Midwife and PHD Researcher at UiT- The Arctic University of Tromsø. Doing my research on iodine status among women in childbearing age in the northern parts of Norway as a part of the MISA2 project. Field of interest: women's and infants health, nutrition, breastfeeding and postnatal period. Previously done research on ABE(antenatal breastmilk expression)

I am involved in several projects related to mother-child health, mainly:

- teenage pregnancies and perinatal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, using the Georgian National Birth Registry (GBR)

- women's assessments of the quality of Norwegian and European birth and maternity care, using questionnaires from the IMAGINE study

I am the lead supervisor of 1 PhD-student and co-supervisor for 1 PhD student.

My research focuses on Indigenous perspectives on women's health, pregnancy, and maternity care, with an emphasis on cultural safety, traditional birth practices, and the integration of Indigenous knowledge into healthcare systems. I examine how healthcare modernization impacts Indigenous birth traditions and explore ways to promote equitable, culturally responsive maternity care through qualitative research and Indigenous methodologies.