Markus Jansson-Fröjmark

I graduated from the psychologist program at Uppsala University in 2000 and then worked as a clinical psychologist at the Örebro University Hospital in Örebro until 2006. I received my clinical accreditation in 2001. In 2002, I began my PhD training in two research projects focusing on early cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia disorder and psychological risk factors for the development and maintenance of insomnia disorder. I received my doctoral degree in clinical psychology in 2005. In 2007, I started a position as an associate lecturer at Örebro University, combining teaching at the psychologist program with research. During my time at Örebro University, I became a docent in clinical psychology. In 2011, I took up a position as a senior lecturer at Stockholm University. In 2016, I moved to the Centre for Psychiatry Research at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm City Council. To date, I am working as a researcher and senior lecturer with a main responsibility for a basic course in psychotherapeutic theory and methods.

My current research focuses mainly on CBT for insomnia disorder and risk factors and mechanisms in the development of chronic insomnia. I am also 
involved in research on other sleep disorders, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, autism, epilepsy, athletic performance, and psychometrics. 
I am an associate editor for the scientific journal Frontiers in Sleep.

For information about research projects and publications:

Google Scholar

Researchgate

At the Centre for Psychiatry Research at Karolinska Institutet, I am a course coordinator, examiner, and teacher of a basic course on 
psychotherapeutic theory and methods. My teaching involves generic and CBT-specific skills, assessment, CBT theory, psychological treatments for 
depression, anxiety disorders, and insomnia disorder, and research methods. I also supervise six PhD students (Alice Ahnlund Hoffman, Christina Bini, Dorien Bolt, Ylva Eriksson Dufva, and Johan Lundin), one postdoc (Maria Cassel), and several MSc and BSc theses.

Supervision to doctoral degree

• Christina Bini, Assessment and treatment of insomnia in primary health care, 2026
• Martina Gumpert, Body dysmorphic disorder in children and adolescents : advancing the assessment, treatment, and clinician training, 2025
• Gustaf Reinebo, Internet-based psychological interventions for athletes : a contextual behavioral approach, 2025
• Daniel Rautio, Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in body dysmorphic disorder, 2024
• Johan Pahnke, Acceptance and commitment therapy for autism spectrum disorder : evaluation of feasibility, effectiveness, and validity of a novel contextual behavioral treatment, 2022