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.

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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, Lis Johles, and Johan Lundin), one postdoc (Maria Cassel), and a number of theses for MSc and BSc students.

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