Tor-Ivar Karlsen

Tor-Ivar Karlsen is a Professor at the Department of Health and Nursing Science, University of Agder. With a background in nursing and political science, he focuses on public health, sexology, and social sciences. His email is tor-ivar.karlsen@uia.no, and office is in Grimstad, Norway.

• PhD in Public Health (University of Oslo, 2014)
• Trained Nurse (Haukeland University College, 1985)
• Political Scientist (University of Bergen, 1993)

His research spans obesity studies (particularly patient-reported outcome measures), gender identity research, and inter-municipal healthcare cooperation. Recent publications include work on transgender healthcare access, municipal governance, and nursing competence in acute care. He leads the ReSex: Research group in Sexology and collaborates across disciplines in Nordic governance and health equity.

Key article trends include cross-sectional studies on public health coordination, gender identity surveys, and organizational theory applications in healthcare. His work emphasizes health-related quality of life, policy implementation, and evidence-based interventions.

He has served in administrative roles such as head of department and municipal health officer, alongside teaching organizational theory, statistics, and research methods at bachelor's and master's levels.