Dr Ebrahimi wins Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of the Year 

Dr. Omid V. Ebrahimi

26 September 2025

Dr Omid V. Ebrahimi, a Senior Demy at Magdalen and a Career Development Research Fellow at the Department of Experimental Psychology, has been awarded the prestigious Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of the Year by the Norwegian Psychological Association.

This is the Association’s highest recognition for a thesis in psychological science, awarded to research judged to have made the greatest impact in the field.

The award recognises Omid’s work on exploring how the Covid pandemic affected mental health. You can read more about Omid’s work in a recent story that featured in the Floreat.

His research has already been recognised internationally, having received the Early Career Award from the International Council of Psychologists for ‘outstanding early career contributions to scholarly endeavours addressing psychological issues of multinational significance.’