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 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.

 

#HealthInformation #OHISB #HealthLiteracy #SciComm #PlatformAffordance #SoMe #PublicHealth #Dissemination

 

Education:

• MSc in Sociology: Deviance, student cheating, and academic dishonesty
• Trained teacher (sociology, Norwegian law, Nordic language), appx. 10 years of experience

 

Other: 

• Board member of Health Literacy Norway (HELINOR)
• NOKUT: Expert member, Accreditation of PhD Program - Report
• Lecturer in health literacy and communication strategies, Bachelor in Nutrition

 

Duty work (25%):

• PI, "UniVers - med rom for å tenke" (Translates to: UniVerse - a space to think), a novel science communication pilot project on arts and health, Healthy Choices, WP5
• Teaching MED-2501 (VITEN) - qualitative methods
• The Wednesday Meeting seminar series at ISM (2021 - 2023)