CURRICULUM VITAE, monica ålgars
(valitettavasti vielä vain englanniksi/tyvärr ännu bara på engelska)
EDUCATION
Tulum, 2012
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Title of docent (adjunct professor) in clinical psychology, 2020
Licensed psychotherapist (CBT), 2014-2018
Åbo Akademi University, Department of Psychology, Turku, Finland
PhD in Clinical Psychology, March 2012
Master’s Degree in Psychology, 2007
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Studies in Adult Clinical Psychology, 2005
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Lecturer in clinical psychology (50%), 2019 to present
Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Helsinki, Finland
Psychologist at an outpatient psychiatric department for children, 2008
Psychologist in adult inpatient and outpatient care (Eating disorders unit), 2012 to present
Komppi Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Private psychotherapy practice, 2016/2014 to present
Åbo Akademi University, Department of Psychology, Turku, Finland
Administrative assistant, 2007
Researcher, 2009 to present
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, USA
Visiting scholar, 2012
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Psychologist in adult inpatient and outpatient care, 2007
Psychologist at an outpatients’ psychiatric department for children, 2008
SELECTED TEACHING AND SUPERVISION
Åbo Akademi University, Department of Psychology, Turku, Finland
Eating Disorders, 2011 to present
The Psychology of Gender, 2009 -2013
Gender and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2014
Supervision of nine Master's Theses on topics related to eating disorders and body image, 2010-2016
University of Helsinki, Department of Psychology, Helsinki, Finland
Lectures on eating disorders, 2017 to present
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Swedish (native), English (full professional fluency), Finnish (full professional fluency), German (intermediate), French (basic)
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Alanko, K., Aspnäs, M., Ålgars, M., & Sandnabba, K. (2018). Coping in narratives of Finnish transgender adults. Nordic Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2018.1515032
Ålgars, M., Alanko, K., Santtila, P., & Sandnabba, N.K. (2012). Disordered eating and gender identity disorder: a qualitative study. Eating Disorders, 20, 1-12.
Ålgars, M., Huang, L., Von Holle, A.F., Peat, C.M., Thornton, L., Lichtenstein, P., & Bulik, C.M. (2014). Binge eating and menstrual dysfunction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 76, 19-22.
Ålgars, M., Ramberg, C., Moszny, J., Hagman, J., Rintala, R., & Santtila, P. (2015). Readiness and motivation for change among young women with broadly defined eating disorders. Eating Disorders, 6, 1-11.
Ålgars, M., Santtila, P., Jern, P., Westerlund, M. & Sandnabba, N.K. (2011). Sexual body image and its correlates: A population-based study of adult women and men. International Journal of Sexual Health, 23, 26-34.
Ålgars, M., Santtila, P., & Sandnabba, N.K. (2010). Conflicted gender identity, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating in adult men and women. Sex Roles, 63, 118-125.
Ålgars, M., Santtila. P., Varjonen, M. Witting, K. Johansson, A. Jern, P, & Sandnabba, N.K. (2009). The adult body: How age, gender, and body mass index are related to body image. Journal of Aging and Health, 21, 1112-1132.
Antfolk, J., Ålgars, M., Holmgård, L, & Santtila, P. (2017). Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in androphilic and gynephilic men and women. Personality and Individual Differences, 117, 6-10.
Jern, P., Santtila, P., Johansson, A., Varjonen, M., Witting, K., Ålgars, M., Alanko, K., von der Pahlen, B. & Sandnabba, N. K. (2008). Indicators of premature ejaculation and their associations with sexual distress in a population-based sample of young twins and their siblings. Journal of Sexual Medicine 5, 2191-2201.
Jern, P., Santtila, P., Witting, K., Alanko, K., Harlaar, N., Johansson, A., von der Pahlen, B., Varjonen, M., Vikström, N., Ålgars, M., & Sandnabba, N. K. (2007). Premature and delayed ejaculation: genetic and environmental effects in a population-based sample of Finnish twins. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4(6), 1739-1749.
Johansson, A., Bergman, H., Corander, J., Waldmanm I.D., Karrari, N., Salo, B., Jern, P., Ålgars, M., Sandnabba, K., Santtila. P., & Westberg, L. (2012). Alcohol and aggressive behavior in men – moderating effects of oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 11(2), 214-221.
