Academic interests
- Cortical brain development from early childhood, through adolescence, and into young adulthood
- sMRI: Cortical morphometry (thickness, area, folding), and microstructure (grey/white matter contrast, T1w/T2w ratio)
- The relationship between cortical brain development and mental health, particularly neurodevelopmental disorders
- Transdiagnostic and dimensional approaches to mental health research
- The relationship between parental socioeconomic status and child neurocognitive development
- Multimodal fusion methods, such as linked independent component analysis (LICA) and spectral clustering
- Sleep and mental health
Students interested in pursuing a PhD, MA, or BA thesis encompassing these topics are welcome to contact me.
Background
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Developmental Neuroscience, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, 2019-2023
- Visiting Researcher, Preclinical Imaging Group, WIN Centre, University of Oxford, Autumn 2022
- PhD in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, 2016-2019
Awards
- Promenta Publication Prize 2021: New insights into the dynamic development of the cerebral cortex in childhood and adolescence: Integrating macro- and microstructural MRI findings, Progress in Neurobiology.