Field of work
I am Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and have been employed at HVL since 2016. I teach at the Sociology Program and am a module leader for the course Sociology at Work (work placement course)
In 2020 I received "Utdanningskvalitetspris" (Price for teaching quality) at HVL for innovative work introducing mandatory placements as a part of Sociology program. In recent years I have been doing research on work-oriented Sociology and been involved in committee work with Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir), as well as the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)
I have a particular interest for establishing active learning as a starting point for active citizenship, internationalisation "at home" and in the form of international mobility, where I have done research on youth mobility in Europe with the Horizon 2020 project "MOVE: Mapping mobility - pathways, institutions and structural effects of youth mobility in Europe".
Currently I hold these position at HVL - member of the Council for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at HVL (2019-2023 and 2024-2027), member of the Faculty Council at the Faculty for Technology, Environmental and Social Sciences
Courses taught
- Youth Sociology
- Sociology
Research areas
- HORIZON 2020 research project MOVE: Mapping Mobility – pathways, institutions, and structural effects of youth mobility in Europe.
- Internationalisation in education / labor market
- Youth
- Sociology of Work - Sociology work placements
- Active citizenship
Research groups
SMUKK
- SA591, Sociology and Work Experience, Fall 2024
- SA591, Sociology and Work Experience, Spring 2025
- SO590, Bachelor Thesis in Sociology, Spring 2025
- SOS110, Bildung and academic craft - Sociology, Fall 2024
- SOS120, Sociology of youth, Fall 2024
- SOS150, Transitions to Adulthood: Education, Work, Media & Politics, Spring 2025
Publications
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Forsking på sosiologisk praksis og mentorperspektiv
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Joint Navigation: Student and Mentor Insights on Sociology Work Placements
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Digitalisering av høgare utdanning og digitale skiljelinjer?
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Sosiologi for alle
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Å bli ein som jobbar. Ein tematisk analyse av studentperspektiv på obligatorisk praksis i sosiologi ved Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL)