Aida Hougaard Andersen is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern Denmark. She began her career as a licensed psychologist in clinical practice, and holds academic qualifications from Aarhus University, Denmark (MSc), and the University of Southern Denmark (PhD). Her primary research and teaching interests include existential communication in medical and psychological practice and education, as well as the diverse ways to approach the existential dimensions, including spiritual and religious approaches, in relation to various health related crises and challenges. She is a member of the research group InCoRe at Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark: https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/institut_psykologi/forskning/forskningsgrupper/health_incore and of the Nordic Network for Research in Faith and Health: https://faith-health.org/ and the International Association for the Psychology of Religion: https://www.iaprweb.org/ . https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5848-1706