Center management and all employees at Centre for learning environment. Click on "Page content " to find a specific person.
Head of Centre: Dag Jostein Nordaker
Head of department, Porsgrunn: Solveig Iren Roth
Head of administration:
Ingar Lee (Stavanger)
Lars Halvor Bjelland (Porsgrunn)
Research: Ingunn Størksen Education: Ida Risanger Sjursø Public Relations: Kari Stamland Gusfre Communication: Maria Gilje Strand
Centre Management
All employees
Management and empoyees in alphabetical order after their sirname. Click on the portraits to read more about them.
Awal Mohammed Larechibara Alhassan
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– learning environment
– diversity and inclusion
– minority language students
– social competence
Anne Kristin Hansen Andresen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– kindergarten
André Baraldsnes
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Dziuginta Baraldsnes
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Hege Cecilie Nygaard Barker
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– student administration
Martyna Bell
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– cyber bullying
Benjamin Sæstad Beyene
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– motivation, mastery and completion in higher education
Lars Halvor Bjelland
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Porsgrunn
– Head of Administration at Porsgrunn department
– budget and accounting
Dieuwer Ten Braak
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– executive function and self-regulation
– role of self-regulation in academic and socioemotional skills
– role of context in self-regulation
– transition kindergarten - school
– playful learning
Lars Edvin Bru
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– motivation
– mental health
Liv Jorunn Byrkjedal-Sørby (on leave)
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Simona Carla Silvia Caravita
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– mental health
– bullying
Anne-Lene Skog Dahl
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– kindergarten
Ulrich Dettweiler
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– motivation
– outdoor learning
Carina Dillner
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– administration
– booking and orders
Ellen Elvethon
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– kindergarten
– after-school program
– psychosocial environment
– play and learning
– inclusion - with a focus on children with special vulnerabilities
– social and emotional competence
– change and development
Sigrun Karin Ertesvåg
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– class management
– teacher-student relationships
– school development
– school management
– bullying
Cecilie Evertsen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– the needs of the youngest children
– attachment theory
– relationships and interactions
– children at risk
– aggression theory
– learning environment in kindergarten
– self-regulation
Hildegunn Fandrem
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– bullying
– cyberbullying
– diversity and inclusion
– minority language students
– learning environment and school subjects
– life skills education
Andreas Østbø Fidjeland
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– transition kindergarten - school
Johannes Nilsson Finne
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– bullying
– challenging behaviour
– social competence
Silje Vignes Flesjå
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– inclusion
– safe environment in kindergarten
– management in kindergarten
– trancitions
– care, play and learning
Torunn Helene Lindstad Fredriksen
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Porsgrunn
– Web Editor
– communication
– social media
– podcast
Radel James Eumague Gacumo
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– diversity and inclusion
– kindergarten
– literature pedagogy
– reading and writing skills in children
– educational technology for children
Elisabeth Stray Gausel
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– research administration
Nina Grini
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– development of inclusive learning environment
– stress and coping
– school development
– school management
Kari Stamland Gusfre
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– Head of Public Relations
– inclusion in primary school and secondary education
– safe school environment
– bullying
Jeanette Halvorsen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– project fidelity
Selina Eckhoff Hamadi
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– school attendance
– school refusal
Charlotte Helen Haaland Hancock
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– multicultural classrooms
– students with immigrant background in secondary education
Trude Havik
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– school attendance
– school refusal
– classroom interactions
– friendship
– student engagement
Guttorm Hermann Helgøy
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– bullying
– development of inclusive learning environment
– challenging learning environments
Shan Hu
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– cyberbullying
Joachim Kolnes
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– inclusion of children with special needs in kindergarten and school
– interprofessional collaboration between educational-psychological service and other external services, and school / kindergarten
– development of educational-psychological services
– educational-psychological service as an agent of inclusion in school and kindergarten
Ann Kristin Kolstø-Johansen
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– research administration
Natalia Kucirkova
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– kindergarten
– reading and writing skills in children
– educational technology for children (ebooks and apps)
– evidence based use of EdTech
Eli Marie Hoftun Kvæstad
Faculty Administration UH
Administration IGIS
– student administration
Ingar Lee
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– Head of Administration at Stavanger department
Ragnhild Lenes
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– self regulation
– connection between children's self-regulation in kindergarten and academic results in school
Maren Stahl Lerang
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– teacher support for students
– educational support
Kaja Lillelien
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– teacher´s professional well-being
Guro Lien
– After school programs, kindergarten and school
