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Boo Johansson

Professor Emeritus

Department of Psychology
Telephone
+46 31-786 16 56
Mail
boo.johansson@psy.gu.se
Visiting address
Haraldsgatan 1
41314 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 500
40530 Göteborg

About Boo Johansson

Biography

  • 2001 - 2019 Professor of Psychology, especially geropsychology, Dept. of Psychology, University of Gothenburg.
  • 1993- 2012 Adjunct Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
  • 1975- 2001 Research Psychologist, Associate Professor, Professor, Institute of Gerontology, University College of Health Sciences, Jönköping.

  • 1995 Specialist Diploma in Clinical Psychology
  • 1990 Associate professor (docent affiliation), Dept. of Psychology, University of Gothenburg
  • 1985 Ph.D in psychology, Dept. of Psychology, University of Gothenburg
  • 1982 Licenced psychologist
  • 1975 BA in psychology, Uppsala University.

Research interests

Cognition, cognitive and mental health in late adulthood and aging. Normal aging, compromised cognition, and dementia. Clinical, twin, and longitudinal population-based aging studies.