Nina Petersen Reed
About
I am employed as an Associate Professor at the Department of Mental Health, NTNU. I am a trained social worker, hold a master's degree in social work from NTNU, and completed a PhD in health sciences at NTNU in 2020. Additionally, I have studied basic psychology at NTNU.
My teaching activities are related to the study program "Interdisciplinary Continuing Education in Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Addiction Work". Since the fall of 2022 I have held the role of program leader for this study program. I also teach at the master's program in mental health. I teach topics such as recovery in mental health, everyday life and daily activities, communication and interaction, practice studies, and research methods.
My research interests include recovery in mental health, municipal mental health work, everyday life and daily activities, cross-sectoral collaboration, and relational welfare. I am the leader of the research group "Mental Health in Relational and Societal Context" (https://www.ntnu.no/iph/phkont#/view/about).
Competencies
Research
StudyWell
Promoting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Gjøvik and Trondheim through Service Design and Relational Welfare
Volunteers' contribution to building social networks for individuals with mental health problems
The aim of the project is to explore how activities organized by volunteers may help individuals build social networks and support social inclusion.
Publications
2025
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Reed, Nina Petersen;
Hagen, Julia.
(2025)
Making people meet: volunteers’ contributions to social connection for the well-being of self and others.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
Academic article
2024
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Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Reed, Nina Petersen;
Ness, Ottar;
Bjerck, Mari Eyde;
Pinto, Arnfrid Farbu;
Memet, Ipar Ehet.
(2024)
StudyWell: a co-design project for enhancing student mental
health and wellbeing through service design and relational
welfare.
Proceedings of the Design Society
Academic article
2023
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Sorgendal, Marie Skarbø;
Reed, Nina Petersen.
(2023)
A Narrative Case Study of How Individuals Construct Meaning Concerning Their Situation Through Their Meetings with Work Counsellors.
Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
Academic article
2020
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Reed, Nina Petersen;
Josephsson, Staffan;
Alsaker, Sissel.
(2020)
A narrative study of mental health recovery: exploring unique, open-ended and collective processes.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
Academic article
2018
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Reed, Nina Petersen;
Josephsson, Staffan;
Alsaker, Sissel.
(2018)
Exploring Narrative Meaning Making through Everyday Activities - A Case of Collective Mental health Recovery?.
Journal of Recovery in Mental Health
Academic article
2017
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Reed, Nina Petersen;
Josephsson, Staffan;
Alsaker, Sissel.
(2017)
Community Mental Health Work - negotiating support of users' recovery.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Academic article
Journal publications
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Reed, Nina Petersen;
Hagen, Julia.
(2025)
Making people meet: volunteers’ contributions to social connection for the well-being of self and others.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
Academic article
-
Nielsen, Brita Fladvad;
Reed, Nina Petersen;
Ness, Ottar;
Bjerck, Mari Eyde;
Pinto, Arnfrid Farbu;
Memet, Ipar Ehet.
(2024)
StudyWell: a co-design project for enhancing student mental
health and wellbeing through service design and relational
welfare.
Proceedings of the Design Society
Academic article
-
Sorgendal, Marie Skarbø;
Reed, Nina Petersen.
(2023)
A Narrative Case Study of How Individuals Construct Meaning Concerning Their Situation Through Their Meetings with Work Counsellors.
Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance
Academic article
-
Reed, Nina Petersen;
Josephsson, Staffan;
Alsaker, Sissel.
(2020)
A narrative study of mental health recovery: exploring unique, open-ended and collective processes.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
Academic article
-
Reed, Nina Petersen;
Josephsson, Staffan;
Alsaker, Sissel.
(2018)
Exploring Narrative Meaning Making through Everyday Activities - A Case of Collective Mental health Recovery?.
Journal of Recovery in Mental Health
Academic article
-
Reed, Nina Petersen;
Josephsson, Staffan;
Alsaker, Sissel.
(2017)
Community Mental Health Work - negotiating support of users' recovery.
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Academic article
Teaching
Courses
- MDV6402 - Communication and interaction in mental health work
- MDV6430 - Introduction to mental health
- MDV6408 - Mental Health Care as a Profession
- MDV6427 - Approaches in mental health, substance abuse and addiction work
- MDV6425 - Perspectives and interaction in work within mental health, substance use and addictions
- MDV6426 - Organisation, legislation and ethics
Outreach
2023
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen. (2023) How may a meaningful everyday life be re-created after mental health crises?. International research training group BALTIC PERIPETIES Negotiating peripeties: change and its narratives , University of Greifswald 2023-05-25 - 2023-05-27
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen. (2023) Frivilliges bidrag til nettverksbygging for personer med psykiske vansker. Faglig forum Psykisk helse 2023 , Trondheim 2023-06-05 - 2023-06-07
2022
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen; Hagen, Julia. (2022) Volunteers’ contributions to building social networks for individuals experiencing mental health problems. European Conference on Mental Health , Lisbon 2022-09-14 - 2022-09-16
2020
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LectureReed, Nina Petersen; Alsaker, Sissel; Josephsson, Staffan. (2020) Psykisk helse – innflytelse og deltakelse i hverdagen. Trondheim Kommune Akademiet , Sommerstua treffsted, Trondheim Kommune 2020-02-06 - 2020-02-06
2018
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen; Josephsson, Staffan; Alsaker, Sissel. (2018) Unique and collective processes - presenting a narrative study of mental health recovery. Evipro European Conference on Mental Health , Split 2018-09-19 - 2018-09-21
2017
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen; Josephsson, Staffan; Alsaker, Sissel. (2017) Forhandlende 'hverdagslivshjelpere' i kommunalt psykisk helsearbeid. Faglig forum Psykisk helse - 2017 , Trondheim 2017-01-23 - 2017-01-25
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Academic lectureAlsaker, Sissel; Ulfseth, Lena Augusta; Reed, Nina Petersen; Josephsson, Staffan. (2017) Situated narratives: Challenges and opportunities in research with enacted narratives. . ECQI European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, ECQI , Leuven 2017-10-07 - 2017-10-10
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen; Josephsson, Staffan; Alsaker, Sissel. (2017) Mental Health and Occupation: Investigating Enacted Narratives in Everyday occupations. Occupational Science Europe The 4th Conference of "Occupational Science Europe". Meeting in diversity - Occupation as a common ground. Hildesheim, Germany. , Hildesheim 2017-09-07 - 2017-09-09
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen; Josephsson, Staffan; Alsaker, Sissel. (2017) Mental health and occupation: Investigating enacted narratives in everyday life occupations. Occupational Science Europe OSE-Conference 2017 , Hildesheim 2017-09-07 - 2017-09-09
2016
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Academic lectureReed, Nina Petersen; Josephsson, Staffan; Alsaker, Sissel. (2016) Kommunalt psykisk helsearbeid i brukere sin hverdagskontekst - hva innebærer det?. Norsk nettverk for forskning om funksjonshemming Norsk nettverk for forskning om funksjonshemming, 7. forskningskonferanse , Stjørdal 2016-05-09 - 2016-05-10