Field of work
Roy Miodini Nilsen is a researcher and professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). He has a PhD from the University of Bergen, where he wrote a dissertation on folate and reproductive health. In addition to his role at HVL, Nilsen is affiliated with Helse Bergen HF and Helse Fonna HF, where he works as a biostatistician.
Research areas
Nilsen has a wide range of research interests that include:
- Public health
- Epidemiology
- Healthcare
He has published several scientific papers in these fields and has contributed to important studies related to various aspects of health, including:
- Pregnancy
- Birth
- Overweight
- Diabetes
- Loneliness
- Migration
- Nutrition
- Autism
- Lung function
- Balance and hearing
Methods
Nilsen is also active in methodological research, focusing on the following areas:
- Selection biases
- Direct and indirect effects
- Causal modeling
- Mixed effects models
- HEL590, Master's Thesis, Fall 2025
- MAFYS602, Master's Thesis, Fall 2025
- MAJOR504, Philosophy of Science, Research Ethics and Methodology , Spring 2026
- PHDH903, Research Design and Methods, Fall 2025, subject responsible
- PHDH913, Introduction to longitudinal data analysis using mixed effects models, Fall 2025, subject responsible
- PHDH913, Introduction to longitudinal data analysis using mixed effects models, Spring 2026, subject responsible
Publications
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Timing of progesterone treatment to prevent preterm birth in pregnancies with a short cervix: A population-based historical cohort study
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Comparison of information provided on diabetes distress when using PAID-20, PAID-11 or PAID-5. A registry-based study applying IRT analyses among 10,190 adults with type 1 diabetes in Norway
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Psychometric Properties for the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire in Child and Youth Health Clinics and School Health Services: A Validation Study
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The effect of removing hearing aids on postural sway in older adults with age-related hearing loss: an experimental study
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Musculoskeletal Pain as a Risk Factor for Poor Dizziness Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study among Patients With Persistent Vestibular Dizziness
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