Field of work
I have an M.Phil. degree in Administration and Organisation Theory and a Dr. philos from Department of Health Promotion and Development at the University of Bergen (UiB). My doctoral degree was a study of the social reintegration of former girl soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, entitled A troublesome transition: Social reintegration of girl soldiers returning ‘home’.
I have previous experience as a researcher at NORCE Research Samfunn (2017-2019), at UiB (2015-2017) and at Centre for Intercultural Communication (2008-2014).
My research has to a large extent focues on children and youth who are or have been exposed to war, violence, abuse and neglect. I am the project manager of Home and (dis)continuity: Foster care for children with migrant backgrounds (HoMi)', which is funded by the Norwegian Research Council from 2020-2024. I'm also involved in 'Relational wellbeing in the lives of refugee young people in Finland, Norway and the UK (Drawing together)', a research project led by Prof. Ravi Kohli at the University of Bedfordshire and funded by NordForsk.
To learn more about my ongoing projects:
HoMi: https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=2473988
Drawing together: https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=2136209
- Social work
- Child welfare
- Child welfare
- Child soldiers
- Social reintegration
- Refugees and relational wellbeing
- Foster care
- Children and migration
- Decision making
Publications
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Narratives of Symbolic Objects: Exploring Relational Wellbeing of Young Refugees Living in Scotland, Finland, and Norway
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(Re)constructing home in foster care for children with migrant backgrounds: from decision-making to lived experiences
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(Re)constructing home in foster care: The significance of religion when matching children with migrant background and foster carers- Child welfare workers’ perspectives
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(Re)constructing home in foster care: Matching children with migrant background and foster carers. Reflections from child welfare workers in Norway and Sweden
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(Re)constructing home - Children’s experiences of contact with their family of origin.
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Foreløpige funn - HoMi-prosjektet
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Re)constructing home in foster care: Child welfare workers’ reflections on how to support belonging and identity formation of children in transcultural foster care in Norway
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Forsker på livskvalitet hos fosterbarn: – Barna skal slippe å tape
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The significance of religion in foster care matching with children with migrant background
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Continuity for children in foster care: A policy analysis
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De andres barn
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Hjem og (dis)kontinuitet. Fosterhjem for barn med migrasjonsbakgrunn (HoMi)
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Home and (dis)continuity: Foster care for children with migrant backgrounds (The HoMi project)
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Kontinuitet for barn i fosterhjem - hva sier policydokumentene?
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«Redde for å miste, redde for å kreve, redde for å være vanskelige»: Relasjonen mellom barneverntjenesten og slektsfosterhjem
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Hjelp til å avdekke vold og overgrep mot barn og unge – en evaluering av konsultasjonsteam
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“We felt completely left to ourselves.” Foster parents' views on placement disruption.
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Improving decision-making in care order proceedings: A multijurisdictional study of court decision-makers' viewpoints
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The role and function of spokesperson in care order proceedings: A cross-country study in Finland and Norway
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A troublesome transition: Social reintegration of girl soldiers returning ‘home’
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Repair, stigmatisation or tolerance? Former girl soldiers' experience of their 'homecoming'
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Deliberative decision-making on the Norwegian County Social Welfare Board The experiences of expert and lay members
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Improving the care order decision-making processes: viewpoints of child welfare workers in four countries
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Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Asylum-seeking Children Affected by War and Armed Conflict
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Genuine social inclusion or superficial co-existence? Former girl soldiers in eastern Congo returning home
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Reintegrering av tidligere barnesoldater: Fra teori til praksis
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Des conflits armés permanents et des conditions socioéconomiques difficiles : un contexte défavorable à la réintégration
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La réintégration des enfants-soldats : assurer la sécurité ou proteger l`enfant?
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L`utilisation de focus groups dans la recherche sur les filles ex-soldats : difficultés et avantages
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"Qui va me consoler?": la stigmatisation des filles ex-soldats dans l`est du Congo
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Filles ex-soldats du Congo: la route cahoteuse de la réintégration
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Le phénomène des enfants ex-soldats
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"Who will comfort me?" : stigmatization of girls formerly associated with armed forces and groups in eastern Congo
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Barnesoldatenes stemme
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De holder pusten og ber til Gud
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Where Are the Research Gaps? Reviewing Literature on Former Girl Soldiers’ Reintegration in the African Context
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The HIV/AIDS Controversy in South Africa: A study of the Parliament Deliberation of HIV/AIDS and Antiretroviral Medication