Tina Sundelin Associate Professor

About me

I am interested in the social effects of sleep loss, and how these relate to motivation, attention, and cognitive ability. I also study how this affects our daily interactions and wellbeing, for example in families and workplaces.

Additionally, I have an interest in the social perception of sickness - how other people perceive someone who is sick, and what about a person indicates their health status.

 


After receiving my PhD from Stockholm University in 2015, focusing on social perceptions of sleep loss (Thesis: The Face of Sleep Loss), I started a postdoc at Karolinska Institutet to study social interactions during sleep deprivation. In 2016, I received an International Postdoc Grant from the Swedish Research Council (VR) to work with Dr. Tessa West at New York University. During this postdoc visit, I focused on physiological measures such as heart rate variability and sympathetic nervous system acitivty in addition to behavioural and dyadic tasks following sleep loss.

Since 2019, I am employed as an Assistant Professor at Stockholm University. In my current research I integrate lab-based experimental studies with field-based research, to answer various questions regarding sleep, social interactions, and wellbeing.

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