Our research group currently has five members, including postdocs, PhD students, and master's students. You can find a quick overview below, with links to each member’s personal webpage to learn more about them.

If you’re interested in joining the group, you can check out opportunities on the Join Us page.

Anthony Vincent Fernandez

Associate Professor – Group Leader

Anthony Vincent Fernandez, Group Leader, AIP research group, University of Southern Denmark

Anthony Vincent Fernandez is trained as a philosopher. His research focuses on phenomenological theory and methods as applied in the psychological, social, and health sciences, with an emphasis on psychopathology. He leads the AIP research group and currently leads a project on experiences of mood disturbances in depression.

Peter Stilwell

Postdoctoral Researcher

Peter Stilwell, Postdoctoral Researcher

Peter Stilwell is trained as an interdisciplinary health researcher. His research focuses on pain, selfhood, and suffering. He joined the group as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellow and now leads a new project translating pain theory to practice.

Enara García

Postdoctoral Researcher

Enara García, Postdoctoral Researcher

Enara Garcia is trained as a philosopher, with a background in neuroscience and gestalt therapy. Her research focuses on affectivity, psychotherapy, and enactivism. She joined the group as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellow and is carrying out her postdoctoral project on affective atmospheres in psychotherapy.

Suraiya Luecke

PhD Fellow

Suraiya Luecke, PhD Fellow

Suraiya Luecke is trained as an anthropologist, cognitive scientist, and ecologist. Her research focuses on embodied practices, wellbeing, and the environment, using a combination of qualitative and biological methods. She joined the group as a PhD fellow funded by the Danish Ministry of Culture and is carrying out her PhD project on the physio-phenomenology of freediving (underwater breath-hold diving).

Linnea Brønnum Hansen

Master’s Student

Linnea Brønnum Hansen, Master's Student

Linnea Brønnum Hansen is a master’s student in psychology. Her research focuses on the intersection between health psychology and neuropsychology. She joined the group as a pre-graduate research year student and is carrying out a project using phenomenological qualitative methods to study the experiences of functional-dissociative seizures, including how these experiences are altered by psychological treatment.

Previous Members


Martin Vestergaard Kristiansen was a Postdoctoral Researcher with AIP from 2025–2026 on the project, “Understanding Experiences of Mood Disturbances in Depression: A Pilot Study”. He is now Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Aarhus University.