2025

M.Sc. Joar Røkke Fystro at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “On the framings of and justifications for imposing patient non-attendance fees in public healthcare systems: Three empirical studies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Karina Undem at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Occupational differences in work participation and exit from work in Nordic countries - An epidemiological register-based study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Nicolay Jonassen Harbin at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Promoting prudent antibiotic use in nursing homes in the municipalities” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Annette Konstanse Bordewich Wikerøy at Institute of Clinical Medicine will be defending the thesis “Proximal humerus fractures in adults. Surgical treatment, outcome, and cost” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Per Olav Løvsletten at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Evaluation and refinement of an interactive decision support tool displaying structured evidence summaries from network meta-analysis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MMSc Chaitra Srinivas at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “ADHD Medication Use in Pregnancy: Nationwide Register-Based Studies of Perinatal Treatment Trajectories and Risks of Preterm Birth and Miscarriage” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Adrian Kellner Lysne at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Balancing Freedom and Health - Understanding Attitudes Toward Freedom-Restricting Public Health Policies Aimed at Preventing Severe Disease” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Maria Jensberg Leirbakk at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Development of a salutogenic early intervention home visiting program integrated in public child health clinic service in a multiethnic population in Norway” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Gørill Birkeli at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “How two different reporting systems affect the patient safety culture in a postanaesthesia care unit: A multimethod study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Margareta Aurén-Møkleby at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “At Home - Till Death Do Us Part A Qualitative Study of Couples’ and Bereaved Spouses’ Experiences of Home Death” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Hil Ousland Vandeskog at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Out of text, out of mind? Exploring competing discourses of gendered vulnerabilities in Norwegian NGOs’ development aid through corpus-assisted discourse analysis” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Petra Hei Sun Larsson at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Physical fitness, physical activity and fatigue after stroke” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD Nikola Zivadinovic at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Incidence and occupational risk factors for asthma at five-year follow-up of the Telemark Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Remote care and monitoring in rheumatology care: Willingness, facilitators and barriers, adherence and feasibility to the use of digital health technology” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Cathrine Abrahamsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Individual Challenge Inventory Tool: A new approach to managing patients with persistent physical symptoms in primary care" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Master Camilla Grøver Aukrust at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Beyond the operating rooms: An exploration of paediatric hydrocephalus across Africa and in the district of Blantyre, Malawi” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Ragnhild Nyhagen at Insitute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Symptom Communication in the Intensive Care Unit: An Exploration Through Participant Observation and Individual Interviews with Patients, Family members and Clinicians” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.psychol. Elisabeth Rønning Rinde at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis ““A balancing act” – lived experiences of pain in children with cerebral palsy” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand. odont. Siri Christine Rødseth at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Dental caries in a Norwegian adult population. Prevalence, distribution, trends, and determinants. The HUNT4 Oral Health Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Cecilie Hertzberg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “The Art of Balancing Care – Uncovering Ethical Challenges Faced by Home-based Care Workers. An Ethnographic Study” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Jannike Heyerdahl-Larsen Ausland at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Tinnitus, tinnitus severity, and associations with comorbidity and healthcare use” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Saranda Kabashi at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Prevalence of alcohol, illicit and psychoactive medicinal drugs in relation to health outcomes An epidemiological study of prevalence, characteristics and associations in emergency departments” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Øyvind Snilsberg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Health Policy Evaluation Using Registry Data” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Siv Vea Grønneberg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “How am I me? Young adults' personal narratives of living with ADHD” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor). The defence will be conducted in Norwegian.