forkosch Prize , American Historical Association (1996) – for The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender and the Family in England 1680–1780 Grants & Collaboration: Principal Investigator, Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) grant for the Scandinavian Prize Papers project. Collaborative research partnership with Stockholm University (Leos Müller). Graduate Supervision & Mentorship: Prof. Hunt actively welcomes doctoral students interested in early-modern European history, comparative imperialism, maritime and military history, gender and sexuality, and related fields. Laboratories & Research Groups: She leads the Scandinavian Prize Papers Research Group (joint Uppsala–Stockholm initiative) and maintains the project website at www.prizepapers.se .
Johan Stymne is a Lecturer at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, and a member of the ReVisE Research Group. His work focuses on Interaction Design for Technology Enhanced Learning, particularly Mobile Learning and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, with theoretical interests in Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Learning and Evaluation of Technology Support for Group Work. His research explores how mobile technologies and emergent tools like AR and GPS enable outdoor educational experiences. Key themes include balancing technology use to avoid student distraction, designing for physical environment orientation, and creating frameworks for mobile learning tools (e.g., design guidelines, models, and concepts). His publications highlight practical applications in primary education, especially in biology, and methodological advancements in data collection through photos and notes. The ReVisE group at Stockholm University investigates how IoT, AI, VR, and MR can innovate educational practices through visualizations and real-world collaborations with schools and industry partners across Sweden.
Elina Druker is a Professor at Stockholm University's Department of Culture and Aesthetics, specializing in children's and young adult literature. Her research focuses on the intersection of children's literature with modernism and the avant-garde, with particular emphasis on relationships between different media forms. Her research interests span multiple dimensions of children's literature: Historical development of children's literature across 700+ years Modernist and avant-garde influences on children's books Visual narrative techniques in picture books Cross-media analysis of children's literature Multicultural perspectives in young adult fiction Photographic representation in children's books Professor Druker's scholarly work demonstrates significant trends across several fields of literary studies. Her publications reveal a consistent focus on boundary-pushing approaches to children's literature, examining how avant-garde movements have influenced children's books and how visual elements interact with textual narratives. She has made substantial contributions to understanding the historical trajectory of children's literature while simultaneously exploring contemporary developments in multicultural representation and photographic integration. Among her notable scientific achievements: IRSCL Edited Book Award (2017) for "Children's Literature and the Avant-Garde" ChLA Edited Book Award (2017) for "Children's Literature and the Avant-Garde" Professor Druker has been actively involved in the academic community, serving as a member of the jury for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from 2011-2023. She is the editor of the book series "Children's Literature, Culture and Cognition" published by John Benjamins. In 2019, she co-organized the IRSCL conference in Stockholm, the world's largest children's literature research conference, with the theme "Silence and Silencing." Her work extends to building research environments at her institution focused on children's and young adult literature.
Tina Sundelin is an Associate Professor and Director of Studies at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University. She is affiliated with the Center for Cultural Evolution and the Sleep and Wakefulness Research Unit, where she conducts interdisciplinary research on sleep, social interactions, and well-being. Her research focuses on the social effects of sleep deprivation and how they relate to motivation, attention, and cognitive ability. She also investigates how sleep affects daily interactions and well-being in contexts such as families and workplaces. Another significant research interest is social perception of illness - specifically how people perceive someone who is sick and what cues allow others to determine whether a person is sick or healthy. Tina's publication record demonstrates expertise in examining how sleep, social interactions, and well-being interrelate. Her research spans multiple methodologies, integrating laboratory-based experimental studies with field studies. Her work has explored topics including parental sleep patterns, social perception of illness across cultures, cognitive effects of sleep deprivation, and the relationship between sleepiness and social activity. Her publications frequently appear in high-impact journals across sleep science, psychology, and neuroscience. Her research projects include ongoing studies on sleep inequality among parents with young children, the relationship between sleep and social cohesion, and whether people are aware of their cognitive impairments when sleep-deprived. She also has completed research on social interactions during sleep deprivation. Tina earned her PhD at Stockholm University in 2015, focusing on social perception of sleep loss (dissertation: 'The Face of Sleep Loss'). After this, she began a postdoc at Karolinska Institutet to study social interactions during sleep deprivation. She was awarded the Swedish Research Council's International Postdoctoral Grant in 2016 to continue her research with Dr. Tessa West at New York University. During this period, she focused on physiological aspects such as HRV and activity in the sympathetic nervous system, in addition to behavioral measures and dyadic tasks after sleep deprivation. Since 2019, she has been employed as a University Lecturer at Stockholm University. Her ongoing research integrates laboratory-based experimental studies with field studies to investigate how sleep, social interactions, and well-being relate to each other.
