Marianne Hedlund

About

In 2004, I received my Doctorate in Philosophy from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University in Sweden. Prior to that, I was a research fellow at the Center for Disability Research, Department of Sociology, Uppsala University from 1992-1998. I moved back to Norway in 2000 and worked for several years as an applied researcher at the research institution Nord Trøndelagsforskning (now TFU/SINTEF).

For many years, I was associated with the health education programs at the former Nord-Trøndelag University College (now Nord University). I have been the editor-in-chief of the international open-access journal via Taylor & Francis (Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion). I am currently one of the section editors for medical sociology at Frontiers. I have an extensive international research network and utilise an interdisciplinary approach to research in the fields of disability, health, and particularly global health. I have researched various issues related to health and welfare and marginalized groups. I participate in different national and international commission evaluations and have been an external board member at Mid Sweden University, as well as leading external evaluations of study programs at foreign universities.

Publications

2026

Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Hedlund, Marianne; Ingstad, Kari. (2026) Sykepleiepraksis bak avtaler og vedtak. Hjemmesykepleie i rammen av en markedsstyrt logikk, en kvalitativ studie. Nord universitet
Doctoral thesis

2024

Hedlund, Marianne; Zhao, Yan; Gjernes, Trude Karine Olaug. (2024) Empowering Agency: Enhancing Health Literacy Among Migrant Women Through Health Parties: A Case Study.
Academic chapter
Svartaas, Elvira; Hedlund, Marianne. (2024) Betydningen av samspill mellom barn med og uten funksjonsnedsettelse i barnehagen. Barn – forskning om barn og barndom i Norden
Academic article

2023

Bye, Lisa; Hedlund, Marianne; Witsø, Aud Elisabeth. (2023) En casestudie av studenter med nedsatt funksjonsevne A case study on students with disabilities. Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil J.; Hedlund, Marianne; Tjulin, Åsa; Nordenmark, Mikael; Vinberg, Stig. (2023) Making things work-In spite of a pandemic small scale enterprise managers' approach to business changes and health issues. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Hedlund, Marianne; Ingstad, Kari. (2023) Nurses' professional discretion in the purchaser-provider split in home care in Norway. Journal of Advanced Nursing
Academic article

2022

Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Hedlund, Marianne; Ingstad, Kari. (2022) Exploring home-based care nurses’ mindset for nursing practices: a phenomenological study. BMC Nursing
Academic article
Hansson, Josefine; Landstad, Bodil J.; Vinberg, Stig; Hedlund, Marianne; Tjulin, Åsa. (2022) Small business managers and Covid-19--The role of a sense of coherence and general resistance resources in coping with stressors. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Tjulin, Åsa; Vinberg, Stig; Landstad, Bodil J.; Hedlund, Marianne; Nordenmark, Mikael. (2022) The disappointment of financial support measures during the COVID-19 pandemic among small business managers’ in Sweden. SN Business & Economics
Academic article

2021

Hedlund, Marianne; Ingstad, Kari; Moe, Aud. (2021) God helse – Kunnskap for framtidens kommunehelsetjeneste.
Academic chapter
Moe, Aud; Hedlund, Marianne; Brataas, Hildfrid V.. (2021) Søkelys på hverdagsrehabilitering En tenkning og praksis av betydning for medvirkende eldre?.
Non-fiction chapter
Hedlund, Marianne; Ingstad, Kari; Moe, Aud. (2021) God helse : kunnskap for framtidens kommunehelsetjeneste. Universitetsforlaget
Anthology

2020

Hedlund, Marianne. (2020) The fight to be steadfast: Bolivian disability activists.
Academic chapter
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Kendall, Elizabeth. (2020) Practicing in a person-centred environment – self-help groups in psycho-social rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation
Academic article
Zhao, Yan; Gjernes, Trude Karine Olaug; Hedlund, Marianne. (2020) Exploring participation and interaction in a bottom-up health promotion program for migrant women in Norway. Qualitative Health Research
Academic article
Nordenmark, Mikael; Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne. (2020) The role of self-help groups in promoting self-confidence and hope for the future among people on sick leave in Norway: The importance of educational level. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Academic article

