Rector’s Office

Elín Díanna Gunnarsdóttir

Pro-Rector
460 8670

Location

Specialisation

Clinical psychology Health Psychology Aging
Research portal - Elín Díanna Gunnarsdóttir 

General information

Education

2001
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Doktorspróf Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
2000
Duke University Medical Center, Clinical Internship
1996
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Meistarapróf M.S. in Clinical Psychology with a specialty in Health Psychology
1992
University of Iceland, BA B.A. in Psychology

Career

2002
University of Akureyri, Associate Professor
2003
Private Practice, Psychologist
2000 - 2002
Duke University Medical Center, Post Doctoral Fellow

Research

2022
Resilience among older adults living at home: urban-rural difference in a population-based study
2021
Prevalence of Childhood Maltreatment and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Male Inmates in Iceland
2019
Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland
2018
Risk of neurological, eye and ear disease in offspring to parents with schizophrenia or depression compared with offspring to healthy parents
2013
Socioeconomic status and differences in medication use among older people according to ATC categories and urban–rural residency
2011
Determinants of self-rated health in old age: A population-based, cross-sectional study using the International Classification of Functioning
2011
Medication use among community-dwelling older Icelanders. Population-based study in urban and rural areas
2011
Participation frequency and perceived participation restrictions at older age: applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework
2010
Satisfaction with care in oncology outpatient clinics: psychometric characteristics of the Icelandic EORTC IN-PATSAT32 version
2010
Application of Rasch Analysis to Examine Psychometric Aspects of the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale When Used in a New Cultural Context
2009
Are rural older Icelanders less physically active than those living in urban areas? A population-based study
2008
Living with cancer and perception of care: Icelandic oncology outpatients, a qualitative study
2007
Icelandic Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy
2007
Effect of Tryptophan Depletion on Smokers and Nonsmokers With and Without History of Major Depression
2006
Distress and coping in cancer patients: feasibility of the Icelandic version of BSI 18 and the WOC-CA questionnaires
2000
Individual differences among cocaine users