Background and activities
I have an MSc in Psychology from the University of Reading, UK (2003) and a PhD in Psychology from NTNU (2009). My research interests revolve around the role played by emotions and coping at work, and I have been involved in research projects on organizational change, artistic interventions at work, sickness presence/absence, and work adjustment for employees with mental health issues. Recently I have ben particularly interested in how companies concerned with environmentally responsible business practices and values can be enabled and supported through understanding the emotional experiences and coping strategies of their founders (ecopreneurs).
https://www.ntnu.edu/psychology/greening-organisations
Scientific, academic and artistic work
Displaying a selection of activities. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2017) Choral singing as an arts-based organisational intervention: A qualitative study of employees’ experiences. Arts and Health. vol. 9 (1).
- (2016) Why hospital physicians attend work while ill? The spiralling effect of positive and negative factors. BMC Health Services Research. vol. 16:548 (1).
- (2015) Evolving emotional experiences following organizational change: a longitudinal qualitative study. Qualitative research in organization and management. vol. 10 (2).
- (2014) Specific demands and resources in the career of the Norwegian freelance musician. Arts and Health. vol. 6 (3).
- (2013) Psychologists authorizing sick leave - Potential opportunities and challenges. Nordic Psychology. vol. 65 (1).
- (2012) Mellomleders rolle i en omstillingsprosess. Psykologisk tidsskrift. vol. 16 (3).
- (2010) Negative experiences of organizational change from an emotions perspective: A qualitative study of the Norwegian nursing sector. Nordic Psychology. vol. 62 (1).
- (2009) Looking Forwards and Back: Exploring Anticipative Versus Retrospective Emotional Change-Experiences. Journal of Change Management. vol. 9 (4).
- (2007) Endring på arbeidsplassen - lederes redsel for de ansattes følelser. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse. vol. 10 (5).
- (2007) Understanding emotional responses to anticipated change: the case of introducing electronic care plans in hospitals. International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion. vol. 2 (1).
- (2006) Omstillingsprosjekter på arbeidsplassen : hva har følelser med saken å gjøre?. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse. vol. 9 (05.jun).
Part of book/report
- (2015) Tilrettelegging for en meningsfylt arbeidssituasjon - et tveegget sverd?. Arbeidshelsepsykologi på norsk.
- (2013) Building Healthy Organizations Through Music and Culture Interventions. Salutogenic Organizations and Change. The concepts behind organizational health intervention research.
- (2011) Omstilling og emosjoner: Hva kan man forvente av de ansatte, og hvordan bør ledelsen forholde seg?. Arbeids- og organisasjonspsykologi - Aktuelle tema til inspirasjon for et bedre arbeidsliv.
- (2009) Understanding the Emotional Experience of Organizational Change. Prerequisites for healthy organisational change / Saksvik, Per Øystein, ed.
- (2009) Understanding the Emotional Experience of Organizational Change. Prerequisites for Healthy Organizational Change.
- (2006) Emotional ambivalence during change : the case of the introduction of electronic care plans. British Psychological Society, Occupational Psychology Conference, Proceedings.
Others
- (2015) High performers: Intervention through identity construction?. EAWOP . EAWOP; Oslo. 2015-05-20 - 2015-05-23.
- (2015) Job crafting: A double-edged sword? The case of sickness presence among hospital physicians. EAWOP . EAWOP; Oslo. 2015-05-20 - 2015-05-23.
- (2015) Why do hospital physicians attend work when ill? The HOUPE study. Nordic Research on Health and Working conditions of the medical profession . Legeforeningens forskningsinstitutt; Oslo. 2015-01-26 - 2015-01-27.
- (2013) Utilization of countervailing interventions to promote well-being and health. EAWOP 2013 . EAWOP; München. 2013-05-23 - 2013-05-26.
- (2013) Evaluating The Sound of Well-being. Work, Stress and Health 2013 . American Psychological Association; Los Angeles. 2013-05-17 - 2013-05-19.
- (2013) Project “Evaluation of the Sound of Well-Being”. SEMPRE International Conference "Setting the tempo" . SEMPRE; Folkestone. 2013-04-19 - 2013-04-20.
- (2012) Understanding the complexity of evolving emotional change-experiences. EGOS ; Helsinki. 2012-07-05 - 2012-07-07.
- (2006) Emotional ambivalence during change : the case of the introduction of electronic care plans. British Psychological Society. Occupational Psychology Annual Conference ; Glasgow. 2006-01-11 - 2006-01-13.
- (2006) Omstillingsprosesser i organisasjoner: Hva har følelser med saken å gjøre ?. Norsk psykologikongress ; Oslo. 2006-08-31 - 2006-08-31.
- (2005) Nurses` emotional ambivalence towards the introduction of electronic care plans. First international conference of Work organisation and Emotion ; London. 2005-09-23 - 2005-09-23.