Why does the same mental health program work in one community and fail in another? That is what I study.

I am a psychologist whose path has led from clinical work through corporate wellbeing to research. I have looked after people's mental health in Estonian organizations and at Twitter, spent four years building the Estonian arm of the international iFightDepression programme (until it grew strong enough to run without me, which is the best testimonial there is), and managed several EU-funded research projects. Today I lead an initiative called Depression-Free Tallinn and study, as a doctoral researcher at Tallinn University, why the same program often produces very different results in different communities. In short: the recipe is only half the battle, because every cook bakes it their own way. In 2026-2027 I am a Fulbright Visiting Researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, watching how America cares for its people's mental health.

Fulbright  ·  Tallinn University  ·  iFightDepression / EAAD  ·  Horizon Europe