Kristine Stifjell
Job description
Kristine's project focuses on identifying where young adults (18+) find health information online and how they incorporate it into their daily lives. She is particularly interested in understanding the specific informational needs expressed by young adults in their digital interactions.
Kristine is a Doctoral Research Fellow in Health Communication on the project Healthy Choices and the social gradient, and WP5: Healthy choices and novel science communication. The object of the study is to map young adults` online health information seeking behavior (OHISB) and their needs regarding targeted communication. The findings aim to contribute to reducing the disparity in the social gradient by facilitating informed choices.
Kristine also serves as the project manager (PI) for the novel dissemination pilot UniVerse - A Space to Think: Physical Activity. In this project, students from Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School, health researchers from UiT, and local artists collaboratively tested innovative, tailored research dissemination through performing arts. A link to the final report will be provided here.
She has also developed an Escape Room for workshops and teaching on the development of health literacy. A link to the page will be added here.
In 2025, Kristine was hired as a researcher on a novel dissemination project on vape/e-sigarette at UiT.
#HealthInformation #OHISB #HealthLiteracy #SciComm #PlatformAffordance #SoMe #PublicHealth #Dissemination
Kristine`s maiden name is Kristine M. Bratland.
The 50 latest publications is shown on this page. See all publications in Cristin here →
Research interests
I research how young people develop and apply health literacy in their interactions with digital information and communication.
Key words:
- Online Health Information Seeking Behavior
- Health literacy
- Science communication
- Art and Health
- Digital user experience
- Young adults
- Teaching
- The social gradient
- Qualitative methods
- Academic integrity
Teaching
- HEL-3053 Health promotion and disease prevention
- ERN-1000 Nutrition, Individual and Society
- ERN-1001 Food Knowledge and Food Safety
- MED-2502 Medicine Year 2 – Autumn (VITEN, Qualitative Methods)
Member of research group
Member of project
CV
Work Experience
- Jan 2025 – Oct 2025: Researcher, Department of Community Medicine (50%), UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- 2021 – present: PhD Candidate in Health Communication (100%), Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- 2019 – present (on leave): Teacher with Advanced Education (100%), Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School, Troms County
- 2014 – 2019: Teacher with Advanced Education (100%)
- 2012 – 2014: Seminar Leader (20%), Department of Social Sciences, UiT The University of Tromsø
- 2012 – 2013: Intern/Advisor (50%), Regional Research Fund, Troms County
Education:
2018 – 2019: Postgraduate Studies in Special Needs Education, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
2012 – 2014: Master’s in Sociology – Specialization in Sociology of Deviance, Cheating, and Academic Misconduct
2011 – 2012: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) – Qualified Teacher in Sociology, Law, and Nordic Studies
2011 – 2012: Nordic Studies, Volda University College
2008 – 2011: Integrated Master’s in Law, University of Tromsø
2006 – 2009: Bachelor’s in Sociology, University of Tromsø
Other:
- Board member and head of digital commuication of Health Literacy Norway (HELINOR)
- NOKUT: Expert member, Accreditation of PhD Program - Report
- Lecturer in health literacy and communication strategies on commission
Duty work (25%):
- PI, "UniVers - med rom for å tenke" ("UniVerse - a space to think"), a novel science communication pilot
- project on arts and health, Healthy Choices, WP5
- PI, "Introducing: Health Literacy - an Escape Room experience". Workshop. Novel Science Communication.
- The Wednesday Meeting seminar series at ISM (2021 - 2023)
Attachments:
- Short CV - KS (pdf)