Eli Natvik

Field of work

I am Professor of Health Promotion and Public Health, and an active researcher within mental health, service user participation, and collaboration in health services. My research is grounded in humanistic health sciences and draws on lived experiences. Publications: Google Scholar 

Research and innovation

I lead the work package Responsive and responsible research and innovation with service user participation in the research and innovation project Norse Impact (Pilot Health, Research Council of Norway), and a Senior Researcher in Together4MH (Horizon Europe).

My research is interdisciplinary and includes::

• Health promotion
• Mental health among young people during transitional phases in education and working life
• Digitalised and personalised health services
• Health service innovation and support for self-management
• Service user participation in research, including testing of the Dialogue Model
• Patient experiences of treatment for obesity, eating disorders, and mental health conditions

Research Groups

Deputy Head, Research Group for Personalised Health Services (PERSONFORSK)

Personalized health services (PERSONFORSK) - Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (hvl.no) 

Teaching and supervision

• Master’s programme in Clinical Physiotherapy

• Master’s programme in Collaboration and Public Health

• PhD programme Health, Function and Participation, HVL

• PhD programme Responsible Innovation and Regional Development, HVL

Background

I completed my PhD at the University of Bergen in 2015 with the dissertation
Carrying the weight of uncertainty: Patients’ long-term experiences after bariatric surgery 🔗https://rb.gy/r8c8oq  

I am an authorized physiotherapist with extensive clinical experience in rehabilitation and intensive/respiratory physiotherapy. I have worked in higher education since 2012.