Erik Hygum (Ph.D., MPF), membru al Asociatiei Daneze de Psihoterapie, este psihoterapeut si cercetator, fost rector si apoi decan universitar (2005-2019), avand o abordare psihodinamica, existentiala, cu focalizare pe anxietate si instrainare, doliu, rusine, boli cronice si in stadiu terminal, dar si pe iubire si potential actional in viata (agency). Are masterate in literatura nordica, in psihologie si pedagogie, un doctorat in sociologia copilariei (2005), iar in anul 2016 a devenit Cavaler in Ordinul Dannebrog. A publicat mai multe articole si lucrari in daneza si engleza, dintre care amintim: Hygum Ulrich, Catalina & Hygum, Erik (2021), „Crèche and cry, here and there: exploring children’s agency in Romanian and Danish nurseries”, in Ethnography and Education. 16, 3, p. 327-342, si Erik Hygum & Peter Møller Pedersen (ed.) (2014), Early Childhood Education. Values and Practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels.

Website: https://psykoterapeut-hygum.dk.