Current positions
- Professor II, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Head of Department, Department of Digital Health Research, Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, College of Medicine & Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Education/training
- Post-doctoral Fellowship (2009-2011)
- Medical Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
- Ph.D (2009)
- Clinical Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology specialization, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Pre-doctoral Internship/Residency (2008-2009)
- Clinical Psychology, Medical/Health Psychology specialization, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Master of Science (2004)
- Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Bachelor of Arts (2002)
- Psychology / Philosophy. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Undergraduate level additionals (1993-1996)
- Philosophy, Jurisprudence, University of Oslo, Oslo Norway
Research interests
Dr. Solberg Nes’ research currently focuses on the development and efficacy testing of digital interventions for patients with a variety of medical conditions.
For example, two of her largest current projects are focusing on designing, developing and testing the eHealth supported programs StressProffen, a stress-management intervention program for patients with cancer, and EPIO, a self-management intervention program for people living with chronic pain.
Another ongoing project, eCHANGE, examines the potential for an eHealth intervention program to support people with obesity in long-term weight maintenance following weight loss. The ZuperSmart project focuses on stress management for children, and the eBATTLE digital solution project; develop a digital support program for adolescent with overweight and obesity.
Solberg Nes’ research also examines the psychological and physiological impact of self-regulation, that is, people’s ability to exercise control and guide or alter reactions and behavior. For example, she has been examining the psychological and physiological impact of self-regulatory deficits in cancer and chronic multi-symptom related illnesses. Other research interests include quality of life, coping, adherence, personality and individual differences, as well as health behaviors.
Clinical interests
A PhD clinical psychologist by training, Dr. Solberg Nes’ interests center around supporting patients faced with a wide variety of acute or chronic medical illnesses. Her clinical services have included direct delivery of psychological assessment, intervention, treatment and consultation/consultation-liaison services.
Areas of special interest include adjustment to and coping with chronic illness, including chronic pain, cancer diagnoses/treatment, transplantation (blood/marrow and solid organ) challenges, bariatric and obesity issues (including pre/post-surgery), orofacial pain, spinal cord injuries, women’s health, effect of illness on family members and caregivers, and end of life or palliative care issues.
She is also interested in challenges surrounding health behavior change, stress-management, adherence, rehabilitation and sleep.
Licensure
- Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota, USA
- Licensed (autorisert) Psychologist in Norway
- European Certificate in Psychology - EuroPsy Clinical Psychologist Reg.
Recent funding, grants and projects
- 2023-2025: Ada og Hagbart Waages stiftelse # September 2023.
Digital Support of Treatment Goals Following Myocardial Infarction (OUS# 334541/63209.
Project role: Principal Investigator (PI). - 2022-2025: Oslo University Hospital.
Digital Stress Management for Health Care Providers.
Project role: PI - 2022-2026: KLINBEFORSK (National Program for Clinical Treatment Research in Specialist Health Care) 2021.
eHealth BehAvioral TreaTment of adolescent Obesity (eBATTLE Obesity). Funding granted to Vestfold Hospital Trust through PI Jøran Hjelmesæth.
Project role; collaborating partner and local PI; Habition digital solution. - 2021-2024: KWF Kanker Betrijding, The Netherlands. Project # 12181.
Title: Patient-centered development and effectiveness of online Acceptance-and-Commitment-Therapy for quality of life in cancer survivors with persistent painful chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (QLIPP-CIPN). Funding granted to Tilburg University through PI Hester Trompetter.
Project role; collaborating partner, work package leader and local PI. - 2019-2026: Regional resource center related to violence, traumatic stress and suicide prevention (RVTSØst).
«ZuperSmart – a stress management solution for children» .
Project role: PI - 2019-2026: Norwegian Cancer Society/Norwegian Cancer Registry.
«Coping after Breast Cancer - CABC» (Funding awarded to the Norwegian Cancer Registry by Director/PI Giske Ursin).
Project role: Collaborating partner and Local PI. - 2017-2024: Research Council of Norway # 256574/H10.
“Living well with chronic pain: using person-centered e-health design to support self-management (ePAIN/EPIO)”.
Project role: PI - 2017-2026: Oslo University Hospital, Oslo University Hospital Innovation grant. #2602-2018
“eChange: Using eHealth design to facilitate lasting health behavior change”. Project role: PI - 2015-2024: Norwegian Cancer Society (Kreftforeningen). # 4602492-2013.
"Testing a computerized interactive stress management intervention in early stage cancer: A randomized controlled trial (STRESSPROFFEN)".
Project role: PI
Other appointments
- 2024 – ongoing: Elected to Fellowship status in the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)
- 2024 – ongoing: Elected to Fellowship status in the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
- 2023 - ongoing: External Advisory Committee member; Kentucky Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (KY-INBRE). Funded through a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Program Director; Martha Bickford, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
- 2023 - ongoing: International member Behavioral Medicine Program (BMP) Cancer Stress Management Program and Translational Science Lab. Translational science of behavioral interventions to the practice setting. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and Department/Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Program Director; Shawna L. Ehlers.
- 2023 - ongoing: Board member, DigPsyk; Norwegian Psychological Association’s Digital Health Association.
- 2023 - ongoing: Steering committee member; eHealth BehAvioral TreaTment of adolescent Obesity (eBATTLE Obesity). Sykehuset i Vestfold, multisenterstudie ledet av PI Jøran Hjelmesæth.
- 2022 - 2023: South-East Norway Health Authorities (Helse-Sør Øst RHF) Innovation Project Funding 2022. Title: Video health care for everyone (Video for alle – inkluderende videotjenester i helsevesenet). Principal Investigator: Sonja Erlenkamp, Sunnaas Hospital/Sykehus HF. *Project Role: Advisory Board/reference group member.
- 2021 - 2025: The Norwegian Research Council: Program Helsevel. Title: PATHWAY: A toolkit for managing and communicating patient pathways. Principal Investigator: Ragnhild Halvorsrud, SINTEF Digital, Department of Software and Service Innovation, SINTEF. *Project Role: Advisory Board member.
- 2021 - ongoing: Steering committee member & Research team member; Communication tool for health care providers and minority speaking patients. Oslo University Hospital/South-Eastern Norway Health Authorities, Oslo Norway.
- 2020 - ongoing: Board member, dHealth AS; Digital health applications for proactive and better healthcare. Founded by Inven2, the Technology Transfer Office of the South-Eastern Norway Health Authorities, Oslo, Norway. Unpaid position - for conflict of interest regulations.
- 2016 - ongoing: OUS Hospital Innovation Committee Member, representing Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway
- 2015 - ongoing: Leaderteam Member, Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- 2015 - ongoing: Divisional Research Committee Member, Division of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Oslo, Norway
Collaborations
International
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
- University or Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
- University of Florida, Gainesville, MN, USA
- University of Twente, Enchede, The Netherlands
- University of Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands