Malin Joleby
Research specialist, 
co-leader of the Rahm/Joleby research group on Perpetration Prevention.
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Centre for Psychiatry Research at CNS
- Perpetration Prevention – Rahm and Joleby's research group
About me
I am a researcher in psychology and psychiatry and co-leader of the Rahm/Joleby research group on Perpetration Prevention.
Research
My research focuses on sexual abuse from two main perspectives: a victimological perspective, in which I examine and treat the psychological consequences of sexual abuse, and a prevention perspective aimed at reducing the occurrence of sexual offences.
My doctoral thesis explored technology-assisted child sexual abuse, examining how such offences are perpetrated and the psychological consequences for the affected children.
I have also worked as a project manager and therapist within the EU‑funded project PRIORITY, which evaluated the anonymous online preventative treatment program Prevent It, designed for individuals at risk of committing sexual abuse against children.
Currently, I am the principal investigator of a project evaluating Restory—an anonymous trauma-focused online treatment program designed for individuals who have developed PTSD following sexual victimization.
In addition to these main research areas, I also conduct research on police interviewing of children and on children who witness domestic violence
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For more information about previous research, please see the Publications section.
Articles
- Article: SEXUAL ABUSE-A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2026;38(1):3-22Latth J; Joleby M; McMahan A; Luke TJ; Rahm C
- Journal article: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR. 2026Haubrock LS; Azevedo V; Hillert J; Briken P; Letourneau E; Rahm C; Seto MC; Fix RL; Gomes HS; Joleby M; Maimone S; Carvalho J; Dekker A
- Journal article: SEXUAL ABUSE-A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2026;:10790632261415813McMahan A; Luke TJ; Andersson G; Rahm C; Joleby M
- Article: POLICING & SOCIETY. 2025;35(7):983-1000Tselenti D; Carvalho J; Azevedo V; Gomes HS; Haubrock LS; Hillert J; Rahm C; Briken P; Dekker A; Joleby M; Seto MC
- Journal article: CHILD PROTECTION AND PRACTICE. 2024;3:100062Joleby M; Landström S; Lunde C; Jonsson LS
- Article: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE. 2023;33(1):188-201Lunde C; Joleby M
- Article: CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT. 2021;120:105214Joleby M; Lunde C; Landstrom S; Jonsson LS
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;12:606774Magnusson M; Joleby M; Luke TJ; Ask K; Lefsaker Sakrisvold M
- Article: APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;35(2):497-507Magnusson M; Ernberg E; Landstrom S; Joleby M; Akehurst L; Korkman J; Ask K
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY CRIME & LAW. 2021;27(2):159-181Joleby M; Landstrom S; Lunde C; Jonsson LS
- Article: LEGAL AND CRIMINOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;26(1):83-102Magnusson M; Joleby M; Ernberg E; Akehurst L; Korkman J; Landstrom S
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:606218Joleby M; Lunde C; Landstrom S; Jonsson LS
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;61(3):393-401Magnusson M; Ernberg E; Landstrom S; Joleby M; Akehurst L
All other publications
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2025Maimone S; Haubrock LS; Joleby M; Seto MC; Hillert J; Dekker A; Letourneau E; Carvalho J; Azevedo VC; Andersson G; McMahan A; Rodriguez C; Lätth J; Pellowski JS; Curry S; Briken P; Rahm C
- Book chapter: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. 2025;p. 150-196Korkman J; Joleby M
- Book chapter: MISSBRAUCHSABBILDUNGEN UND SEXUELLER KINDESMISSBRAUCH IN DIGITALEN MEDIEN. 2023;p.Prevent it–Ein Therapieangebot im DarknetMcMahan A; Lätth J; Rahm C; Joleby M
- Book chapter: VIOLENCE, VICTIMISATION AND YOUNG PEOPLE: YOUNG PEOPLE AND LEARNING PROCESSES IN SCHOOL AND EVERYDAY LIFE. 2021;p. 95-112Lunde C; Joleby M
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2020Magnusson M; Joleby M; Luke TJ; Ask K; Sakrisvold ML
Employments
- Research Specialist, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025