Employees and areas of expertise at the Knowledge Center for Education

The employees at KSU have broad and varied specializations within systematic reviews, school and education, knowledge brokering and research dissemination. Here you will find an overview of our employees and areas of responsibility. Feel free to contact us!

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Oddny Judith Solheim (director)

Head of Centre
5183 3136
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Reading and writing (development, teaching methods, assessment, difficulties) Motivation and engagement Teacher-student ratio Professional development and teacher collaboration Randomized controlled trials Systematic reviews

Idar Ree (head of administration)

Head of Administration
Kunnskapssenter for utdanning
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon KSU
Areas of expertise:

Head of administration

Melissa Bond

Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Sanna Erika Forsström

Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Mathematics education Digitalization of primary and secondary education Teacher education Meta-syntheses of educational research

Trine Mathiesen Gilje

Senior Adviser
51834593
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon KSU
Areas of expertise:

Johannes Nysted Grødem

PhD Candidate
51832207
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Student engagement Mathematics education Learning outcomes Meta-analysis Quantitative research methods

Astrid Guldbrandsen

Associate Professor
Hagbard Line K-118
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Early childhood education and care - Digitalization Data organization / Database development Higher education – PhD-completion Life skills Systematic reviews

Camilla Hagevold

Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Research Literacy for Teachers and School Leaders Research-Informed School Development and Leadership Using Research in Schools 

Kjersti Velde Helgøy

Associate Professor
51832131
Kunnskapskapssenter for utdanning
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Research-based education Completion and drop-out in higher education PhD education Scoping review Qualitative evidence synthesis

Lone Hvalby

PhD Candidate
51831697
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Public health and life skills Democracy and citizenship Primary and lower secondary school Scoping reviews Qualitative research methods

Serap Keles

Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Inclusive education Multicultural education Child and adolescent mental health Systematic reviews Meta-analysis Longitudinal data analyses

Elaine Munthe

Professor
5183 3530
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Teacher education research Lesson Study and teachers' learning School improvement Classroom research Systematic Reviews in Education

Morten Bergsten Njå

Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Helene Urdland Karlsen

Adviser
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon KSU
Areas of expertise:

Research administration

Therese Deocampo Pigott

Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Enrico Pollarolo

Postdoctoral Fellow
51831332
Kunnskapssenter for utdanning
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Early childhood education research (mathematics, critical thinking, digital competence, coding play) Systematic literature reviews and knowledge syntheses Qualitative research methods

Mark Rickinson

Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Jeanette Rollheim

Senior Adviser
5183 3564
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon KSU
Areas of expertise:

Research administration

Elisabeth E. S. Rongved

Senior Adviser
51833206
Nasjonalt lesesenter
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon KSU
Areas of expertise:

Research communication

Leif Tore Sædberg

Adviser
51832408
Kunnskapssenter for utdanning
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon KSU
Areas of expertise:

Research communication

Maximiliaan Willem Pierre Thijssen

Associate Professor
51832769
EOJ 211
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Early childhood development Economics of education Applied micro-econometrics Meta-analysis

Bjørg Elin Vasshus

PhD Candidate
Faculty of Arts and Education
Knowledge Centre for Education
Areas of expertise:

Dropout and dropout intention Teacher education programs Scoping reviews  Qualitative methodology – focus group interviews