Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska honorary doctorate
The Faculty of Theology decided on September 18, 2024 to confer an honorary doctorate on Professor Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska at the Faculty of Theology in 2025.
Professor Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska
The Faculty of Theology of Uppsala University honors Professor Grzymała-Moszczyńska with an honorary doctorate. Professor Grzymała-Moszczyńskas is an internationally recognized researcher in the psychology of religion and has made significant contributions to understanding how religion affects people's lives, especially in the context of migration. Her research has contributed to a better understanding of the complex consequences of migration.
Among her many books and articles are a handbook on psychological support in working with refugees, resilience and religious coping among refugees who have experienced trauma, and return among Polish migrants.
For further information, please contact the host, Professor Önver Cetrez, onver.cetrez@teol.uu.se.
More about Uppsala University's honorary doctorates
Honorary doctor, doctor honoris causa, is a title awarded to people who have made outstanding scientific contributions or otherwise promoted research at the university. It is always the faculties themselves that appoint honorary doctorates, not the rector or the university management in general.