Asylum decision-making

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.”

Public Defence of Doctoral Thesis by Doctoral Researcher Jenny Skrifvars

Public Defence of Doctoral Thesis by Doctoral Researcher Jenny Skrifvars

Doctoral Researcher Jenny Skrifvars successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Investigating and Improving the Quality of Asylum Interviewing and Decision-Making Practices in Finland” on Saturday, 26 October 2024. Professor of Practice Julia Korkman served as the custos, while Professor Pär-Anders Granhag served as the opponent

BELIEVE IT OR NOT

BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Prof. Jan Antfolk and Hedayat Selim from the Psych-AID research group attended the Believe It or Not conference in Amsterdam. They discussed their research on the credibility assessments in SOGIESC asylum cases.