Associate Professor

Gunilla Kulla

Department of Health and Caring sciences
Gunilla Kulla
Tel: +47 57 72 25 52
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VI VIE2019
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Field of work

SKILLS: *Public health *Nursing *Migration research *Digitalization 

As a nurse and public health nurse with a doctoral degree in public health, my interest in public health engages me globally and locally.

My teaching and research focus on older people’s health from an ageing and migration perspective. In addition, I am interested in opportunities for academia to collaborate with practice.  An exciting field of collaboration is the co-creation of education between academia and practice. Offering students opportunities for interesting learning is important. Therefore, my approach to teaching and research is grounded in general pedagogics and caring science, to allow the persons to use their resources. 

I teach health promotion, person-centered care, and advanced clinical general nurses in community healthcare, and supervise master's and bachelor's students. 

Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research (board member and substitute member 2016-2025) and EU COST Action-networks, "DIGINET Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalization" (2022-), "EDEM Ethics in Dementia" (2023-), and "CUPID Understanding cancer prevention in people with intellectual disabilities" (2024-) engage me internationally. 


Courses Taught 

Public health and health promotion, Older peoples' health, Dementia care

Research areas 

Ageing, Dementia care, Health, Health services, Welfare technology, Older people/workers, Students. 

Research groups 

Collaboration for innovation in health and social services. Primary member: 

https://www.hvl.no/forsking/gruppe/samhandling-for-bedre-folkehelse/

Sustainable healthcare and welfare technology (SHWT). Leaders: Natalie Puaschitz amd Iren Borgen, VID, Oslo. Associate member: 

https://www.vid.no/forskning/forskning-ved-vid/forskningsgrupper/baerekraftig-helsevesen-og-velferdsteknologi-shwt

 

Courses taught
  • KAS510, Patients with Complex and Long-Term Health Problems, Fall 2025
  • KAS590, Master's Thesis, Fall 2025
  • MS1-307, Master's Thesis in Cooperation and Public health, Fall 2025
  • MS1-307, Master's Thesis in Cooperation and Public health, Spring 2026
  • MS1-320, Public Health and Health Promotion , Fall 2025
  • MS1-328, Project Plan, Spring 2026
  • MS1-340, Dementia and Mental Disorders Among the Elderly , Spring 2026
  • TPHR501, Perspectives on Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction, Fall 2025

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