Stjernswärd is an associate professor at the Department of Health Sciences, Lund University. She teaches at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels, primarily in qualitative research methods, e-health, and psychiatry. Stjernswärd has a Bachelor of Arts (1996, Lund University, Sweden), a nursing degree (2000, Malmö University, Sweden) with a specialisation in psychiatry (2019, Lund University, Sweden), a master in Nursing Sciences (2005, Malmö University, Sweden), and a PhD (2009) from the Faculty of Health & Society, Malmö University, Sweden. Stjernswärd has worked at university colleges and universities since 2010. Research interests are primarily: mental health and psychosocial interventions, trauma, family support, e-health, mindfulness and compassion, social media and COVID-19, and interdisciplinary research endeavours. Stjernswärd has extensive experience of national and international interdisciplinary collaborations and is a member of several (inter)national research networks.