Åsa's research area is within suicide research and includes psychobiological vulnerability and treatment of suicide attempters as well as the care given to people who have died through suicide.

She is the PI for three major research projects: genes, depression and suicide (GEN-DS), attempted suicide intervention (ASSIP) in Sweden and retrospective review of medical records for people who died by suicide in Sweden in 2015.

Further information about Åsa's research can be found on Lund University's research portal.