Academic Interests
The primary focus in my current research is cognitive neurogenetics in which one studies genetic effects on the morphology, physiology, and cognitive functions of the brain. We use “genome-wide association scans” and candidate gene approaches to identify associations between human genetic variability and phenotypes based on structural and functional MRI techniques, electrophysiological methods, and behavioral experiments.
Teaching
PSYC2102 - Eksperimental psykologisk metode II
Higher education and employment history
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2007- : Postdoctoral research fellow, Center for the Study of Human Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
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2008: Visiting scholar, Multimodal Imaging Lab, Departments of Radiology and Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego (three months)
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2003-2007: Research fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
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2002-2003: Psychologist, Department of old age psychiatry, University Hospital of Northern Norway
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2007: Dr.philos., University of Oslo
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2002: Cand.psychol., University of Tromsø
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1997: Cand.mag., University of Oslo
Awards
H.M. The King's Gold Medal 2008 for the best doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo
Cooperation
Collaboration with researchers from George Mason University (USA), University of Bergen, University of California San Diego, University of Copenhagen, University of Edinburgh, and Tsinghua University (Beijing, China).