Kristina Johansen
Associate Professor
Contact
Telephone: 51831728 / 45492269
Email: kristina.johansen@uis.no
Room: KA A-233
Department
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Social Studies
About me
Associate professor in social work with a PhD in social sciences (specialisation in social work), a master's degree in social anthropology and additional studies in journalism and psychosocial support. In addition to researching, I am a course coordinator (MSOMAS and MSO114), lecturer, seminar leader (MSO130) and supervisor at bachelor and master's level. Lecturer on topics such as refugees, forced migration and exile; psychosocial health; resilience; recognition; the knowledge base in social work; master thesis writing, essay writing; ethics and critical reflection; emancipatory perspectives in social work. I have worked at the university since 2015, as a research fellow, assistant professor and now associate professor. Previously, I have worked with the protection of threatened human rights defenders (PBI Colombia); as the manager of an NGO (LAG); as a social worker with unaccompanied minor asylum seekers and refugees; and as a freelance journalist and writer. Issues such as armed conflict, human rights violations and forced migration have been central in my studies and work. I am particularly interested in people’s experiences, stories, agency and resilience and in how this interacts with socio-political conditions.
My research
- I am part of a research project on grief support for refugees (flyktninger og sorgstøtte)
- I am a member of the research group Cultivære.
- I have experience from qualitative, experience near and participatory research with young, unaccompanied refugees and have focused on themes such as resilience, recognition, participation and family reunification.
Academic background
- PhD in Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway (2015-2023). Title of dissertation: Navigering mellom ambivalent anerkjennelse, betydningsfulle relasjoner og hverdagsforpliktelser (In English: Navigating between ambivalent recognition, significant relationships, and everyday commitments).
- Postgraduate diploma, psychosocial support (Actuaciones Psicosociales en Violencia Política y Catástrofes), Complutense University, Spain, 2014-2015
- Postgraduate specialization in Journalism, University of Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2010-2011
- Master's degree (hovedfag) in Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, 2001-2004. Title of master's degree: Som i en boble. Velstående colombianere - vold, usikkerhet og kamp om rom
- First level degree in social and human sciences, University of Bergen, 1997-2001