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Agneta Herlitz

Agneta Herlitz

Professor
Visiting address: Nobels väg 9, 17165 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 Psykologi Herlitz, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Agneta Herlitz is Professor of Psychology at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ since 2008.

     

    Agneta Herlitz’ research on sex differences in psychological capacities and behaviors has the overarching aim to describe and explain these differences but also to understand the potential impact they have on society and everyday life. Currently, the group addresses questions such as what is the origin or the explanation for sex differences in cognition and behavior? Most reported sex differences in cognition and behavior are small, have vastly overlapping distributions, and cannot differentiate well between females and males, but is it possible to identify consistent patterns of cognitive skills and behaviors that constitute meaningful sex-typical profiles? Can such sex-typical profiles provide an understanding of why there are large sex differences in some life outcomes, such as career choices? Questions along this line are investigated with data collected from behavioral studies, the Swedish registries, and physiological measures (e.g., MRI, biomarkers).

Articles

  • Article: CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 2024;55(1):164-181
    Helander M; Asperholm M; Wetterborg D; Ost L-G; Hellner C; Herlitz A; Enebrink P
  • Article: PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2024;:17456916231202685
    Herlitz A; Honig I; Hedebrant K; Asperholm M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH. 2022;65(12):4608-4622
    Samson I; Schalling E; Herlitz A; Lindstrom E; Sand A
  • Article: JOURNAL OF FLUENCY DISORDERS. 2021;67:105822
    Samson I; Lindstrom E; Sand A; Herlitz A; Schalling E
  • Article: HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;8(1):221
    Fellman D; Branstrom R; Herlitz A
  • Article: TRANSGENDER HEALTH. 2020;5(4):246-257
    Chen D; Strang JF; Kolbuck VD; Rosenthal SM; Wallen K; Waber DP; Steinberg L; Sisk CL; Ross J; Paus T; Mueller SC; McCarthy MM; Micevych PE; Martin CL; Kreukels BPC; Kenworthy L; Herting MM; Herlitz A; Haraldsen IRJH; Dahl R; Crone EA; Chelune GJ; Burke SM; Berenbaum SA; Beltz AM; Bakker J; Eliot L; Vilain E; Wallace GL; Nelson EE; Garofalo R
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:554
    Hustad IB; Bandholtz J; Herlitz A; Dekhtyar S
  • Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN. 2019;145(8):785-821
    Asperholm M; Hogman N; Rafi J; Herlitz A
  • Article: INFANCY. 2019;24(3):356-367
    Juvrud J; Rennels JL; Kayl AJ; Gredebaeck G; Herlitz A
  • Article: HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 2019;109:64-70
    Strandqvist A; Ortqvist L; Frisen L; Nordenskjold A; Herlitz A; Nordenstrom A
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(4):e0214945
    Asperholm M; Nagar S; Dekhtyar S; Herlitz A
  • Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2018;98:233-241
    Strandqvist A; Herlitz A; Nordenskjold A; Ortqvist L; Frisen L; Hirschberg AL; Nordenstrom A
  • Article: INTELLIGENCE. 2018;67:84-92
    Dekhtyar S; Weber D; Helgertz J; Herlitz A
  • Article: HIPPOCAMPUS. 2018;28(2):151-163
    Nordin K; Persson J; Stening E; Herlitz A; Larsson E-M; Soderlund H
  • Article: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2017;53(8):1437-1446
    Rennels JL; Kayl AJ; Gredeback G; Juvrud J; Asperholm M; Herlitz A
  • Article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2017;317:350-359
    Nordin K; Herlitz A; Larsson E-M; Soderlund H
  • Article: INTELLIGENCE. 2017;60:39-45
    Weber D; Dekhtyar S; Herlitz A
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;45(4):1207-1215
    Dekhtyar S; Wang H-X; Fratiglioni L; Herlitz A
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2015;23(9):885-896
    Dekhtyar S; Wang H-X; Scott K; Goodman A; Koupil I; Herlitz A
  • Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2015;11(7S_Part_4):p200-p201
    Dekhtyar S; Wang H-X; Scott K; Goodman A; Koupil I; Herlitz A
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All other publications

