RESEARCH PROFILES
DEGREES
Master’s Degree in Psychology (Clinical Specialization) – University of Iceland
Master’s Degree in Psychology (Research Specialization) – Stockholm University
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology – University of Iceland
EDUCATION
2024-Present: PhD Candidate in Clinical Psychology (240 ECTS), Stockholm University, Sweden.
2023-2025: Master of Science in Applied Psychology (Specialization: Clinical Psychology) (120 ECTS), University of Iceland.
2021-2023: Master of Science in Psychology, International Two-Year Master’s Program (120 ECTS), Stockholm University, Sweden.
2018-2021: Bachelor of Science in Psychology (180 ECTS), University of Iceland. Graduated with First Class.
2017-2018: High School Diploma specializing in Business and Economics, Reykjavik University, Iceland. Graduated with Distinction.
2014: Certified Personal Trainer from World Class Iceland’s Personal Trainer School, 220 hrs, Diploma, Reykjavík, Iceland. Graduated with Distinction.
THESES
Jón Ingi Hlynsson. (2025). Þunglyndi í bata: Til hvers er að vinna með meðferðarörvunartímum sem bakslagsvörn í þunglyndismeðferð. Master’s Thesis in Clinical Psychology, 30 ECTS, University of Iceland.
Jón Ingi Hlynsson. (2023). Uncertainty Breeds Anxiety and Depression: The Impact of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine on a Swedish Clinical Population Receiving Internet-Based Psychotherapy. Master’s Thesis, 30 ECTS, Stockholm University.
Atli Valur Jóhannson & Jón Ingi Hlynsson. (2021). Framsetningaráhrif tölulegra upplýsinga á skynjaðan alvarleika í heimsfaraldri: Hlutfallsleg tíðni, prósentur og myndir. Bachelor’s Thesis, 15 ECTS, University of Iceland.
SCHOLARSHIPS
2017: Dean’s List Scholarship, Reykjavik University, Iceland.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024-2025: Teaching Assistant, History of Psychology, University of Iceland.
2023-2024: Teaching Assistant, Personality Psychology, University of Iceland.
2021-2023: Icelandic Native Language Teacher, Omniglot AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
2021-2021: Teaching Assistant, SÁL308G, Statistics III, University of Iceland.
2020-2020: Teaching Assistant, SÁL203G, Statistics II, University of Iceland.
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2025-Present: Assistant Researcher, Reykjavík University, Iceland.
2024-Present: Co-supervisor of master’s theses at Stockholm University.
2023-2025: Research Assistant (EPIC-SAD study), responsible for administering the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), University of Akureyri, Iceland.
2024-2024 (Sep-Dec): Clinical Psychology Intern at Landspítali – National University Hospital of Iceland.
2020-2020: Research Assistant (Applied Questionnaire Methods), University of Iceland. Developed a concise, user-friendly manual in Icelandic (available here) for randomizing participants in online surveys. This work serves as a companion to http://www.soscisurvey.de, advancing survey research in Iceland.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2025-Present: PhD Student Council member (Secretary), Stockholm University.
2022-Present: Student Advisory Board Member (External Representative). Erasmus Mundus Joint Master: Social Psychology of Transformation (SPOT) – Understanding and Mastering Social Change, Stockholm University, Sweden.
2024-2025: Student Board Member (Secretary), The Graduate Psychology Student Society (Eros), University of Iceland.
2020-2021: Student Representative, Department of Psychology, University of Iceland.
2020-2021: Alternative Student Board Member, The Psychology Student Society (Anima), University of Iceland.
ATTENDED SEMINARS AND COURSES
2025: Understanding and Treating Contamination OCD. Online workshop taught by Jason Gibbs, Clinical Operations Manager for NOCD. NOCD, 2.0 CE credits. See credential.
2025: OCD Subtypes: Identication and Treatment. Online workshop taught by Patrick McGrath, Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD. NOCD, 2.0 CE credits. See credential.
2025: Guidelines on Administering the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) in Patients with OCD. Professional CE webinar taught by Wayne Goodman, Baylor College of Medicine, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), 1.0 CE credits. See credential.
2024: Viðbragðsáætlun við sjálfsvígshættu (English: Crisis Response Planing). Workshop at Landspítali – National University Hospital of Iceland, 7.5 hrs.
2024: Greining og meðferð við þráhyggju- og árátturöskun (English translation: Diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder). Workshop taught by Brynjar Halldórsson, Reykjavik University. Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands, 14 hrs. See credential.
2024: OCD in Adults: Symptoms, Assessment and An Introduction to First Line Treatments. Online workshop taught by Patrick McGrath, Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD. NOCD, 1.5 CE credits. See credential.
2024: CBT for GAD: Conceptualization and Treatment Using Intolerance of Uncertainty as the Theme of Threat. Workshop taught by Kristin Buhr, Director at the North Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic (NSSAC). Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands, 14 hrs. See credential.
2024: Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder. Workshop taught by David M. Clark, University of Oxford. Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands, 14 hrs. See credential.
2024: Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Help Suicidal Patients Choose to Live. Workshop taught by Cory F. Newman, Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy and Professor of Psychology. Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands, 14 hrs. See credential.
2023: CBT for Depression: An Integrated Approach. Workshop taught by Stephen Barton, Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands, 14 hrs. See credential.
2022: Discovering Personality with Jordan B. Peterson, Course taught by Jordan B. Peterson, Clinical and Personality Psychologist, 5 hrs. See credential.
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
2018-2021 & June 2023-2025: Specialist Support Worker at a specialized residential facility for adults with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, and hearing impairments, The City of Reykjavík, Iceland.
2015-2017: Volunteer Support Advisor for the 1717 Helpline and Online Chat Service, Icelandic Red Cross, Reykjavík, Iceland. Provided confidential and empathetic support, advice, and information to individuals facing a wide range of social challenges.
Public Discourse
Department of Psychology at Stockholm University (2024, Jun 12). Meet Jón Ingi – alumnus from our International two-year master’s program in psychology. Interview with Madeleine Arnwald from the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University. Also available in Swedish here.
Eric W. Dolan. (2024, Apr 29). Therapists report significant psychological risks in psilocybin-assisted treatments [Media Interview], PsyPost.
Psykologiska institutionen. (2024, Feb 22). Per Carlbring & Jón Ingi Hlynsson [Press Release]. Osäkerhet föder ångest: Effekten av Rysslands invasion av Ukraina på svenskarna.
Jón Ingi Hlynsson. (2020, Nov 20). Eru ekki öll háskólapróf þýðingarmikil? visir.is, Vísir.
Jón Ingi Hlynsson. (2020, Oct 21). What does equal opportunity to education really mean? Vaka – Hagsmunafélag stúdenta, Glaðvakandi, 14-17.
Sála – Psychology Student Magazine. (2018). Talað við nýnema. An interview I did when embarking on my undergrad studies in psychology.
REFERENCES
Available upon request!