2024

MPH Rula Ghandour Daoud at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Menstrual health among adolescent girls: A mixed methods study in Palestine Refugee Camps in Occupied Palestine and Jordan” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Elisabeth Mulrooney at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Hand osteoarthritis pain in a biopsychosocial framework” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Karoline Hansen Skåra at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The complex interplay between infertility and cardiovascular disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc Line Blixt at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “An electronic tool in physiotherapy: a study of the adoption and use of novel technologies in the practicing of physiotherapy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Ina Charlotte Molaug at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Occupational noise exposure and ear disease: A population-based longitudinal study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPH Linda Gjøra at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The prevalence and diagnostic rate of dementia - Estimates based on population data and registry linkage” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Kim Kristoffer Dysthe at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Clinical and technological early intervention strategies for symptoms of depression in adolescents” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Kristine Røren Nordén at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with inflammatory joint disease: Associations, validity of assessment and effects of an exercise intervention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Sara Sofie Viksmoen Watle at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Protecting teenagers in Norway against invasive meningococcal disease - Evaluating the need for implementing meningococcal ACWY vaccine in the national immunisation programme” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Brit Solvor Lyse Riska at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Hip fracture risk and mortality: The impact of anti-osteoporosis drug use and comorbidity” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Ronald Ssenyonga, M.Sc., at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Improving the ability of Ugandan adolescents to think critically about health: A digital educational intervention to equip Ugandan adolescents with skills to assess claims about benefits and harms of health interventions and make informed health choices” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Mphil Christine Holst at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Digitally enabled health education to increase health knowledge in rural Tanzania - development and implementation, user perspectives and knowledge retention” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPhil Frode Eick at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Documenting the undocumented – The use of maternity care and perinatal outcomes among undocumented migrants in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Faith Chesire at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Development and evaluation of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention for improving critical thinking about health among students in Kenya: Digital education resources for teaching secondary school students critical thinking abouth health claims, evidence and choices” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Hanne Ochieng Lichtwarck at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Pre-exposure prophylaxis use among female sex workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A mixed methods-study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cathrine Helene Mohn at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Occurance and treatment patterns in children with atopic dermatitis og subsequent comorbidity in form of severe acne - a nationwide prescription registry study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MSc. Ragnhild Elisabeth Monsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Oral Health in Advanced Cancer - Assessment and management of oral symptoms and fungal infection in adult patients with advanced cancer” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Lina Oelschlägel at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Implementing welfare technology in palliative home care: A study exploring the experiences of patients with cancer and health care professionals” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPH Michael Mugisha at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Improving critical thinking about health: Development and evaluation of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention in Rwanda” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Line Merete Mediå at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Living with Differences in Sex Development. Disclosure, sexual health, perspectives on surgery and stigma” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Vilde Fastvold Thorbjørnsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Impossible bodies : Experiences of pathogenic incorporation among workers in precarious situations in Oslo” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MS. Alphoncina Philipo Kagaigai at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Towards universal health coverage in Tanzania: the case of improved community health fund in rural Tanzania” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Knut Ørnes Brodahl at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Empathy in medical students' clinical interactions – a multimethod qualitative study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Solveig Katrine Smedsland at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Sexual health and burden of late effects in long-term breast cancer survivors” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).