  • Review: AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS. 2020;64:101184
    Nyberg L; Boraxbekk C-J; Sorman DE; Hansson P; Herlitz A; Kauppi K; Ljungberg JK; Lovheim H; Lundquist A; Adolfsson AN; Oudin A; Pudas S; Ronnlund M; Stiernstedt M; Sundstrom A; Adolfsson R
  • Review: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:613
    Asperholm M; van Leuven L; Herlitz A
  • Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(5):e0217033
    PLOS ONE Staff
  • Letter: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2018;98:242-243
    Strandqvist A; Herlitz A; Nordenskjold A; Ortqvist L; Frisen L; Hirschberg AL; Nordenstrom A
  • Conference publication: HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS. 2018;90:574
    Strandqvist A; Ortqvist L; Frisen L; Nordenskjold A; Herlitz A; Nordenstrom A
  • Book chapter: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GEROPSYCHOLOGY. 2016;p. 1-7
    Herlitz A; Dekhtyar S; Asperholm M; Weber D
  • Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2015;23(11):1204-1206
    Dekhtyar S; Wang H-X; Scott K; Goodman A; Koupil I; Herlitz A
  • Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2013;53:299-300
    Weber D; Herlitz A; Skirbekk V
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2008;43(3-4):503
    Loven J; Rehnman J; Herlitz A
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2008;43(3-4):199
    Herlitz A; Rehnman J; Leven J
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2005;17:213-214
    von Strauss E; Bäckman L; Herlitz A; Fastbom J; Winblad B; Fratiglioni L
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2005;17:107
    Herlitz A; Kabir Z
  • Conference publication: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 2005;:101
    Fischer H; Sandblom J; Nyberg L; Herlitz A; Bäckman L
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2005;17:226-227
    Wang HX; Karp A; Herlitz A; Winblad B; Fratiglioni L
  • Book chapter: COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. 2004;p. 63-79
    Small BJ; Herlitz A; Bäckman L
  • Review: AGING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION. 2004;11(2-3):212-244
    Bäckman L; Wahlin Å; Small BJ; Herlitz A; Winblad B; Fratiglioni L
  • Book chapter: NEW FRONTIERS IN COGNITIVE AGING. 2004;p. 253-278
    Herlitz A; Yonker JE
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2004;39(5-6):283
    Herlitz A; Larsson M
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2004;39(5-6):140
    HÃ¥kan F; Sandblom J; Herlitz A; Nyberg L; BÃ¥ckman L
  • Published conference paper: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 1999;13(4):590-597
    Herlitz A; Airaksinen E; Nordström E
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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 December 2018 - 31 December 2021
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 December 2016 - 30 November 2017
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2011 - 31 December 2013
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012

Employments

  • Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2012-
  • Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2008-2012
  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2002-2008
  • Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2001-2002
  • Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 1996-2001

Degrees and Education

  • Professor, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2008
  • Licensed Psychologist, Stockholm University, 1994
  • PhD Psychology, Psychology, Remembering in Alzheimer’s disease., Department of Psychology, UmeÃ¥ University, 1991

Leadership and responsibility assignments

  • Head of department, Deputy Head of Division of Psychology, Department of Psychology, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2018-
  • Head of department, Deputy Head of Department of Neurobiology, Department of Care Sciences and Society, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2007-2012
  • Head of department, Head of Division Aging Research Center, Department for Care Sciences and Society, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2006-2008
  • Head of department, Deputy Head of Division of Geriatric Epidemiology, Neuroscience, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2004-2006
  • Head of department, Deputy Head of Division of Cognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 1997-2000

Supervision

  • Björn Persson, 2024
  • Daniel Fellman, 2020
  • Martin Asperholm, 2020
  • Anna Bengtsson, 2019
  • Serhiy Dekhtyar, 2013
  • Martin Asperholm
  • Julie Yonker
  • Catharina Lewin
  • Jenny Rehnman
  • Petra Thilers
  • Johanna Lovén

Committee work

  • Chair, Chair of CEDAR, Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR), UmeÃ¥ University, 2021-2026
  • Chair, Chair of the Norwegian Research Council’s Portfolio Board 'Life Sciences', Life Sciences, The Research Council of Norway, 2019-2023
  • Member, Board Member of Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare, 2019-2024
  • Chair, Chair of the Norwegian Research Council’s expert committee (FRIMEDBIO), FRIMEDBIO, The Research Council of Norway, 2017-2018
  • Chair, Chair of the International Panel Evaluating Norwegian Research in Psychology and Psychiatry, Ministry of Education and Research, 2011-2011
  • Member, Member of the Swedish National Committee for Psychological Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 2009-2017

Visiting research fellowships

  • Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, 2004-2005

Editorial work

  • Associate Editor for "Journal of Experimental Psychology", Associate editor, 2017-2018

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