Jakob Eklund received his Ph.D. on empathy for Henry Montgomery at Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 2003. Opponent at the defense was Mark Davis, Florida. Jakob then did Post-doc research with Dan Batson in Kansas and has studied empathy within philosophy. Is currently doing research about empathy and teaches psychology at Mälardalen University.

 

 

 

 

Publications about empathy:

Batson, C. D., Håkansson Eklund, J., Chermok, V. L., Hoyt, J. L., & Ortiz, B. G. (2007). An additional antecedent of empathic concern: Valuing the welfare of the person in need. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 65-74.

Håkansson, J. (2003). Exploring the phenomenon of empathy. Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University.

Håkansson, J. (2006). Empati: Att uppleva främmande upplevelser. Filosofisk tidskrift, 4, 8-26.

Håkansson, J., & Montgomery, H. (2002). The role of action in empathy from the perspectives of the empathizer and the target. Current Research in Social Psychology, 8, 50-62.

Håkansson, J., & Montgomery, H. (2003). Empathy as an interpersonal phenomenon. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 20, 267-284.

Håkansson Eklund, J. (2006). Empathy and viewing the other as a subject. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 47, 399-409.