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Førsteamanuensis RKBU North june.t.forsberg@uit.no +4777644173 Tromsø

June Thorvaldsen Forsberg

Job description

Associate Professor in Psychology, Regional Center for Children and Adolescents - RKBU North. Research Group for Health Promotion and Preventive Measures.

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Research interests

  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

Teaching

  1. Developmental psychology and biological psychology.
  2. Psychological trauma and stress reactions.
  3. Education in/or after emergencies. 

Member of research group

Forebyggende og helsefremmende tiltak   Norsk innhold Preventive and Health Promoting Interventions   English content

Member of project

PIRM    Norsk innhold Better Learning Program    English content PIRM    English content The Better Learning Program    Norsk innhold Bedre tjenester for barn av foreldre med psykisk sykdom    Norsk innhold Evaluation of Child Talks +    English content