Hi, my name is Birthe, and I’m a scientist.

Talk to me if you want to know more about the psychology and neuroscience of our emotions and social relationships, and how they affect our psychological and cognitive health throughout our lives.

Find me on Instagram and Substack and follow along on my science communication journey!

My Research

My research is focused on social and emotional resilience throughout the lifespan.

That means I am interested in finding out how individuals’ habitual social interactions, emotional experiences and relationships shape their well-being both day-to-day and longer term - over weeks, months, or years - and how this affects their mental well-being and cognitive health.

I use a variety of methods to investigate these issues including experience sampling, and behavioural, physiological and neurophysiological experimental studies.

Teaching

I am also an experienced lecturer in social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, statistics, and research methods.

Talks and Workshops

I am available for talks or workshops on the psychology and neuroscience of emotions, social interaction including digitalisation, and healthy aging. If you would like to host a workshop or talk with me, please get in touch, I would love to talk to you!

Science Consultancy

  • Assistance in finding, reading, and understanding peer-reviewed articles for the public interested in psychology and neuroscience and those new to those subjects

  • Workshops on the scientific process, how to read scientific papers, and how to judge their quality