Bengt Johansson is a Professor at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMG) at the University of Gothenburg . He has held leadership roles as Head of Department (2008–2011, 2013–2014) and Vice Head with educational responsibilities. Editor of the Journal of Visual Political Advertising Board member of Institute for Media Studies, Municipal Research in the West, and steering group of Media & Democracy, Lindholmen Science Park Research Interests: His work focuses on media, power, and democracy , with a primary emphasis on crisis and risk communication , political communication , and strategic communication . He explores the media's role in shaping societal perceptions, election campaign coverage, and political advertising trends, particularly during the pandemic and in high-trust Nordic societies. 2025–2024 Publications: His most recent articles examine media agenda-setting , crisis trust dynamics , EU election narratives , and migrant information-seeking behaviors . Collaborative works include theoretical frameworks like the IDEA Model and comparative analyses of Nordic pandemic responses. Scientific Awards: 2020: The Bridge Award for Excellence in Strategic Communication Research Mercator Fellow: DECHIPER project (Pandemic Public Sphere) Teaching and Leadership: He teaches political communication and strategic communication , and manages the faculty-wide postgraduate course Communicating Science . His editorial work and network involvement (EEMC) further highlight his academic influence.
Johanna Ethnersson Pontara serves as Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture and Aesthetics at Stockholm University, where she maintains an active research presence in the Portal 1700 research group. Her academic journey includes a Ph.D. completed in 2003 followed by a postdoctoral scholarship (2007-2008) at Il Dipartimento di Musica e Spettacolo, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Her scholarly work centers on the intricate relationship between opera and film, with particular emphasis on intermediality, narratology, cultural studies, and performance theory. Her research spans multiple historical periods including early modern opera, 18th century opera, and contemporary opera post-1960, while also exploring Baroque musical aesthetics and film music. She currently leads the significant research project 'Classical music for a mediatized world: visual and audio-visual representations of Western art music in contemporary media and society,' which examines how classical music is represented across modern media platforms. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent thematic threads examining how opera functions within cinematic contexts, representations of opera singers in visual media, and the evolving relationship between classical music performance and contemporary visual culture. Her work often bridges historical and contemporary perspectives, demonstrating how traditional operatic forms interact with modern media technologies and audience expectations. Dr. Ethnersson Pontara has established herself as a significant contributor to interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of musicology, film studies, and performance theory, with numerous publications in respected journals and edited collections that demonstrate both theoretical sophistication and detailed analysis of specific works.
Linda Holmer is a Lecturer at HDK-Valand , a school within the University of Gothenburg . Her work bridges drawing, writing, and pedagogy, focusing on the tension between wanting and being willing in creative processes. She emphasizes collaborative workshop methods and the use of fools’ methods (dummerjönsmetoder) to foster awe, wonder, and joy as central elements in serious learning environments. University: University of Gothenburg School: HDK-Valand Role: Lecturer Research Interests Creative processes and artistic pedagogy Group dynamics in workshops Healing through drawing and storytelling Performativity in picture books Materiality and spatial design in art Psychological challenges in artistic creation Publications highlight her exploration of drawing as a therapeutic tool, feminist critique in children’s book illustration, and the interplay of space and narrative in artistic installations. She collaborates with institutions like the Tamer Institute of Community Learning (Palestine) and Open Window (HDK-Valand), and her works have been presented at symposia in Sweden and Palestine.
Morten Fjeld is a Professor at Chalmers University of Technology in the Department of Interaction Design and Software Engineering . His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) , Augmented Reality (AR) , and Virtual Reality (VR) , with applications in industrial tomography, drone interaction, and multimodal systems. He has co-authored 152 publications and leads projects connecting immersive technologies with user experience, robotics, and collaborative tools. His recent articles explore gaze cues in climate data visualization, emotion-aware voice assistants, and haptic feedback in VR door-opening techniques. Themes span AR/VR design , human-drone interaction , and multimodal feedback systems . He actively collaborates with researchers in Sweden, Germany, and Japan, focusing on user-centric technology development. Contact: fjeld@chalmers.se .
Patrik Hernvall serves as an Associate Professor at Stockholm University's Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, holding dual expertise in pedagogics and media technology. His academic work spans teaching Human Sciences within MDI, Scientific Methodology and Communication in Computer and Systems Sciences, and Empirical Research Methodology for Computer and Systems Sciences, while supervising Bachelor's and Master's level students. His research interests focus on children's conditions in technology-dense environments, technology-supported learning, and school development opportunities, with particular emphasis on norm-critical theory and children's perspectives in research. Hernvall actively contributes to two major research groups: the Learning Analytics and AI for Education Group, which investigates data-driven methods to strengthen education, and the ReVisE Research Group, which explores how emerging technologies like IoT, AI, VR, and MR can enhance educational practice. Hernvall's recent publications reveal significant trends in educational technology research, with particular focus on emergency remote teaching during the pandemic, work-life boundary experiences in technology-mediated workplaces, assessment of multimodal texts, and children's understanding of digital economics. His work consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical educational applications, often employing design-based research methodologies. National research school in visual pedagogy and craft pedagogy (FoBoS) [2020 ff] Teacher movement patterns project [2022] IoT Hub School project [2018-2021] Children and the Digital Economy (BoDE) project [2016-2018] His advisory work includes supervision at Bachelor's and Master's levels, with research collaborations spanning schools and industry partners across Sweden. Hernvall's lab work centers around the ReVisE group's exploration of emergent technologies in educational contexts, with particular focus on innovative visualizations and real-world applications that enhance teaching and learning experiences.
