• Universal preventive and health-promoting interventions in kindergarten, after-school programs, and school
• Prevention and treatment of behavior-related and social difficulties
• Mental health and resilience
• Social and emotional competence
• Implementation and evaluation of interventions in services for children and youth

• Children and youth mental health.
• Anxiety and depression.
• School absence.
• Implementation and evaluation of interventions.

World War II with an emphasis on Norway and Norwegian involvement, specifically the attack on Norway, including the events leading up to and the subsequent campaign.

Norwegian security policy, particularly towards the Soviet Union after World War II.

Militaryhistory as method.

Child and adolescent mental health
Effective inteventions for prevention and treatment
Evaluation of interventions
Transfer of knowledge between research and practice.
Evidence based practice.
Decision-making processes in preventive work

Participation in projects and collaboration forums:

• Ungsinn
• Implementere
• Kunnskapsressurser for oppsummert forskning
• Kartleggingsundersøkelse for tester og tiltak
• Nordic DataPrev

1. Implementation and evaluation research of psychosocial measures and interventions. Author for Ungsinn.no
2. Children affected by war: Traumatic stress, PTSD, traumatic nightmares, school functioning, education in/or after emergencies. The Better Learning Program - Consult for the Norwegian Refugee Coucil. 
3. Families with refugee background in Norway: Life mastery and parental guidance. The PIRM-study.
4. Child talks
5. Neurobiological development and affective neuroscience.
6. Psychometrics and meta analysis

Effectiveness of treating children and adolescents with mental health problems, chilød welfare