Erika Jonsson Laukka is Head of division at Aging Research Center since 1 April 2021. She is a senior lecturer in the Psychology Sector. She has a M.Sc. in Psychology from Uppsala University and is a licensed psychologist with training in cognitive behavioural therapy.

She received her PhD from Karolinska Institutet in 2006 and was appointed Associate Professor of Psychology at Karolinska Institutet in 2018. Erika shares the responsibility of the Psychology Sector together with professor Lars Bäckman. Erika is a member of the executive group and the internal board.

Scientific coordinator of the collection of cognitive data in the SNAC-K  – Population Study

For more information, please visit Erika’s KI profile page.

Projects (PI)

• Long-lasting cognitive and olfactory deficits following mild COVID-19 – modifying factors, brain correlates, and prognostic impact for well-being and daily functioning
• Olfactory function, cognitive aging, and dementia
• Longitudinal trajectories of olfactory abilities: What predicts old-age olfactory memory decline?