Hanna Pauliina Røkenes

Hanna Pauliina Røkenes is a Research Fellow at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo. She is actively engaged in the SEAS (Science Education for Action and Engagement towards Sustainability) project and the COSER (Challenges of Sustainability in Educational Research) research group.

Her educational background includes:

• Master in Education (2019), University of Oslo
• Clinical Psychologist degree (2010), University of Helsinki

Røkenes specializes in education for sustainability, focusing on climate change action through collaborative school-community initiatives. Her research examines affective contradictions in learning, socio-emotional development, and narrative approaches to fostering hope. She employs design-based research, interaction analysis, and expressive writing interventions to investigate how young people envision sustainable futures through science education.

Her publication trends reveal deep integration of cultural-historical activity theory with environmental education, emphasizing narrative construction of agency and affective dimensions of sustainability learning. The work consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical classroom applications for climate action.

Røkenes contributes to the COSER research group, which investigates interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges in educational contexts. Her background as a former school psychologist in Norway and Finland informs her socio-emotional perspective on climate education.