Kristina Johansen
Associate Professor
Contact
Telephone: 51831728 / 45492269
Email: kristina.johansen@uis.no
Room: KA A-233
Department
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Social Studies
About me
Associate professor in social work with a PhD in social sciences (specialisation in social work), a master's degree in social anthropology and additional studies in journalism and psychosocial support. In addition to researching, I am a course coordinator (MSOMAS and MSO114), lecturer, seminar leader (MSO130) and supervisor at bachelor and master's level. Lecturer on topics such as refugees, forced migration and exile; psychosocial health; resilience; recognition; the knowledge base in social work; master thesis writing, essay writing; ethics and critical reflection; emancipatory perspectives in social work. I have worked at the university since 2015, as a research fellow, assistant professor and now associate professor. Previously, I have worked with the protection of threatened human rights defenders (PBI Colombia); as the manager of an NGO (LAG); as a social worker with unaccompanied minor asylum seekers and refugees; and as a freelance journalist and writer. My academic and professional journey has been deeply rooted in issues such as armed conflict, human rights violations, and forced migration and in how these phenomena interact with people’s experiences, stories, and resilience.
My research
- I have experience from qualitative, experience near and participatory research with young, unaccompanied refugees and have focused on themes such as resilience, recognition, participation and family reunification.
- I am part of a research project on grief support for refugees (flyktninger og sorgstøtte)
- I am a member of the research group Cultivære.
Academic background
- PhD in Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway (2015-2023). Title of dissertation: Navigering mellom ambivalent anerkjennelse, betydningsfulle relasjoner og hverdagsforpliktelser (In English: Navigating between ambivalent recognition, significant relationships, and everyday commitments).
- Postgraduate diploma, psychosocial support (Actuaciones Psicosociales en Violencia Política y Catástrofes), Complutense University, Spain, 2014-2015
- Postgraduate specialization in Journalism, University of Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2010-2011
- Master's degree (hovedfag) in Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, 2001-2004. Title of master's degree: Som i en boble. Velstående colombianere - vold, usikkerhet og kamp om rom
- First level degree in social and human sciences, University of Bergen, 1997-2001