The UBP group investigates the intersection between psychology and biology. The research group explores health and ill-health across the lifespan by going beyond biomedical models, to look at psychological well-being and behavioral components as they interact with biological predispositions.
Dr. Karshikoff is the group leader, and she is interested in how the immune system is involved in chronic pain and mental well-being. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, Stanford University, and Linköping University, she is exploring novel blood biomarkers for chronic pain with a proteomics approach. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, she is also studying changes in cognition and pain sensitivity during seasonal allergies, where the allergy serves as a model for chronic inflammation. In collaboration with the Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Lab at UiS, she is running a project about interoception, pain, and physiological sensitivity with Ph.D. student Marita Kallesten Brønnick.
Principal Investigator Dr. Liss Gøril Anda-Ågotnes is interested in the interaction between mental health and the body. She is running a qualitative project on peripartum depression (PPD) and physical contact with the infant in collaboration with Stavanger University Hospital, Helgelandssykehuset, and OsloMet. This project constitutes the exploratory stage of investigating new ways of ameliorating PPD, for which painful birth experiences and continued physical discomfort are known risk factors. She is also involved in a study on digital therapy for comorbid anxiety and depression during Parkinson’s disease.
Group members at UiS
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