Academic interests
- Women's health
- Body image
- Sexuality
- Body functionality
- Health behaviors and health promotion
Research
Women's health
MENSE - Menstruation and its psychosocial effects across the life course. MENSE is the first Norwegian study to investigate the psychosocial effects of early menarche and menstrual pain in a life course perspective based on national registry and survey data.
Menstrual health in Norway. Menstrual pain, emotions, and menstrual attitudes in Norwegian women.
Mammography screening in Norway. Factors influencing breast cancer screening attendance and non-attendance in Norway.
Sexuality/Body image
Psychological late effects in head and neck cancer survivors (PhD project). Long-term effects of head and neck cancer treatment on body image, sexual health, and work disability as part of UiO: Life Science – the convergence environment.
Mental health care providers' perspectives on LGBTQ+ care. Provider experiences, challenges, and perspectives in delivering accessible and affirming mental health services to LGBTQ+ individuals in Scandinavia.
Healthcare access and unmet needs in LGBTQ+ populations. Mental health needs, substance abuse, violence, health-seeking behavior, and barriers to care in LGBTQ+ individuals.
Attitudes towards body hair and hair removal. Testing a new scale to measure perceptions and attitudes about body and pubic hair removal practice. Role of hairless ideal and hair removal practices in physical and psychological well-being in Norwegian adults.
Co-founder and co-leader of BodIS Lab.
Scholarships and grants
2025 - Awarded grant from Stiftelsen DAM: MENSE - Menstruation and its psychosocial effects across the life course. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding: 3 mill NOK
2025 - Awarded grant from the Norwegian Directorate of Health: Mental health and quality of life - gender and sexuality diversity (LGBT+). Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding: 2 mill NOK
2024 - Awarded grant from the Norwegian Directorate of Health: Mental health and quality of life - gender and sexuality diversity (LGBT+). Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding: 2 mill NOK
2023 - Awarded grant from the Norwegian Directorate of Health: Mental health and quality of life - gender and sexuality diversity (LGBT+). Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding: 1.8 mill NOK
2023 - Strategic funding grant from the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo: Attitudes towards body hair and hair removal. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. Funding: 150 000 NOK
2019 - Scholarship for Master's Students in Psychology. Department of Psychology, University of Oslo. Funding: 25 000 NOK
Elected positions
2022 → 2025 PhD representative in the PhD Program Council at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo
2022 → 2024 PhD representative in the PhD Program Committee at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
2023 → 2024 PhD and Postdoc representative at the Health, Development and Personality Section, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
2023 → 2024 Deputy representative for temporary academic staff at the Faculty Board, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo
Background
2026 → Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
2025 Researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
2025 Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
2019 M.Phil. in Psychology, Major in Health, Development and Society, University of Oslo
2017 B.A. in Psychology, Major in Health Psychology, University of Oslo
Teaching
- PSY2101 – Helsepsykologi
- PSY4140 – Metoder i forebyggende arbeid
- Seminars:
- Supervision for bachelor and master students in psychology