Dissertations Doctoral Thesis Defence: Kasra Zarei

20-05-2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Add to iCal
Hybrid Venue: In Inghesalen, Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A and on Zoom Online: Connect to the event

Welcome to Kasra Zareis doctoral thesis defence.

Thesis title: Relationships among immigration background, adverse childhood experiences, and psychiatric health in France, Sweden, and the U.S.

Thesis title: Relationships among immigration background, adverse childhood experiences, and psychiatric health in France, Sweden, and the U.S.

Main supervisor:
Anna-Clara Hollander, Docent, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet and Director, Transcultural Centre, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

Co supervisors: 
Dr. Kelvin Choi, Scientific Director and Senior Investigator, U.S. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Division of Intramural Research, USA
Dr. Anna Ohlis, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet
Dr. Predrag Petrovic, Docent/Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Karolinska Institutet

Opponent: 
Marit Sijbrandij, Full Professor, Department of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, and Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Examination board members: 
Georgina Warner, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala Universitet
Norbert Skokauskas, Professor, Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sara Brolin Låftman, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm Universitet