Psychology at the Frontiers: Asylum Interviewing and Decision-Making. Led by Prof. Jan Antfolk and Prof. Julia Korkman at Åbo Akademi University.
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We officially launched our Psych-AID Network last Friday. Thank you to all of our speakers @Maahanmuuttovir, @FGaroff, @sara_landstrom, @jan_antfolk, @jkorkman, @JennySkrifvars, @hedayat_selim , Rasmus Ahlgren, @oak27oak, and Malin Ekelund.
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🎤 Keynote announcement!
👉 Hüseyin Kudret, researcher, legal consultant & human rights advocate specialising in refugee law and SOGIESC. With experience across civil society and international law, they work at the intersection of research, advocacy & practice.
We’re honored!
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👋 Meet our researchers in Stockholm!
Psych-AID doctoral researchers Malin Ekelund & Catharina Walldén will attend The Anti-gender & Anti-migration Connection – A Nordic dialogue-based conference on April 15.
If you're attending, please come say hi and chat! 💬 #PsychAID
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Excited to share our first keynote for the SOGIESC in Asylum-Conference!
👉Dr. Hedayat Selim is a postdoctoral researcher with Psych-AID at Åbo Akademi University, studying bias and credibility in asylum decisionmaking in SOGIESC-related cases. We're honoured to have her join us
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📢 Abstract submission is now open for the SOGIESC in Asylum Conference!
🗓️ Deadline: April 30
🔗 Submit here: survey.abo.fi/lomakkeet/1742…
Share your research and ideas—don’t miss out!
#Conference #CallForPapers #Asylum #SOGIESC #SOGI
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🌟 We are delighted to introduce our keynote speakers for SOGIESC in Asylum-Conference: Hilary Evans Cameron, Lisa Diamond, Ilan Meyer, Hüseyin Ali Kudret, and Hedayat Selim.
Find more information on our website (sites.abo.fi/psych-aid/psych…)—further updates will follow!
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📢 Psych-AID is now on Instagram!
The Psych-AID network now has an official Instagram page where you can follow our work and stay up to date on our ongoing data collections.
👉 Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/psychaid_resea…
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🔍Beliefs about asylum decisions don’t arise in a vacuum. In our study, broader immigration attitudes shape how people interpret the same asylum system: more lenient attitudes ➡️ too strict; more restrictive ➡️ too lenient.
🔗 Preprint: osf.io/jh5bq/files/85nq3
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Greetings from Psych-AID at APLS Reno!👋Our PI Jan Antfolk spoke on the reversed halo effect in refugee decisions, our postdoc Dilhan Töredi on bias in asylum decisions, and our steering member Lorraine Hope gave a keynote on culture, context & memory in interviews.
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Meet our researchers at APLS! 👋
Our PI Jan Antfolk and postdoctoral researcher @DToredi are attending the American Psychology-Law Society Conference in Reno this week.
If you’re there as well, feel free to stop by and say hello — we’d be happy to connect.🤝
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📢 Psych-AID is now on Facebook!
The Psych-AID network now has an official Facebook page where you can follow our work and stay updated on our ongoing data collections.
👉 Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/psychaid/!
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📢 New paper alert!
📑 The paper presents field-based reflections from a training programme for Finnish asylum officials, identifying organisational challenges and their implications for interview practices and well-being.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feag001
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We’re excited to share that the Psych-AID research team has received funding from the Nordic Gender Fund! 🎉
This support means a great deal to us and enables us to take the next steps in our work. We’re looking forward to what’s ahead — stay tuned for more updates soon!➡️
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🎙️ Exciting news from Psych-AID!
Our doctoral researcher Rasmus Ahlgren recently appeared on the “Oikeuspsykologiaa” podcast (Season 3, Episode 5, in Finnish), discussing his work as a doctoral researcher and the goals of the Psych-AID project.
See the link in the comments.
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Last week, our doctoral researchers Malin Ekelund and @oak27oak, and PI @jan_antfolk took part in the (Re-)Constructing Credibility in Refugee Status Determination Workshop by @MobileUCPH. Thanks for having us!✨
Can’t wait for the upcoming special issue! 📖
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📣 Upcoming talk alert!
Our doctoral researcher Malin Ekelund will be delivering an insightful talk titled:🎙 “Adjudicating Asylum Claims of Sexual or Gender Minority Applicants”.
🗓️ Date: October 15
🕛 Time: 12:00–13:00 (EET)
🔗 aboakademi.zoom.us/j/6592539…
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We’re excited to have Anastasiia Valiavko join our team! 🎉 Please welcome Anastasiia, a doctoral researcher studying attitudes toward survivors of sexual violence in the Russia-Ukraine war. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us with questions or opportunities for collaboration!
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📢New pre-print alert by Malin Ekelund, @JennySkrifvars, @hedayat_selim , and @jan_antfolk!
📑The study explores how stereotypes and social perceptions shape credibility assessments in asylum cases involving sexual identity.
Link below!
🔗lnkd.in/dWTu7NQb
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Welcome @SiyuLiiii to the Psych-AID team! 🎉 Siyu joins as a doctoral researcher, working on Avatar Training to help interviewers use better questions & supportive statements. Reach out for collabs!
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