Andreas Gerhardsson is a Guest Researcher at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, affiliated with both the Division for Sleep and Alertness Research and The Fischer Lab. His work examines how sleep deprivation impacts emotional-cognitive processing across age groups. Department of Psychology Division for Sleep and Alertness Research The Fischer Lab Research interests include: Sleep deprivation effects on emotional processing Age-related cognitive resilience Interaction between affective bias and memory integration Neurophysiological responses to stress Positivity effect in aging populations His publications since 2015 include experimental studies on: Emotional working memory load Age-dependent stress responses Reinforcement learning under sleep restriction Perceptual constancy of facial expressions Task-unrelated thought mechanisms Since 2017, he has lectured on statistics and sleep-related topics while supervising cognition laboratory sessions. His methodological approach combines computational modeling with neuroimaging techniques like MEG to explore sleep-stress-recovery relationships.
Anna-Malin Karlsson is a Professor at the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism, Stockholm University. She specializes in discourse analysis, social semiotics, multimodality, and linguistic ethnography, with a focus on literacy practices and communication in institutional settings. Previously, she served as Professor of Sociolinguistics at Uppsala University (2012-2018) and Professor of Swedish at Södertörn University (pre-2012). Her research explores health literacy, medical communication, and multimodal interaction, particularly in prenatal heart failure diagnoses and elder care documentation. Research Interests: Discourse analysis, social semiotics, multimodality, linguistic ethnography, health literacy, medical communication Supervision: Doctoral students Linda Pfister (Uppsala University), Shiro Shibata, Lisa Rudebeck Projects: Health literacy in information society (Swedish Research Council funded), Care work as language work, CELiNE literacy education initiative Current Work: Investigating recontextualization of medical visuals from clinical settings to social media platforms, using social semiotics to analyze hand-drawn sketches versus digital illustrations. Recent publications examine how drawing acts as a consultation structuring mechanism and the semiotic affordances of different heart image types. Methodological Expertise: Combines systemic conversation analysis, genre theory, and rhetoric with tools from activity theory and new literacy studies to analyze cross-contextual meaning-making practices involving 8 audio-recorded fetal cardiology consultations and digital health communication platforms.
Caroline Haux is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics , Stockholm University. Her research bridges literary, cultural, and gender studies with a focus on Scandinavian literature from the 119th to 20th centuries. Research Interests: National identity, biopolitics, gendered citizenship, and the intersection of commodity markets with literary form. Key Projects: Funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Sabbatical project on 19th-century Scandinavian literature) and previously by the Vetenskapsrådet (Allegory, Gender, Society project). Publications analyze how 19th-century novels construct citizen subjects through consumption, spatiality, and power dynamics. Her 2013 thesis explores modernist aesthetics in Karin Boye and Henry Parland’s works, linking sexuality to commodity logic. Teaching: Lectures and supervises at all levels, emphasizing literature’s societal implications.
Sara Van Meerbergen is an Associate Professor in Dutch Studies at Stockholm University , where she serves as Director of Studies. Her research bridges multimodal discourse analysis , translation studies , and children's literature , focusing on ideological representations in translated texts and semiotic interplay across media. She leads projects on transnational literary flows of Dutch authors and collaborates with institutions like the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award . Key Research Themes : Multimodal communication, translation sociology, childhood ideologies, glocalization of media Notable Collaborations : Dr. Alexa Stoicescu (Bucharest), Charlotte Lindgren (Dalarna University), international Dutch studies networks Her recent work examines metamodern Dutch authors like Lukas Rijneveld, analyzing their 'born translated' phenomenon and social media's role in literary dissemination. She also investigates semiotic elements like hair symbolism in Kitty Crowther's picture books. Publications span multimodal analysis of Disney animations and spatial semiotics in airports , revealing how built environments shape traveler affect. While no student names are listed here, her pedagogical work intersects with transcultural literary studies and digital translation infrastructure development through the DLBT Digital Library project.
Kerstin Danckwardt-Lillieström is a researcher at the Department of Teaching and Learning at Stockholm University , Sweden. She leads the Drama for Learning research group, focusing on drama-based pedagogical methods in science education. Research Focus: Combines creative drama with chemistry education to enhance understanding of abstract concepts like electronegativity and chemical bonding. Investigates participatory methodologies, semiotic resource utilization, and ethical frameworks in teacher-researcher collaborations. Explores sustainable development teaching through interactive drama workshops. Key Publications: 2020 chapter on participatory research ethics; 2020 article on drama-based chemistry instruction; 2019 licentiate thesis on drama in chemistry classrooms; 2018 study on multimodal learning in NorDiNa journal. Projects: Leads the ongoing initiative Explorative Drama workshops for Sustainability in Higher Education , aiming to create interactive, values-based learning experiences.
