Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla
Førsteamanuensis
Kontakt
Telefon: 51832094
E-post: johana.e.montalvancastilla@uis.no
Organisasjonsenhet
Fakultet for utdanningsvitenskap og humaniora
Institutt for barnehagelærerutdanning
Kort om meg
Dr. Johana Montalvan Castilla is an Associate Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Stavanger, Norway. In her cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, she explored children’s participation and experiences in Smart and Sustainable Cities. Her research examined the opportunities, constraints, and challenges that Smart Cities present for children’s democratic participation, sustainability learning, nature-based learning, and early understanding of renewable energy and technologies.
Background and experience
Dr. Montalvan Castilla holds a PhD in Educational Sciences and Humanities from the University of Stavanger (UiS), a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Bergen (UiB) with a specialization in education, and a five-year combined Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (Sociology, History, Anthropology) and Archaeology from San Marcos University.
She has extensive experience as a university teacher and educator, having taught students of various age groups both in Norway and abroad. Prior to joining UiS, Dr. Montalvan Castilla worked for several years at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT), where she conducted research on digitalization processes and their impact on Norwegian society. She has also researched, taught and published on topics such as food security, cybersecurity, human security, and societal security.
Research interests
Early Childhood Education – Children and Youth – Sustainability – Smart Cities – Technology – Citizen Participation – Food Security and Sustainable Communities – Migration and Inclusion – Digitalization and Digital Wellbeing.
Courses
Samfunnsfag/SRLE (BBL120) (BBD120) (ABL120)
Fordypning Mangfold og tilhørighet (BLU270) https://www.uis.no/nb/course/BLU370_1
Migration and Intercultural relations (EIS150) https://www.uis.no/en/course/EIS150