Clara Hellner Gumpert earned her M.D. in 1987 and her Ph.D. in 2001, both at Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Stockholm. She is a clinical specialist in child- and adolescent psychiatry, and was appointed adjunct professor in child and adolescent psychiatry in 2016. Since 2012, she holds a position as Director of the Stockholm Centre for Psychiatry Research and deputy head of Department of Clinical Neuroscience at KI.
Previous positions include head of Section of Forensic Psychiatry (2002-2007) and deputy head of another department at KI. During 2008-2011, she served as Dean of Doctoral Education at KI. The Dean is the chair of the Board of Doctoral Education, responsible for a yearly budget of 180 MSEK, and also part of the steering group of the university. During this time, Clara Hellner Gumpert also was appointed chair of the International Strategy group at KI, which is a committee serving the Vice Chancellor of Karolinska Institutet, responsible for all issues related to international strategic collaboration.
Her research has focused on young people with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and autism, and their relation to negative psychosocial outcomes of such disorders (e.g. self-harm, antisocial behaviours and substance misuse).
Apart from academic appointments, Clara Hellner Gumpert has served in various boards and research committees, such as the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child, the National commission on substance abuse, and the Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority. She is frequently engaged as a speaker on issues related to child victimization and child norm breaking behavior.