– transitions in kindergarten, after school programs and school
– learning environment in kindergarten, after school programs and school
Svanaug Lunde
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– after school programs
– kindergarten
– relational competence
– social competence
– connection between kindergarten and school
Unni Lunde
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
Ingrid Veronika Midteide Løkken
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– relations
– social and emotional development
– management in kindergarten
Marianne Torve Martinsen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– safe environment in kindergarten
– play in kindergarten
– physical environment and organization in kindergarten
– space and time in kindergarten
Ida Holth Mathiesen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– career guidance
– school counseling
– young people's educational and professional choices
– none-traditional educational and professional choices
Ina Midttveit (on leave)
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– press officer
– research dissemination
– social media
Anna Lange Moi
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– follow-up after bullying
Luisa Morello
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– cyberbullying and ethnicity
Thomas Moser
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– learning environment in kindergarten
– the physical environment in kindergarten
– quality in kindergarten
– profession and professional development
– safe and inclusive kindergartens
– bullying, learning and development in kindergarten
Gunita Gurveer Kaur Mudhar
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– the quality of teacher-student-interaction
– young people with special educational needs
Øyvind Munthe
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– research administration
Solfrid Helen Naustvik
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– administration
– tender
Tone Rove Nilsen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– kindergarten
– physical environment for play and learning
– transition from kindergarten to school
– after school programs
Dag Jostein Nordaker - Head of Centre
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– Head of Centre
Erik Nordgreen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
Mads Olsen
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– research administration
Ebru Ozbek
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– cyberbullying
Ella Bjerga Pettersen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– video observation of teachers
Henning Plischewski
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
Frank Rafaelsen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
Narges Ranginkaman
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– mapping tools - social and emotional development
Pål Roland
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– innovation
– management in kindergarten and school
– bullying
Solveig Iren Roth
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– Head of department - Porsgrunn
– diversity
– social relations
– inclusion
– learning environment
– school-home collaboration
Inge Schreuder-Lindløv
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– film making
Ida Risanger Sjursø
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– Head of Education
– bullying
– cyberbullying
Ingrid Skage
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– innovation
– physically active learning
Tor Mauritz Smedsrud
– nature and play in kindergarten
Ksenia Solheim
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– teacher-student-interaction
Jørn Harald Heinrich Steen
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Porsgrunn
– film making
– photography
Maria Gilje Strand
Faculty Administration UH
Administrasjon NSLA Avd. Stavanger
– Coordinator for Communication
– Press Officer
– research dissemination
– podcast
– media training
– communication
Janne Støen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– bullying
– inclusion
– school management
Ingunn Størksen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– Head of Research
– early development
– life skill education
– self-regulation
– playfull learning
– quality in kindergartens
– consequences of divorce
Janken Camilla Sæbø
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– safe environment in kindergarden
– inclusion
– care, play and learning in kindergarten
– transitions
Randi Myklebust Sølvik
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– teacher-student-relations
– learning environment and school subjects
Linne Cristin Tangen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– challenging behaviour
– attachment and trauma
– inclusive learning environment
– inclusion of children with special vulnerabilities
– management
Kjersti Balle Tharaldsen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– mental health in school and follow-up after bullying
– social emotional competence and life skill education
– motivation for learning
stress and coping in school
Anna Gausland Tjelta
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– classroom interaction in secondary school
May Liss Olsen Tobiassen
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– kindergarten
Maren Stabel Tvedt
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– motivation for schoolwork
– teacher-student relations in secondary schools
– risk of dropout in secondary school
Grete Sørensen Vaaland
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– classroom management
– authority issues
– observation in the classroom
Elin Nesvoll Vangsnes
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– mental health in schools
– life learning skills
Lene Vestad
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– development of social and emotional competences in adolescence
– motivation for learning
– stress and coping in school
– mental health in school
Hanne Mette Kristiansen Vindvik
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– kindergarten
Janne Marit Vistnes
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– public health and life skills
Nora Østby
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
Avdeling Porsgrunn
– mental health
Klara Øverland
Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education
– child and youth development
– mental health in kindergarten and school
– trauma, follow-up after bullying and other mental challenges
– attachment
– divorce and it's consequenses for children and adolescents
– behavioural challenges, aggression, substance abuse, ADHD and coping
– youth culture