I am an interdisciplinary academic based in Uppsala, Sweden, with a passion for exploring the dynamic relationships between individuals, technologies, and organisations. My research focuses on the agency negotiations between technologies and their users, and how they are anchored into local societal contexts.

I hold a PhD in Information Systems from Uppsala University, where in June 2022 I defended my dissertation, “Technology in Absentia: A New Materialist Study of Digital Disengagement”, at the Department of Informatics and Media, Faculty of Social Science. My work earned the Börje Langefors Prize from the Swedish Academy of Information Systems for the best dissertation in its discipline that year. Prior to this, I completed an MA in Applied Cultural Analysis at Lund University (in collaboration with Copenhagen University), and a BA with a major in English from Malmö University, which included an Erasmus exchange semester at Newcastle University, UK. My academic journey reflects my interest and commitment to multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives as a manner of tackling current societal issues.

My expertise lies primarily in two areas: new materialist ontology and (qualitative) methodology. As a trained ethnographer, I employ qualitative methods while critically reflecting on the ways researchers collect, analyse, and represent qualitative data. With an interest in philosophy of science, I aim to not only employ qualitative methods but also further develop them, advocating for reflexive, ethical, and nuanced approaches. Grounding my ontological perspective in new materialist and posthumanist thought, I am particularly interested in interrogating and representing the interplay between human and non-human actors in studies that have traditionally overlooked the latter. By combining these interests, I aim to foster more reflective conversations about the praxis of social science in contemporary academia.

Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, the division of Industrial Engineering and Management. I work in the research group USER (Uppsala Smart Energy Research Group) where we apply interdisciplinary approaches to projects investigating the changes in the Swedish energy system, with a focus on electricity consumption and production from the users’ perspective. My current involvement is in three specific areas:

Exploring the potential of citizen-created energy communities.

Examining demand response solutions within households,

Investigating flexibility markets for private and public companies.

My approach to the projects above are grounded in principles of energy justice, with a particular emphasis on gender equity and the role of narratives in fostering innovative, multi-actor initiatives. Thus, I integrate critical perspectives and a narrative-driven methodology, striving to contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable energy system .