Cristian Bortes

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Social Work; Faculty

E-mail:
cristian.bortes@uu.se
Visiting address:
Gamla torget
Gamla Torget 3
75120 UPPSALA
Postal address:
Box 514
751 20 UPPSALA

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My research focuses on how school conditions are associated with young people's mental health, academic achievement, and educational opportunities. I teach across several parts of the Social Work Programme. I serve as a member of the government-appointed expert group for the NPF Delegation (S 2026:15).

Keywords

  • Adolescent mental health
  • Schools and school environments
  • Academic achievement and educational outcomes
  • Educational inequality
  • Psychosocial development
  • Longitudinal research
  • Quantitative research methods

Research

My current research projects examine the role of citizenship and residence status in refugee children’s education and the opportunities for high-ability students to realize their potential in Swedish schools.

ORCID: 0000-0001-6008-2296

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