People
Ragnhild B. HåkstadAssociate professor (Group leader)
Ragnhild B. Håkstad – Associate professor
Research interests:
Conducts research in pediatric physical therapy, with emphasis on play as a therapeutic tool and family centered care in primary healthcare settings. Wide experience in qualitative research methods.
Contact:
Position: Associate professor
E-mail: ragnhild.hakstad@uit.no
Work phone: +4777660711
Private phone: +4790640515
Filip MaricAssociate Professor
Filip Maric – Associate Professor
Research interests:
Research interests:
- Planetary Health, EcoHealth, One Health, sustainable healthcare, environmental physiotherapy
- Critical theory, ethics, environmental post/humanities
- Post/qualitative research
Current research projects:
- The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2027; cross-curricular implementation of planetary health, environmental and sustainability education in global physiotherapy training. Environmental Physiotherapy Association; Role: Project lead / Principal Investigator
- Healthpunk - Speculative Fiction for the Future of Health, Role: Project lead / Principal Investigator
- EXTREMES: The Extreme project aims to develop and disseminate a transformative interdisciplinary approach to studying Extreme Environments in the Arctic regions and beyond. The project is granted by UArctic (UA 06/2024, from 01-01-2025 to 31-12-2026) and it is a collaboration between UiT The Arctic University of Norway, (Department of Geosciences), the University of Copenhagen (Department of Arts and Cultural Studies) and the University of Iceland Research Centre in Þingeyjarsveit. Role: member researcher.
Past projects:
- The Posthuman Walking Project: The multiplicity of walking with pain in diverse landscapes of care. Project leads: Dr Shirley Chubb, University of Chichester, UK, & Dr Clair Hebron, University of Brighton, UK. Role: Partner university/researcher.
- The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023; implementing planetary health, environmental and sustainability education in global physiotherapy training. Environmental Physiotherapy Association; Role: Project lead / Principal Investigator
- Advancing Knowledge of Methane in the Arctic (AKMA): https://en.uit.no/project/akma. Role: Co-researcher in AKMA 2 OceanSenses 2022 cruise: Exploring extreme environments with a focus on science and education. Publications list: https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=2528466
Contact:
Position: Associate Professor
E-mail: filip.maric@uit.no
Work phone: +4777645903
Gunn Kristin ØbergEmeriti
Gunn Kristin Øberg – Emeriti
Contact:
Position: Emeriti
E-mail: gunn.kristin.oeberg@uit.no
Private phone: +4746661552
Cathrine Maria Boge-OlsnesAssociated professor
Cathrine Maria Boge-Olsnes – Associated professor
Contact:
Position: Associated professor
E-mail: cathrine.boge-olsnes@uit.no
Work phone: +4777660723
Helle Rønn Smidtassociate professor
Helle Rønn Smidt – associate professor
Research interests:
Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy, mind/body, mental health, identity, motivation, patient autonomy, aquired brain injury.
Contact:
Position: associate professor
E-mail: helle.ronn.smidt@uit.no
Work phone: +4777644198
Ida Helene YksnøyDoctoral Research Fellow
Ida Helene Yksnøy – Doctoral Research Fellow
Contact:
Position: Doctoral Research Fellow
E-mail: ida.h.yksnoy@uit.no
Work phone: +4777646411
Sunniva Ritland TauleAssistant Professor
Sunniva Ritland Taule – Assistant Professor
Contact:
Position: Assistant Professor
E-mail: sunniva.r.taule@uit.no
Work phone: +4777644291
Sanna Bostad KvaalAssistant Professor
Sanna Bostad Kvaal – Assistant Professor
Contact:
Position: Assistant Professor
E-mail: sanna.kvaal@uit.no
Gry SkogheimAssistant professor midwifery
Gry Skogheim – Assistant professor midwifery
Contact:
Position: Assistant professor midwifery
E-mail: gry.skogheim@uit.no
Work phone: +4777660740