Academic Interests
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Genes and environment
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Developmental psychopathology
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Stress and resilience
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The relationship between research and clinical practice
Teaching
PSYC5304 - Tilstandsbilder, utredning og behandling av barn og unge
Higher education
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PhD., Dept. of Psychology, University of Oslo. The doctoral thesis was about resilience and resilience building interventions for children and adolescents with psychosocial life stressors (2004)
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Specialist in clinical psychology with children and adolescents (1995)
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Cand. Psychol Dept. of Psychology, University of Oslo. (1989)
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Statistics for the social sciences, basic course
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Sociology, basic course
Work experience
Professor at the Dept. of Psychology 2014 →
Vice dean of studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, UiO 2020-2023
Deputy head of Department, head of studies Dept of Psychology 2016-2019
Head of student clinic BFT (from spring 2014-2016)
Former job as a researcher and head of section for resilience and epidemiology at the Centre for child and adolescent mental health, Eastern and Southern Norway (RBUP).
Experience from teaching and supervision in research as well as in clinical practice.
Practical clinical experience covering several mental health settings and involving therapeutic work with all age groups.
Appointments
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Member of Rådet for taushetsplikt og forskning; Ministry of Justice
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Institusjonsansvarlig for skikkethetssaker Faculty of Social Sciences 2017-2019
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Leader of Skikkethetsnemnda, UiO 2020-23
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Head of RETHOS programgruppe for psykologutdanningen 2017-2020