Name

Martin Lytje

E-mail Address

ml560@cam.ac.uk

Qualifications

MA in Educational Psychology, Aarhus University, Denmark
MPhil in Psychology and Education, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom’s
BA in Social Education, University College Copenhagen, Denmark

Other Affiliations

Project Manager, The Danish Cancer Society, Project Care
Peer-reviewer, Death Studies, Acclaimed Journal on Bereavement and Loss, United States

Supervisors

Ruth Kershner, Carol Holliday

Profile

Martin Lytje is a trained social educator and graduate from University of Aarhus and University of Cambridge. Martin has spent the last 8 years exploring the bereavement response system utilised in Danish schools. The focus of his PhD is centred on interviewing parentally bereaved children about their experiences returning to schools. Furthermore, to listen to their suggestions on how the current system could become better at providing them with the form of support they desire. Martin is also involved in supervising undergraduates as and teaching statistics on a Masters level.

Research topics and projects

• Childhood bereavement
• School bereavement responses
• Teacher training on bereavement
• Grief support groups
• Death Education

Publications

Lytje, M. (2013). Handling bereavement in Danish schools – A system at a crossroad? Bereavement Care, 32(3), 131–139. doi:10.1080/02682621.2013.854547

Lytje, M. (2014). Sorgplaner - en success eller ej? Gjallerhorn, (18), 52–61.