Ingunn Olea Lund

Ingunn Olea Lund is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo (since 2020) and holds a concurrent role as Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (since 2019). She completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Oslo’s Medical Faculty (2013) and holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Psychology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research focuses on health psychology, developmental psychopathology, and substance use, with particular emphasis on parental substance use, mental health, and socioeconomic status impacts on offspring outcomes. Key areas include prenatal stress/exposure effects, mental health during pandemics, and adolescent substance use moderation. She teaches courses on health psychology and health promotion. Awards include the CPDD Early Investigator Travel Award and Fulbright Scholarship.

Her work integrates epidemiological and registry-based methods, addressing public health challenges such as opioid use in pregnancy and pandemic mental health trends. She collaborates on projects like PriSUD, diagnosing substance use disorders in prison populations. Recent articles highlight pandemic-era mental healthcare utilization, prenatal maternal stress effects, and adolescent behavioral moderation through sports participation.

Dr. Lund’s research spans 20+ years, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications. Key grants and collaborations include studies on parental mental illness identification, cannabis use during pregnancy, and transport risk perception. She leads teams focused on translational research bridging clinical, public health, and developmental psychology domains.