CV

• 2017 Lektor, Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet
• 2013 Adjunkt, Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet
• 2010  Post-Doc financieret af Forskningsrådet for Kultur og Kommunikation til Oktober 2013
• 2009 PhD fra Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet
• 2007 Bestyrelsesmedlem:  Selskab for Filosofi og Psykologi, Ph.d.-studienævnsrepresentant i Phd.-studienævnet, Dansk forskerskole for psykologi og Samarbejdsudvalget
• 2006 Ph.d.-stipendiat, Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet 
• 2005 Undervisningsassistent & forskningsassistent, Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet
• 2004 Cand.psych., Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet  
• 2000-2002 Addiction Counsellor, Centre for Addictive Problems, Chicago
• 1997-2000 B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology, University of Glasgow

Interesseområder

Affektteori, almenpsykologi, atmosfæreteori, bevidshedsteorier, emotionsteorier, fænomenologi, fænomenologisk psykologi, hermeneutik, identitetsteorier, kunst, kvalitative metoder, metaforteori, personlighedspsykologi, udviklingspsykologi, videnskabsteori, æstetik.

Aktuel forskning

Primære forskningsområder:

• Æstetisk erfaring
• Maurice Merleau-Pontys psykologi
• Fænomenologiske principper i udviklingspsykologien

Undervisnings- og vejledningsområder

Bachelor-project, Kvalitative metoder, Personlighedspsykologi, Specialevejleder, Videnskabsteori. 

Primære forskningsområder

Research fields

Art, aesthetics, consciousness, developmental psychology, emotion theories, general psychology, hermeneutics, identity theories, metaphors, personality psychology, phenomenology, phenomenological psychology, theory of science, qualitative methods. 

Research group memberships

Psychological humanities

Research: brief description

• The nature of aesthetic atmospheres

The aim of this project is to show how aesthetic atmospheres, while often vague and fluctuating, nevertheless can influence us significantly. We will do this by using a refined phenomenological method, obtaining an overview of atmospheric experiences as well as capturing their fine-grained details. We will demonstrate that it is possible to empirically delineate the experience of atmospheres and that phenomenological psychology provides a suitable framework for this task through its focus on description of experience.

• The nature of aesthetic experience

In this project we investigate the overarching question of how art works. Our aim to show how experiences with art influence pre-reflective features of the self. The pre-reflective has frequently been proposed as particularly present in experiences with art. It refers to the intertwined bodily and affective dimensions, and will be investigated through empirical studies at major art museums based on well-established methods in phenomenological psychology.

• The transformation of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy into psychology

This project involves the application of the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s work on subjectivity and pre-reflection to psychology, both when it comes to psychological aesthetics as well as to  developmental psychology. It is a continuation of my Postdoctoral work, initially supported by funding from the Danish Research Council.

• Phenomenological Principles in Developmental Psychology

In this project we empirically investigate how infants develop meaning through the use of their bodies in relation to their primary care giver, using the theories and methods of phenomenology and phenomenological psychology. The goal is to develop a theory about how infants use movement as dialogue. The project is supported by funding by the Danish Research Council.  

Major grants

2024: Velux Grant to the project Aesthetic Atmosphere. An Investigation in Phenomenological Psychology (PI: Tone Roald, 5.925.555,00 DKK). Start date: February 1st., 2025

2021: Received the Carlsberg Monograph Fellowhip "for leading visionary reserachers within the humanities and social sciences with a project aimed at producing a groundbreaking monograph or advanced Danish doctoral dissertation"

2018: Recived the Carlsberg Foundation Distinguished Fellowship prize. Project title: Aesthetic experience. An empirical investigation in phenomenological psychology (PI: Tone Roald, 4.497.286 DKK). Start date: 1st. of May 2020.

2016: Received a Sapere Aude award and grant for outstanding young reserachers from the Danish Council for Independent Research. Project title: Aesthetic experience and the pre-reflective self (Principal investigator: Tone Roald, 7.053.520 DKK). Startdate: March 2017.

2014-2017: Share of grant (6.453.380 DKK) from the Danish Council for Independent Research (PI Simo Køppe) “Motor dialogue and motor intentions in early infancy”

2009: Post-Doc grant (1,665,000 DKK) from the Danish Council for Independent Research “Merleau-Ponty’s Psychology”

2006: Three-year PhD-scholarship from the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen

Teaching

Bachelor-project, Master's theses, Personality Psychology, Theory of Science and the History of Psychology, Qualitative Methods.

Selected publications

Books:

Roald, T. (2015). The Subject of Aesthetics. Leiden, the Netherlands and Boston, MA: Brill. With a preface by Professor Hans Ulric Gumbrecht (Stanford University).

Roald, T. & Lang, J. (Eds.). (2013). Art and Identity. Essays on the Aesthetic Creation of Mind . Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi

With contributions by Professor Ciaran Benson (University College Dublin), Professor Gerald Cupchik (University of Toronto), Associate Professor Bjarne Sode Funch (Roskilde University Center), Associate Professor Judy Gammelgaard (University of Copenhagen), Professor Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht (Stanford University), Professor Mark Johnson (University of Oregon), Associate Professor Simo Køppe (University of Copenhagen), and Kasper Levin (University of Copenhagen).

Roald, T. (2007). Cognition in Emotion: An Investigation through Experiences with Art. Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi.

Articles:

Roald, T. (2014). Aesthetics. In Thomas Teo (ed.). Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology. New York: Springer.

Roald, T. and Køppe, S. (2015). Sense and psyche: Hidden potentials in psychological aesthetics. Journal of Philosophical and Theoretical Psychology, 35(1): 20-34.

Roald, T. (2011).Hacia una Psicología Fenomenológica de la Apreciación Artística [Toward a Phenomenology of Art Appreciation, (Trns.)]. Culture and Subjectivity.

Roald, T. (2009). 走向艺术欣赏的现象学心理学 [Toward a Phenomenology of Art Appreciation, P. Fasheng (Trns.)].  文化艺术研究 [Studies in Culture and Art], 2(3), 210-219.

Roald, T. (2008). Toward a Phenomenology of Art Appreciation. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology. 39(2), 189-212.

Roald, T., & Køppe, S. (2008). Generalisering i kvalitative metoder. Psyke & Logos 29(1), 86-99.

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