Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla

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Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla

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 

Publikasjoner

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

Maria Korkou; Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla; Ari Krisna Mawira Tarigan; Barbara Maria Sageidet (2024) Travel patterns and factors explaining green space use for outdoor learning among school and preschool children. I: Journal of Place Management and Development. ISSN 1753-8335. DOI: 10.1108/JPMD-08-2024-0085

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2024) Children’s understanding and STEM-related experiences of solar energy and technologies in a smart kindergarten in Norway. I: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. ISSN 1350-293X. DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2024.2413861

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla; Maria Korkou; Barbara Maria Sageidet; Ari Krisna Mawira Tarigan (2024) Urban green spaces in early childhood education and care: insights from teachers in Stavanger, Norway. I: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. ISSN 1350-293X. DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2024.2412782

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla; Anders Riel Müller (2023) A smart city for all citizens: an exploration of children’s participation in Norway’s smartest city. I: International Planning Studies. ISSN 1356-3475. s.1-15. DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2023.2259110

Tiago de Melo Cartaxo; Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla; Marcin Dymet; Kamrul Hossain (2021) Digitalization and Smartening Sustainable City Development: an investigation from the High north European cities.. I: Smart Cities and Regional Development (SCRD) Journal. ISSN 2537-3803. Volum 5. s.83-101.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2020) The role of stockfish in local food security. Traditional knowledge, transmission and change in Lofoten, Norway.. I: Kamrul Hassan; Lena Maria Nilsson; Thora Martina Herrmann, Food Security in the High North Contemporary Challenges Across the Circumpolar Region. Routledge. ISBN 9781138370067. s.15-33.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla; Christer Henrik Pursiainen (2019) Cyberspace Effects on Civil Society. The Ultimate Game-Changer or Not?. I: Journal of Civil Society. ISSN 1744-8689. Volum 15. s.392-411. DOI: 10.1080/17448689.2019.1672288

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla; Christer Henrik Pursiainen (2019) Citizen and civil society perspectives on cyberspace in the European High North. I: Gerald Zojer, Enablement Besides Constraints: Human Security and a Cyber Multi-Disciplinary Framework in the European High North. Synthesis Report. University of Lapland. ISBN 9789523371828. s.25-53.

Formidling

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2025) Interdisciplinary perspectives of teacher and children’s use of urban green spaces. Presentation for the TND International Forum.. TND Internation Encounters Forum; 2025-05-04 - 2025-05-14.

Paloma Valdivia-Vizarreta; Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2024) Flexibility and Playful Learning as Strategies for a Transformative Pedagogy in Higher Education | UiS Scholarly Publishing Services. I: Reports from the University of Stavanger. ISSN 0806-7031. Volum ISSN 0806-7031. DOI: 10.31265/USPS.295

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2024) Seeing the Other: International Students Bridging Theory and Practice through Multicultural Sensitivity. Presentation at the Early Childhood Education Institute, University of Stavanger. May 23rd, 2024.. International Exchange Program Closing Day; 2024-05-22.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2024) Tales from the Mountaintop. Panel Chair and Moderator. Storytelling for Environmental Futures Conference at the University of Stavanger.. Storytelling for Environmental Futures Conference ; 2024-08-06 - 2024-08-08.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2024) Barns forståelse og STEM-relaterte erfaringer med solenergi og solteknologi (Children’s understanding and STEM-related experiences with solar energy and technology). Presentation for IBU Forskningskabaret, Institute for Early Childhood Education, University of Stavanger.. Forskningskabaret; 2024-12-09.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2023) Entering urban nature’s wonderland: An exploration of children’s curiosity and wonder as fostering agents of learning, friendship and community. EECERA conference 2023; 2023-08-30 - 2023-09-02.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2023) Urban nature as a teaching arena: Children’s learning experiences and kindergarten teachers’ pedagogical practice in urban green spaces. Greenhouse Research Talks; 2023-03-29.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2023) Researching on children’s participation and experiences in Smart cities. Presentation prepared for the Open university of Catalonia. Barcelona, Spain. 2022-03-30. Mobility program visit to OUC.; 2023-03-30 - 2023-03-31.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2023) Children’s Participation in Smart City Planning. Smart City Research Conference: Is the Smart City losing traction – and what may come next?; 2023-12-06 - 2023-12-07.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2022) Children’s screen use – An anthroposophical outlook. Palabra de Rudolf Steiner, Podcast and FM Radio Program.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2022) An international student’s perspectives and reflections on the PhD journey. Presentation for the DU-UH Introductory seminar for new doctoral students. UiS. 2022-03-10. DU-UH Introductory seminar; 2022-03-10.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2022) How to involve children and youth in the green shift? Panel conversation and discussion. Nordic Edge Conference and Expo 2022.; 2022-05-11.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2022) Children’s participation and learning experiences in Smart and Sustainable cities. Presentation for the Stavanger-Oxford doctoral conversations. FILIORUM and Oxford university. Seminar; 2022-06-15.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) Children's participation in (and for) Smart and Sustainable cities. Poster presentation at the Annual Smart city Research network meeting.. Annual; 2021-06-10.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) Children's participation to achieve Smart and Sustainable cities. Findings, challenges and opportunities. Presentation for Danmarks profesjonskole, UC SYD, Institutt for læreruddannelse, DK and FILIORUM; 2021-10-11.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) Children's participation in Smart cities - Poster exhibition. Nordic Edge Expo and Conference 2021. ; 2021-09-20 - 2021-09-23.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) Green day at UiS and Children's participation to achieve Smart and Sustainable cities. Green day at UiS; 2021-10-05.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) Lessons about Listening: Reflections on Citizenship and Participation in Stavanger Smart City. Smart city Research Symposium; 2021-09-22.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla; Mehdi Torkaman (2021) Workshop on citizen participation in Smart cities.. Annual Smart city Research network meeting; 2021-06-10.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) PED talk "Future cities, future challenges : Designing smart cities with and for children".. EECERA 2021; 2021-08-30 - 2021-09-17.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) Codfish and Sustainable Communities. NORDIC TALKS - SKREI; 2021-01-28.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2021) Children’s participation in Smart and Sustainable cities: A framework for disentangling challenges and opportunities.. Norsk barnehageforskningskonferanse; 2021-10-25.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2020) Child-friendly and sustainable cities - Podcast interview with Activist planet and Podcast and Business..

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2020) Children and the Smart City: Creating Sustainable, Liveable, Child-friendly Cities. Nordic Edge Expo and Conference 2020. ; 2020-09-24.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2020) Partnerships in Smart Cities: Creating Better Cities for (and with) Children through Public and Private Partnerships. In: Critical thinking for smart cities. Nordic Edge Expo and Conference 2020. ; 2020-09-23.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2013) Man kan ikke spise gull. I: LatinAmerika tidsskrift. Volum 18. s.17-17.

Johana Evelyn Montalvan Castilla (2013) Playing Your Way Out of Poverty. I: Kula Kula, Antropologisk tidsskrift. s.38-39.

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