2019

Moe, Anne; Hedlund, Marianne. (2019) Rethinking research in South Sámi communities.
Academic chapter
Haugan, Paula Sofie; Berge, Maria Charlotte; Breiseth, Vegard; Sund, Erik; Hedlund, Marianne. (2019) “Does training in Motivational Interviewing affect the ability to build working alliance? – an intervention study”. Society, Health & Vulnerability
Academic literature review
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil; Tritter, Jonathan. (2019) The disciplining of self-help: Doing self-help the Norwegian way. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Gudkova, Tatiana; Hedlund, Marianne; Midjo, Turid. (2019) Supporting children of parents with intellectual disability: A scoping review. JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Academic literature review
Tritter, Jonathan Quetzal; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil. (2019) The disciplining of Self-Help: Doing self-help the Norwegian way. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article

2018

Ørjasæter, Kristin Berre; Davidson, Larry; Hedlund, Marianne; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Ness, Ottar. (2018) “I now have a life!” Lived experiences of participation in music and theater in a mental health hospital. PLOS ONE
Academic article

2017

Ingstad, Kari; Hedlund, Marianne. (2017) Part-time or Full-time Employment: Choices and Constraints. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Academic article
Vinberg, Stig; Hansen, Elisabeth; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil. (2017) Ambiguity among managers in small-scale enterprises: How to handle business and workplace health management. Societies
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil J; Vinberg, Stig. (2017) Tightrope walking: external impact factors on workplace health management in small-scale enterprises. Society, Health & Vulnerability
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Vinberg, Stig. (2017) How managers of small-scale enterprises can create a health promoting corporate culture. International Journal of Workplace Health Management
Academic article
Ørjasæter, Kristin Berre; Stickley, Theodore; Hedlund, Marianne; Ness, Ottar. (2017) Transforming identity through participation in music and theatre: exploring narratives of people with mental health problems. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
Academic article

2016

Teige, Anne-May; Hedlund, Marianne. (2016) Utfordringer ved helsesøsterrollen i tverrfaglig samarbeid. Sykepleien Forskning
Academic article

2015

Bjerkan, Jorunn; Hedlund, Marianne; Hellesø, Ragnhild. (2015) Patients' contribution to the development of a web-based plan for integrated care-A participatory design study. Informatics for Health and Social Care
Academic article
Scambler, Graham; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil Johanne. (2015) Editorial. Society, Health & Vulnerability
Editorial

2012

Haugen, Gry Mette D.; Hedlund, Marianne; Wendelborg, Christian. (2012) "Det går ikke an å bruke seg sjøl både på retta og vranga". Om helsebelastning, sårbarhet og forebygging i familier med barn med funksjonsnedsettelse. NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS
Research report
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil Johanne. (2012) The construction of self-help in Norwegian health policy. International journal of self help & self care
Academic article

2011

Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil Johanne. (2011) Forskning på selvhjelp og selvhjelpsgrupper : helsepolitikk, empowerment og positiv helse. Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag
Research report
Aglen, Bjørg Synøve; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil Johanne. (2011) Self-help and self-help groups for people with long-lasting health problems or mental health difficulties in a Nordic context: A review. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic literature review

2010

Hedlund, Marianne; Moe, Anne. (2010) Redefining relations among minority users and social workers. European Journal of Social Work
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne. (2010) Pushing forward the research agenda through shifting our scientific gaze. Inaugural editorial. Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion
Editorial
Hedlund, Marianne; Moe, Anne. (2010) Redefining relations among minority users and social workers Redefinisjon av relasjoner mellom brukere med minoritetsbakgrunn og sosialarbeidere. European Journal of Social Work
Academic article

2009

Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil; Wendelborg, Christian. (2009) Factors explaining return to work for long- term sick workers in Norway. Disability and Rehabilitation
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne. (2009) Meningsbrytninger i begrepet "funksjonshemming".
Academic chapter
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil J.; Svensson, Åsa. (2009) Equal Treatment in Working Life for people with disabilities: Sweden and Norway Perspectives.
Academic chapter
Hedlund, Marianne. (2009) Understandings of the Disability Concept: A Complex and Diverse Concept.
Academic chapter
Hedlund, Marianne. (2009) Understanding the Disability concept: A complex and Diverse Concept.
Academic chapter
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Wendelborg, Christian; Brataas, Hildfrid Vikkelsmo. (2009) Long-term sick workers experience of professional support for re-integration back to work. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil; Svensson, Åsa. (2009) Equal Treatment in Working life for People with disabilities: A Sweden and Norway Perspectives.
Academic chapter
Landstad, Bodil; Wendelborg, Christian; Hedlund, Marianne. (2009) Factors explaining return to work for long-term sick workers in Norway. Disability and Rehabilitation
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Wendelborg, Christian; Brataas, Hildfrid Vikkelsmo. (2009) Long-term sick workers experience of professional support for re-integration back to work. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Academic article

