Activities

Activities that the Psych-AID research team members are involved in.

Psych-AID attends the (Re-)Constructing Credibility in Refugee Status Determination Workshop

Psych-AID attends the (Re-)Constructing Credibility in Refugee Status Determination Workshop

Doctoral researchers Malin Ekelund and Obed Appiah, together with Psych-AID principal investigator Jan Antfolk, participated in the (Re-)Constructing Credibility in Refugee Status Determination Workshop at the University of Copenhagen. The workshop aimed to foster discussion on research related to credibility assessment in the asylum context and to clarify what researchers mean when they refer to credibility.

Public Defence of Doctoral Thesis by Doctoral Researcher Hedayat Selim

Public Defence of Doctoral Thesis by Doctoral Researcher Hedayat Selim

Doctoral Researcher Hedayat Selim successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Psychological aspects in the evaluation of asylum claims based on sexual orientation” on Friday, 22 August 2025. Professor Jan Antfolk served as the custos, while Associate Professor Hilary Evans Cameron served as the opponent.

Professor Jan Antfolk is awarded funds for the Stereotype-Matching Hypothesis in Asylum Claims project

Professor Jan Antfolk is awarded funds for the Stereotype-Matching Hypothesis in Asylum Claims project

Professor Jan Antfolk has been awarded more grants for his research on improving asylum procedures. The project is entitled “Experimental Tests of the Stereotype-Matching Hypothesis in Asylum Claims Based on Religious or Sexual Identity [ExClaim]!” and it aims to use novel methods to understand psychological mechanisms that affect decision-making in the asylum process.

Psych-AID presentation at the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Conference

Psych-AID presentation at the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Conference

Members of the Psych-AID network were at the 2025 biennial conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC), held in Ireland. The team members presented their individual works at the symposium titled “Interviewing and Decision-Making in the Asylum Context.”