Faglige interesser
My research interests are specially connected to philosophy of science and development of qualitative research methodologies. I conduct qualitative research in the fields of child welfare, critical psychosocial work and critical criminology. I am particularly concerned about the scientific basis for practice; child welfare as a knowledge and practice field, how psychosocial health is understood in the digital society, punishment and carceral geography; spaces and practices of incarceration. My research focusing on concepts as embodiment, emotion, reflexivity, space, materiality and architecture.
Undervisning
My teaching areas are in social science subjects; such as child welfare, critical social work and critical psychosocial work, criminology, academic writing, philosophy of science and research methodology.
Bakgrunn
I am an educated child welfare educator, Cand.Polit in criminology and Dr. Polit from the Faculty of Law University of Oslo. I have many years of experience from various fields of practice, teaching and research. I have previously worked as a researcher and lecturer at University of Oslo (the Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law) and at Oslo and Akershus University College (Faculty of Social Sciences, now Oslomet University).