2008

Hedlund, Marianne. (2008) Den selvforvaltende pasienten.
Academic chapter
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil J.; Wendelborg, Christian. (2008) Challenges in Disability Management of Long-Term Sick Workers. International Journal of Disability Mangement Research
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil; Wendelborg, Christian. (2008) Challenges in Disability Management of Long-Term Sick Workers. International Journal of Disability Mangement Research
Academic article
Torsvik, Malvin; Hedlund, Marianne. (2008) Cultural encounters in reflective dialogue about nursing care: a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne. (2008) Den selvforvaltende pasienten.
Academic chapter

2007

Grinde, Jørgen; Ekker, Knut; Hedlund, Marianne; Hjelseth, Arve. (2007) Programevaluering av sosiologi ved Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag : årsenhet og bachelorgradsstudium i sosiologi. Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag
Research report

2005

Hedlund, Marianne; Wendelborg, Christian; Brataas, Hildfrid Vikkelsmo; Landstad, Bodil. (2005) Gått ut på dato? Årsaker til at få mottakere av rehabiliteringspenger kommer tilbake til arbeidslivet. Nord-Trøndelagsforskning
Research report
Hedlund, Marianne; Wendelborg, Christian. (2005) Gått ut på dato- årsaker til at få rehabiliteringspengemottakere vender tilbake til arbeidslivet. Nord-Trøndelagsforsknings rapportserie
Research report

2004

Hedlund, Marianne. (2004) Shaping justice : defining the disability benefit category in Swedish social policy. Lund university, Dept. of sociology
Doctoral thesis

2002

Hedlund, Marianne; Moe, Anne. (2002) Blikk for kulturforskjeller II : søkelys på kommunal helse- og sosialtjenester og sørsamiske brukere. Nord-Trøndelagsforskning
Research report

2001

Berglund, Anna-Karin; Wollan, Gjermund; Hedlund, Marianne; Nilssen, Inge Berg; Johansen, Mayvi B.; Holst, Bernt. (2001) Stedets betydning : kvinnelige og mannlige bedriftsledere i distriktene. NORCE Research AS
Research report
Hedlund, Marianne; Moe, Anne. (2001) Blikk for kulturforskjeller : et utviklingsprosjekt om helsetjenester for sørsamer, del 2. Nord-Trøndelagsforskning
Research report

2000

Hedlund, Marianne; Moe, Anne. (2000) "De forstår ikke hva som er viktig for oss" : helsetjenester og sørsamer. Nord-Trøndelagsforskning
Research report

