Karen-Inge Karstoft

Karen-Inge Karstoft

Lektor - forfremmelsesprogrammet

Current and recent positions

  • Nov 2020- Associate professor, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen
  • 2019-oct 2020: Senior researcher, Research and Knowledge Centre, the Danish Veteran Centre
  • 2017-2020: Affiliated researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen
  • 2016-2017: Part-time lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen
  • 2014-2019: Researcher, Research and Knowledge Centre, the Danish Veteran Centre
  • 2014-2015: Part-time lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark

Education

  • July 2014: PhD in Psychology, University of Southern Denmark. Dissertation title: Traumatic Stress Reactions Following Military Deployment: Data driven approaches for better identification of heterogeneous outcomes
  • March 2010: MSc in Psychology, majoring in neuropsychology and clinical psychology, University of Copenhagen
  • June 2007: BSc in Psychology, University of Copenhagen

Prizes and awards

  • 2019: Young Investigator Award, The Danish Psychological Association (25,000 DKK)

Leave

  • 1st of October 2017 - 27th of July 2018: Maternity leave
  • 18th of February - 8th of October 2015: Maternity leave

Grants

  • 2022: "DARECO - the Danish Refugee Cohort" Role: PI. Carlsbergfondet. DKK 1,285,000
  • 2022: "Comorbidity networks of mental disorders and general medical conditions". Role: PI. Independent Research Fund Denmark. DKK 2,776,932
  • 2022: "Adverse Childhood Experiences and high-risk employment: Early risk factors for adult psychopathology" Role: PI. Independent Research Fund Denmark. DKK 2,865,345
  • 2019: “Suicide prediction in high-risk patients – using machine learning to provide personalized risk assessment of suicide and suicide attempts”. Role: Co-applicant. TrygFonden. 981.600 DKK
  • 2018: "PRECISION PSYCHIATRY INITIATIVE (PRECISE) – deep phenotyping paving the way for individualized treatment based on big data driven decision support". Role: Co-applicant. Lundbeck Foundation. 10,000,000 DKK
  • 2018: “Traume, hjerne og krop”. Role: project manager. Offerfonden: 309,399.86 DKK
  • 2018: “Tidlig identifikation af Psykisk Sårbare Veteraner”. Role: Co-PI. TrygFonden: 740,000 DKK
  • 2017: “All fear, no feelings: the role of anhedonia and emotional numbing in posttraumatic stress disorder among Danish treatment-seeking veterans”. Role: Principal Investigator. Helsefonden: 350,000 DKK

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