CHILD VOICES — COST Action CA25176
Management Committee Member representing Norway in an interdisciplinary European network on children’s participation, wellbeing and resilience in the era of polycrisis.
Projects, networks & applied experience
From European research networks to municipal and community practice.
Research leadership and international collaboration are combined with hands-on experience in programme development, implementation and evaluation.
Research networks & international projects
Erasmus+ Global Mobility: Norway–Bosnia and Herzegovina
Project Manager developing institutional cooperation and student/staff mobility in social work education.
ORBIT — COST Action CA23120
Science Communication Officer in a transnational collaboration on religious identity, bullying and wellbeing at school.
Veikart — Sola municipality
Research team member in a study of a co-created roadmap and collaborative method for more coordinated municipal welfare services.
TraFaDy — COST Action CA21143
Leader of a subgroup mapping psychosocial care and services for children in transnational migration processes.
TRIBES — COST Action CA18115
Comparative research on school bullying, migration, legal frameworks and preventive programmes.
ETHMIGSURVEYDATA — COST Action CA16111
European collaboration improving access to and use of survey data on ethnic and immigrant minorities.
Remigrations and Transformations in Post-Socialist Europe
Collaborative research with universities and research centres in Austria, Croatia and Germany on return migration, mobility and social change.
Dialogue in Transition — ERSTE Foundation
Social Research Fellowship focused on the return migration of tertiary-educated Bosnians and the circulation of knowledge.
Field & network highlights
International collaboration in practice.
Selected case studies
Challenge, role, method and output.
These examples show how research and applied programme experience connect.
Co-created service coordination through Veikart
ChallengeResidents with complex needs often met fragmented services,
repeated assessments and unclear responsibility.
RoleMember of the research team working with municipal partners
on research questions, data collection, analysis and
reporting.
MethodFocus group and individual interviews with developers,
employees and managers during initial implementation.
OutputUiS Report 141 with findings on co-creation, perceived value,
barriers and implementation recommendations.
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Family Group Conference
ChallengeDevelop a participatory model of support for children, young
people and families at risk in a transitional welfare
context.
RoleProgramme development, implementation, training, monitoring
and five-year evaluation.
MethodAdaptation of an international model, partnership-building,
practice learning and programme assessment.
OutputEvaluation report, implementation learning and a practice
manual for early preventive use in schools.
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Index for Inclusion evaluation
ChallengeUnderstand how inclusion and social justice approaches were
being applied within elementary schools.
RoleExternal evaluator.
MethodMixed-method study involving 70 interviews and focus groups
with teachers, principals, parents and pupils.
OutputGood-practice analysis, lessons learned and recommendations
for school development.
Related report →
Applied programme experience
Western Balkans and transitional contexts.
A decade of direct programme responsibility grounds later research on NGOs, social innovation and collaboration.
Peer and school violence prevention
Programme officer for a national school-based violence prevention programme implemented with IN Foundation and Kinderpostzegels, the Netherlands.
Gender-based violence prevention in schools
Co-author of a national manual for teaching and professional staff in primary and secondary schools.
Mental health stigma and discrimination study
Quantitative research with 560 respondents examining stigma, discrimination and self-esteem among mental health service users.
Programme design, M&E and training
Work with public authorities, local welfare organisations, UNICEF, UNDP, Save the Children and other partners on child/youth, mental health, violence prevention and transitional justice programmes.