Journal publications

Teige, Anne-May; Hedlund, Marianne. (2016) Utfordringer ved helsesøsterrollen i tverrfaglig samarbeid. Sykepleien Forskning
Academic article
Bye, Lisa; Hedlund, Marianne; Witsø, Aud Elisabeth. (2023) En casestudie av studenter med nedsatt funksjonsevne A case study on students with disabilities. Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Moe, Anne. (2010) Redefining relations among minority users and social workers. European Journal of Social Work
Academic article
Aglen, Bjørg Synøve; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil Johanne. (2011) Self-help and self-help groups for people with long-lasting health problems or mental health difficulties in a Nordic context: A review. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic literature review
Landstad, Bodil J.; Hedlund, Marianne; Tjulin, Åsa; Nordenmark, Mikael; Vinberg, Stig. (2023) Making things work-In spite of a pandemic small scale enterprise managers' approach to business changes and health issues. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Hedlund, Marianne; Ingstad, Kari. (2022) Exploring home-based care nurses’ mindset for nursing practices: a phenomenological study. BMC Nursing
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil; Wendelborg, Christian. (2009) Factors explaining return to work for long- term sick workers in Norway. Disability and Rehabilitation
Academic article
Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Hedlund, Marianne; Ingstad, Kari. (2023) Nurses' professional discretion in the purchaser-provider split in home care in Norway. Journal of Advanced Nursing
Academic article
Hansson, Josefine; Landstad, Bodil J.; Vinberg, Stig; Hedlund, Marianne; Tjulin, Åsa. (2022) Small business managers and Covid-19--The role of a sense of coherence and general resistance resources in coping with stressors. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Haugan, Paula Sofie; Berge, Maria Charlotte; Breiseth, Vegard; Sund, Erik; Hedlund, Marianne. (2019) “Does training in Motivational Interviewing affect the ability to build working alliance? – an intervention study”. Society, Health & Vulnerability
Academic literature review
Ørjasæter, Kristin Berre; Davidson, Larry; Hedlund, Marianne; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Ness, Ottar. (2018) “I now have a life!” Lived experiences of participation in music and theater in a mental health hospital. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil; Tritter, Jonathan. (2019) The disciplining of self-help: Doing self-help the Norwegian way. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Gudkova, Tatiana; Hedlund, Marianne; Midjo, Turid. (2019) Supporting children of parents with intellectual disability: A scoping review. JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Academic literature review
Bjerkan, Jorunn; Hedlund, Marianne; Hellesø, Ragnhild. (2015) Patients' contribution to the development of a web-based plan for integrated care-A participatory design study. Informatics for Health and Social Care
Academic article
Ingstad, Kari; Hedlund, Marianne. (2017) Part-time or Full-time Employment: Choices and Constraints. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Academic article
Vinberg, Stig; Hansen, Elisabeth; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil. (2017) Ambiguity among managers in small-scale enterprises: How to handle business and workplace health management. Societies
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Kendall, Elizabeth. (2020) Practicing in a person-centred environment – self-help groups in psycho-social rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation
Academic article
Tritter, Jonathan Quetzal; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil. (2019) The disciplining of Self-Help: Doing self-help the Norwegian way. Social Science and Medicine
Academic article
Tjulin, Åsa; Vinberg, Stig; Landstad, Bodil J.; Hedlund, Marianne; Nordenmark, Mikael. (2022) The disappointment of financial support measures during the COVID-19 pandemic among small business managers’ in Sweden. SN Business & Economics
Academic article
Svartaas, Elvira; Hedlund, Marianne. (2024) Betydningen av samspill mellom barn med og uten funksjonsnedsettelse i barnehagen. Barn – forskning om barn og barndom i Norden
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Wendelborg, Christian; Brataas, Hildfrid Vikkelsmo. (2009) Long-term sick workers experience of professional support for re-integration back to work. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil J; Vinberg, Stig. (2017) Tightrope walking: external impact factors on workplace health management in small-scale enterprises. Society, Health & Vulnerability
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Vinberg, Stig. (2017) How managers of small-scale enterprises can create a health promoting corporate culture. International Journal of Workplace Health Management
Academic article
Scambler, Graham; Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil Johanne. (2015) Editorial. Society, Health & Vulnerability
Editorial
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne. (2010) Pushing forward the research agenda through shifting our scientific gaze. Inaugural editorial. Vulnerable Groups & Inclusion
Editorial
Zhao, Yan; Gjernes, Trude Karine Olaug; Hedlund, Marianne. (2020) Exploring participation and interaction in a bottom-up health promotion program for migrant women in Norway. Qualitative Health Research
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Wendelborg, Christian; Hedlund, Marianne. (2009) Factors explaining return to work for long-term sick workers in Norway. Disability and Rehabilitation
Academic article
Nordenmark, Mikael; Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne. (2020) The role of self-help groups in promoting self-confidence and hope for the future among people on sick leave in Norway: The importance of educational level. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Moe, Anne. (2010) Redefining relations among minority users and social workers Redefinisjon av relasjoner mellom brukere med minoritetsbakgrunn og sosialarbeidere. European Journal of Social Work
Academic article
Landstad, Bodil; Hedlund, Marianne; Wendelborg, Christian; Brataas, Hildfrid Vikkelsmo. (2009) Long-term sick workers experience of professional support for re-integration back to work. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil Johanne. (2012) The construction of self-help in Norwegian health policy. International journal of self help & self care
Academic article
Ørjasæter, Kristin Berre; Stickley, Theodore; Hedlund, Marianne; Ness, Ottar. (2017) Transforming identity through participation in music and theatre: exploring narratives of people with mental health problems. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil J.; Wendelborg, Christian. (2008) Challenges in Disability Management of Long-Term Sick Workers. International Journal of Disability Mangement Research
Academic article
Hedlund, Marianne; Landstad, Bodil; Wendelborg, Christian. (2008) Challenges in Disability Management of Long-Term Sick Workers. International Journal of Disability Mangement Research
Academic article
Torsvik, Malvin; Hedlund, Marianne. (2008) Cultural encounters in reflective dialogue about nursing care: a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing
Academic article

Teaching

Courses

Outreach

2025

Conference lecture

Sinkaberg, Rannveig Frøseth; Hedlund, Marianne. (2025) Exploring deaf Indian womanhood through an intersectional lens. 17th NNDR Conference: Disability in Local and Global Contexts