Programme committee for PhD in Person, Health and Society

PhD programme committee for the PhD in Person, Health and Society

Mandate for PhD Programme Committees at the University of South-Eastern Norway

Members:

  • Professor Mirjam Lukasse, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences (leader)
  • Associate professor Mona Sommer, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies
  • Associate Professor Elin Kjelle, Department of Optometry, Radiography and Lighting Design 
  • Professor Vibeke Sundling, Department of Optometry, Radiography and Lighting Design    
  • Associate professor Catherine Anne Nicole Lorentzen, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies
  • Associate professor Ingrid Taylor, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences  
  • Professor Hilde Thygesen, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences              
  • PhD candidate Veronica Rusaanes, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
  • PhD candidate Hege Cesilie Haga Arvesen, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies

Substitute members:

  • Associate professor Vivi Lycke Christensen, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences                              
  • Associate professor Susanne Hagen, Department of Health, Social and Welfare Studies

External representative: 

  • Associate Professor Thor Ole Gulsrud, Faculty of Health Sciences
    Department of Quality and Health Technology, University of Stavanger

All members have been appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.

Matters for consideration by the PhD committee must be submitted to PhD administration no later than 10 working days prior to the date of the meeting. The programme committee meets approximately once a month. There are separate deadlines for applying for admission.

The meetings are held on the following dates for fall 2026:

August 25th        

September 29th        

October 26th 

November 24th 

December 15th 

Note that the deadline for submitting applications is two weeks before each meeting.