Johansson, A., Santtila, P., Harlaar, N., von der Pahlen, B., Witting, K., Ålgars, M., Alanko, K., von der Pahlen, B., Alanko, K., Jern, P., Varjonen, M., & Sandnabba, N. K. (2008) Genetic effects on male sexual coercion. Aggressive Behavior, 34, 190-202.
Mattila, A., Heinonen, L. Mäntymäki, A., Uusi-Mäkelä, N., & Ålgars, M. (2015). Sukupuolen korjauksen vaikutus psyykkiseen hyvinvointiin ja elämänlaatuun. Duodecim, 131(4), 379-81.
Runfola, C., Zucker, N., Holle, A., Mazzeo, S., Hodges, E., Perrin, E., Bentley, M., Ulman, T.F., Hoffman, E. Forsberg, S., Ålgars, M., Zerwas, S., Pisetsky, E., Taivo, C., Kuhns, R., Hamer, R., Bulik, C. (2014). NURTURE: Development and pilot testing of a novel parenting intervention for mothers with histories of an eating disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 47, 1-12.
Saure, E., Laasonen, M., Lepistö-Paisley, T., Mikkola, K., Ålgars, M., & Raevuori, A. (2020). Characteristics of autism spectrum disorders are associated with longer duration of anorexia nervosa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Early view: https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23259
Suokas, J. & Ålgars, M. (2017). Uusi hoitomalli pitkäaikaiseen laihuushäiriöön. Suomen Lääkärilehti, 72, 1623.
Thornton, L.M., Trace, S.E., Brownley, K.A., Ålgars, M., Mazzeo, S.E., Bergin, J.E., Maxwell, M., Lichtenstein, P., Pedersen, N.L, & Bulik, C.M. (2017). A comparison of personality, life events, comorbidity, and health in monozygotic twins discordant for anorexia nervosa. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 20(4), 310-318.
Varjonen, M., Santtila, P., Höglund, M., Jern, P. Johansson, A., Wager, I., Witting, K., Ålgars, M., & Sandnabba, N. K. (2007). Genetic and environmental effects on sexual excitation and sexual inhibition in men. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 4, 1739-1749.
Witting, K., Santtila, P., Alanko, K., Harlaar, N., Jern, P., Johansson, A., von der Pahlen, B., Varjonen, M., Ålgars, M., & Sandnabba, N.K. (2008). Female sexual function and its associations with number of children, pregnancy, and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 34, 89-106.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Ålgars, M., Gräsbeck, B., Santtila, P., & Sandnabba, N.K. (2011, May). Relationships between Childhood Traumatic Experiences, Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating, and the Mediating Role of Body Dissatisfaction: A Population-based Study of Finnish Men and Women. Presented at the International Conference of Eating Disorders in Miami, US.
Ålgars, M., Hjerpe A-M., Santtila, P., & Sandnabba, N.K. (2012, May). Is childhood sexual abuse a specific risk factor for disordered eating when controlling for other childhood traumatic experiences? A case-control study with siblings. Presented at the International Conference of Eating Disorders in Austin, US.
CONFERENCE POSTERS
Ålgars, M. (2010, May). Sexual body image and its correlates: a population-based study of Finnish women and men. Poster presented at the 10th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, Porto, Portugal
Ålgars, M. (2009, August). Gender Identity, Disordered Eating, and Body Dissatisfaction in Adult Women and Men. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders, Brisbane, Australia.
Ålgars, M., Anttonen, M., & Suokas, J. (2019, March). Developing an Outpatient Unit for Patients With Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa - Experiences and Statistics From the First 20 Months of Operation. Presented at the International Conference of Eating Disorders in New York, US.
Ålgars, M., Ramberg, C., Moszny, J., Rintala, H., & Santtila, P. (2014, March). Readiness and Motivation for Change in a CBT Group Intervention for Eating Disorders. Presented at the International Conference of Eating Disorders in New York, US.
Ålgars, M., & Suokas, J. (2019, March). Inpatient Treatment of Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa. Presented at the International Conference of Eating Disorders in New York, US.
Ålgars, M., Viitaniemi, J., von Frenckell, C., Moszny, J., Rintala, H., & Santtila, P. (2016, March). Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapists in a CBT Group Intervention for Eating Pathology. Presented at the International Conference of Eating Disorders in San Francisco, US.
PEER-REVIEW
Served as a peer-reviewer for European Eating Disorders Review, Body Image, Journal of Sexual Medicine, Sex Roles, Frontiers in Psychology, and Nordic Psychology, 2010 to present
My page on Research Gate.