Responsibilities
Leader of the strategic initiative "Health and Welfare services of the future" and Center for Health and Technology.
Responsible for communication skills training of students in nursing, radiography, master of clinical health, and intensive care nursing.
Supervision of master and PhD students.
Main supervisor for PhD candidate Veronica Rusaanes on the project "FlexiNursing - Sustainable Nursing Education: a flexible and decentralized study program in the districts" (2022-2024).
Main supervisor for PhD student Marte-Marie Wallander Karlsen on the project "Conscious and alert critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation and their interaction with healthcare personnel" (disputation Jan 2021)
Co-supervisor for PhD student Øsp Egilsdottir on the project "Developing clinical competence and learning clinical reasoning skills in nursing education supported by digital learning resources."(disputation Jan 2024)
Co-supervisor for PhD student Kirsten Røland Byermoen on the project "Implementing use of physical assessment skills in clinical rotation to enhance clinical competence and patient safety in nursing education"(disputation Oct 2023)
Co-supervisor for PhD student Cathrine Matihsen on the project "Exploring and evaluating a pedagogical programme in medical and surgical placements for nursing students: A realist evaluation study" (disputation June 2025)
Co-supervisor for PhD student Lene Tandle Lyngstad on the project "Parent-nurse communication and interaction in single-room settings Newborn intensive care units in Norway"
Co-supervisor for PhD student Susanne Olesen on the project "Educating intensive care nurses for a complex and fast changing environment - what, how, and why?" (mid-term evaluation April 2026)
Co-supervisor for PhD student Thomas Gabrielsen on the project "Virtual Nature as a health-promoting intervention for nursing home residents with dementia" (mid-term evaluation May 2026)
Associate Editor for the journals Patient education and Counseling and PEC Innovation
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