Gerhard Andersson

Gerhard Andersson (born 10 June 1966) is a Swedish psychologist, psychotherapist and Professor of clinical psychology at Linköping University. He is also affiliated researcher at Karolinska Institutet. He was a co-recipient of the Nordic Medical Prize in 2014.

Professor Andersson is one of the most influential researchers in the world on Internet-based psychological treatments. Moreover, his contributions in the field of tinnitus have enriched the research field widely. Andersson was appointed a professor at the age of 37, and has been highly productive, having produced more than 880 scientific papers. He is known for his many collaborations with researchers and clinicians and has remained clinically active during his whole career. Gerhard Andersson has been nominated for the Swedish Psychologist Award both in 2009 and in 2011 and won the award in 2014. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 from the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions.

Professor Andersson is currently main supervisor of 9 PhD students and co-supervisor for 12 PhD students. To date, 31 former PhD students for whom Professor Andersson has been the main supervisor have been awarded a PhD. Eleven of Professor Andersson's former PhD students have become full professors, and nine of those in clinical psychology: Professor Per Carlbring Stockholm University, Professor Viktor Kaldo (Linnéuniversitetet), Professor Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf (Karolinska Institute), professor Brjann Ljotsson (Karolinska Institute), Professor Erik Andersson (Karolinska Institute), Professor Hugo Hesser (Örebro University), Professor Alexander Rozental (Luleå University), Professor Monica Buhrman (Uppsala University) and Professor Robert Johansson Stockholm University. Moreover, Professor Andersson has been faculty opponent for several PhD candidates and external reviewer for several PhD theses in Sweden and abroad. In 2014 Andersson was awarded the Nordic prize in medicine and the outstanding psychologist prize. In 2017 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions.