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Roswitha Skare is a Professor of Documentation Science at the Department of Language and Culture, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, within the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Teacher Education. She is actively engaged in research and teaching, focusing on documentation studies, public libraries, archives, museums (LAM sector), digitalization, and film history. Her research interests include: Documentation and document theory Paratext and digital documents Public libraries and their role in society Libraries and social media Migration and refugee services in libraries Film history, especially silent films and early documentaries Cultural memory and Sámi cultural resilience Institutional convergence in cultural policy Her recent publications (2019–2025) reveal a strong focus on public libraries during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, the role of libraries in supporting immigrants and refugees, theoretical developments in document studies, and historical film analysis—particularly Robert Flaherty’s Nanook of the North . She frequently collaborates with scholars such as Andreas Vårheim, Noah Lenstra, and Sigrid Stokstad. Her work appears in journals like Journal of Documentation , Library & Information Science Research , and Proceedings from the Document Academy . Roswitha Skare teaches courses such as: MDV-1001: Multimediale dokumenter: Historie, teori og analyse MDV-1203: Bibliotek og formidling MDV-1207: Dokumentinstitusjoner og digitalisering MDV-1206: Prosjektoppgave i bibliotek- og dokumentasjonsvitenskap She supervises bachelor’s, project, and master’s students in library and documentation science. She is a member of the research group Engaging Conflicts in a Digital Era (ENCODE) and participates in projects such as LAMCOM – Libraries, archives, and museums in the community and SAMCOM - Sámi cultural centers as community and cultural resilience infrastructure , which explore the societal roles of cultural institutions and Indigenous resilience. No scientific awards are listed in the provided text.

• Documentation Studies
• Document Theory
• Paratext
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Søren Holm is a Professor at the Center for Medical Ethics , University of Oslo. His work spans medical ethics, bioethics, and research ethics , with a focus on artificial intelligence in healthcare, pandemic ethics, and organ transplantation . Primary Affiliation: University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine Research Themes: AI diagnostics, informed consent, research integrity, end-of-life ethics Key Collaborations: Thomas Ploug, Bjørn Hofmann, Daniel Warrington Recent Publications (2023-2025) analyze ethical challenges in AI-driven healthcare regulation, pandemic research ethics, and data governance . Notable topics include contestable AI diagnostics , equipoise in clinical trials , and conflict of interest disclosure . Contact: Email via soren.holm@medisin.uio.no . No scientific awards or student advisement details explicitly mentioned in the scraped text.

• Medical Ethics
• Research Ethics
• Bioethics
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Sveinung Sandberg is a Professor at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo. His research spans marginalization, illegal drug markets, radicalization, and narrative criminology, combining theoretical frameworks from Bourdieu and narrative analysis. Academic Interests: Marginalisation, Legal & Illegal Drugs, Violence, Radicalization, Bourdieusian Criminology, Narrative Criminology, Latin American Studies, Social Movements Education: PhD from University of Bergen Research Focus includes: Street capital theory in criminology Drug market cultural dynamics Narrative approaches to extremism Latin American criminal trajectories Recent Publications examine pandemic-related crime shifts, gendered drug use patterns, and narrative mechanisms in criminal justice. His 2021-2025 projects Radicalization and Resistance and Crime in Latin America (CRIMLA) involve cross-country life-story analyses. Scientific Awards: Fridtjof Nansen's Award for Young Researchers (2011) The Meltzer Prize for Young Researchers (2010) Editorial Roles include board memberships at Theoretical Criminology , Deviant Behavior , and International Criminal Justice Review . He has conducted fieldwork in Mexico and held visiting positions at institutions including CIDE (Mexico City) and European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (Lisbon).

• Marginalisation
• Legal and illegal drugs
• Violence and crime
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Tatjana Schnell is a Professor of Existential Psychology at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, where she has worked since October 2020. She also holds a fellowship at the Humanistic University Berlin (since 2024). Her professional journey includes academic training in psychology, theology, religious studies, and philosophy across Germany, the UK, and Austria, with a doctorate from the University of Trier (Germany) and habilitation from the University of Innsbruck (Austria), where she founded the Existential Psychology Lab. Education : Psychology, Theology, Religious Studies, and Philosophy from the University of Göttingen, University of London, University of Heidelberg, and University of Cambridge Degree : Doctorate in Psychology (University of Trier, Germany) Habilitation : Psychology (University of Innsbruck, Austria) Tatjana Schnell's research focuses on existential themes including meaning in life, existential health, death attitudes, alienation, and religious/spiritual/secular worldviews. Her work bridges individual psychology with societal and environmental implications, with extensive international collaborations and publications. She has authored key works like "The Psychology of Meaning in Life" (2nd ed., 2025) and "Sinn finden" (2024). Her recent publications examine pandemic psychology, existential resources in gifted adults, workplace spirituality, and meaning-based interventions for chronic pain and cancer rehabilitation. Her research projects include "Making Sense of Volunteering," "Sinnmacher - The Meaning App," and studies on existential resources in palliative care. The Tatjana Schnell website provides further details about her work. Fellow : Humanistic University Berlin (2024) Tatjana Schnell has developed innovative tools like the Sources of Meaning Card Method (SoMeCaM) and Meaning in Work Inventory (ME-Work), with validated versions across multiple cultures. Her work emphasizes the practical application of existential psychology in mental health, organizational behavior, and ecological engagement. She founded the Existential Psychology Lab at the University of Innsbruck and continues to lead impactful research at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society.

• Existential Psychology
• Meaning in Life
• Existential Health
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Reidar Staupe is an Associate Professor in Public Safety at the Department of Technology and Security, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He previously held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (2020-2022) at Roskilde University, Denmark. Research Interests: His work bridges civil security, disaster risk reduction, and anticipatory governance. Key themes include: Temporalities of crisis perception and response Cultural/political impacts of disaster declarations Creeping crises (AMR, climate change) Disaster terminology evolution Wind power development conflicts Polycrisis dynamics Publication Trends: Recent articles (2022-2025) explore the interplay between societal security, slow-onset disasters, and interdisciplinary collaboration. His work appears in journals like Time & Society , Policy & Politics , and International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction , with forthcoming books on doomscrolling and global crisis cooperation. Scientific Awards: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship Teaching: Courses include SVF-3202 Crisis Management SVF-3616 Crisis and Disaster Management His research group The Grey Zone – Secure Societies examines security narratives in crisis contexts.

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Crisis Management
• Anticipatory Governance
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Erlend Hem is a Professor II at the Department of Behavioral Medicine , University of Oslo. He is also affiliated with the Department of Health Management and Health Economics as a student. His research focuses on suicide epidemiology, mental health among healthcare professionals, and mortality statistics. University of Oslo Department of Behavioral Medicine Department of Health Management and Health Economics (student) His work includes analyzing suicide rates in physicians and veterinarians, psychological distress in intensive care workers during the pandemic, and disparities in cancer outcomes. Studies like the NORVET survey and methodological research on mortality recording highlight his interdisciplinary approach. Recent publications address English language barriers in medical literature comprehension and historical medical practices. Scientific contributions span journals like Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening , BMC Psychiatry , and BMJ Open . Collaborative projects involve teams from Norwegian public health and emergency medicine sectors.

• Suicide epidemiology
• Mental health in healthcare workers
• Occupational stress
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Christina Gjestvang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. She earned her PhD in 2022 from the same institution, researching fitness clubs as public health venues. With 23 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 invited presentations, she received the institution's research communication award in 2020. She maintains 17+ years of practical experience as a fitness instructor and chairs the Norwegian Association of Exercise Physiologists. Her research focuses on: Fitness club industry dynamics and member behaviors Exercise initiation/adherence mechanisms Women's health including pregnancy exercise Body image and mental health in fitness contexts Public health interventions through physical activity Publication analysis reveals consistent themes in exercise psychology, public health implementation, and fitness industry studies. Recent work emphasizes digital health interventions, pregnancy physiology, and disordered eating in fitness environments. Awards: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Research Communication Award (2020) As chairman of the Norwegian Association of Exercise Physiologists, she promotes professional standards for exercise-based health interventions. Her extensive industry experience informs both research and teaching in exercise prescription methodologies.

• Exercise Science
• Public Health
• Sports Medicine
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Roger Flage is a Professor of Risk Management at the University of Stavanger, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Department of Security, Economics and Planning. His research focuses on foundational and applied aspects of risk analysis, uncertainty quantification, and decision-making under uncertainty, with applications in critical infrastructure, environmental systems, and offshore energy. Roger Flage's research interests lie at the intersection of risk science, safety engineering, and decision theory. He investigates how uncertainty—especially epistemic uncertainty and assumptions—affects risk assessments, and advocates for more transparent and robust frameworks. His work spans theoretical advances, such as the treatment of 'black swan' events and the concept of 'real risk', as well as practical applications in offshore safety, power systems, and geohazards. He emphasizes the integration of data-driven methods, AI, and digital twins while critically assessing their limitations and associated security risks. His recent publications show a strong trend toward integrating dynamic, data-rich, and interdisciplinary approaches to risk analysis. Themes include the role of time in risk, AI applications, infrastructure interdependencies, and environmental risk in the oil and gas sector. He frequently publishes in top-tier journals like Risk Analysis , Reliability Engineering & System Safety , and Safety Science , often in collaboration with leading scholars such as Terje Aven and Seth Guikema. No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text. Roger Flage has supervised or collaborated with several researchers, though no formal list of advisees is provided. His work is supported through academic collaborations and institutional affiliations rather than explicit grant mentions. He is actively involved in advancing risk science methodology, particularly in the treatment of assumptions and uncertainty, and contributes to both theoretical foundations and real-world applications in safety-critical domains. He is associated with research groups and collaborative networks at the University of Stavanger, particularly within the Department of Security, Economics and Planning. His work often involves interdisciplinary teams focusing on risk in complex engineered systems, including energy, transportation, and environmental systems.

• Risk Management
• Risk Analysis
• Uncertainty Quantification
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Ole Martin Moen is a Professor at the Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion , Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. His research spans bioethics, philosophy, and social justice, focusing on topics such as end-of-life ethics, palliative care, emergency ethics, and the moral implications of healthcare policies. He is actively involved in the VoldAm project, investigating violence and threats against ambulance personnel in Norway. Research Focus: Bioethics, Palliative Care, Emergency Ethics, Social Justice, Human Enhancement Key Collaborations: Aksel Braanen Sterri, Brian Earp, Julian Savulescu, and others. Moen’s recent publications explore ethical dilemmas in drug policy, assisted dying, and intrinsic value theory. His outreach includes public debates on cross-disciplinary challenges and societal fears, reflecting his engagement with contemporary ethical issues.

• Bioethics
• Philosophy
• Emergency Ethics
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Bruna De Marchi is a Guest Researcher at the University of Bergen’s Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT). She is also affiliated with Egesta Lab at the University of British Columbia and Società per l’Epidemiologia e la Prevenzione in Milan. Her career spans over 40 years in disaster sociology, risk governance, and environmental epidemiology, with early work focusing on inter-ethnic relations and post-earthquake recovery in Italy. A key focus has been integrating scientific and local knowledge in risk management, particularly through participatory citizen science projects like CitieS-Health, which involves communities in environmental health research. Her research emphasizes post-normal science frameworks to address complex societal challenges, including pandemics and climate-related disasters. She has held academic roles in Italy, including leading the Mass Emergencies Programme at the Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia. Teaching includes online courses on risk communication at the University of Ferrara. De Marchi’s work bridges academia and policy, with contributions to EU projects like MAGIC (focusing on nexus security) and contributions to science policy debates through outlets like the ESRC STEPS Centre. Her publications explore ethics in public health, disaster governance, and innovative methodologies for collaborative research.

• Disaster Sociology
• Risk Governance
• Environmental Epidemiology
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Nahum Welang is an Associate Professor of English Literature/Culture and Didactics at Nord University, Norway. His work bridges literary studies with cultural analysis, focusing on American literature, pandemic narratives, and transnational identities. He teaches courses including British Literature and Culture , American Literature and Culture , and Language, Text and Culture in the English-speaking World . His research explores intersections between Black female authorship, pandemic representation, and popular culture. Notable works include The Affirmative Discomforts of Black Female Authorship (2023) and Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Appreciation? (2022). His recent publications analyze Zora Neale Hurston's Barracoon , Claude McKay's works, and Beyoncé's visual albums. He frequently examines how literary and visual art forms reinterpret historical traumas and contemporary social issues. Welang's articles often blend textual analysis with cultural theory, addressing themes like transnationalism, critical media literacy, and masculine identity. He maintains active research collaborations through membership in Nord University's Humanities, Education and Culture Research Group and the University of Bergen's Aesthetic and Cultural Studies group. His scholarly output spans monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Popular Culture and Open Cultural Studies . Current research trends emphasize pandemic narratives' role in shaping modern cultural discourse and reinterpreting marginalized histories through literary frameworks.

• Popular Culture
• American Literature
• Pandemic Studies
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Jason Nelson is a Professor of Digital Culture in the Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is a creator of digital poems and fictions, builder of surrealist and politically focused art games and digital creatures. His work is exhibited widely in galleries and journals around the globe at FILE, ACM, LEA, ISEA, SIGGRAPH, ELO and numerous other venues. Nelson serves on organizational boards including the Australia Council Literature Board and the Electronic Literature Organization. Nelson's research focuses on the intersection of digital technology, creative writing, and artistic expression. He explores how AI and machine learning can be harnessed for creative purposes, developing new forms of digital literature and interactive art. His work often involves building expansive visual worlds through collaborative AI processes, creating interactive digital poetry, and developing novel approaches to digital narrative. Nelson's research spans digital humanities, electronic literature, AI-generated art, and interactive media, with particular emphasis on how these technologies transform creative processes and experiences. Over the past decade, Nelson's work has increasingly focused on the creative potential of AI technologies, especially in the areas of text-to-image generation and multimodal authorship. His projects often blend game engines with poetic expression, creating immersive experiences that challenge traditional boundaries between human and machine creativity. Recent works explore themes of multispecies futures, time perception, and the transformation of physical spaces through augmented reality. Nelson has received numerous scientific awards and fellowships including: Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Bergen Moore Fellowship at the National University of Ireland Winner of the Digital Writing Prize, Queensland Literary Awards (15,000 AUD) Winner of the Woollahra Library Digital Poetry Prize (5,000 AUD) Runner-Up Prize at the Videomedeja digital art exhibition Finalist for the Turn-on Literature Prize Finalist for the Queensland Literary Awards, Digital Writing Category Multiple finalist nominations for the New Media Writing Prize Nelson actively participates in academic advising and has secured significant research funding, including a 125,000 AUD grant from the Australia Council of the Arts, Literature Board for his project "Cube Cryptext and Nomencluster," which was recognized as the world's largest interactive art-game. His work "Nine Billion Branches" received multiple awards including the Digital Writing Prize from the Queensland Literary Awards. He has also received a 75,000 NOK grant for the "Flood Mosaic Artwork" project featured in the Floodlines Exhibition at the State Library of Queensland. Nelson is affiliated with the Center for Digital Narrative at the University of Bergen, where he collaborates with researchers like Scott Robert Rettberg and Alinta Krauth. Together they form EphemerLab, exploring new creative processes that move beyond simple "ask and generate" AI methods. Their work involves stitching together hundreds of individual image fragments and components into cohesive visual and narrative concepts, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with current AI technologies.

• Digital Literature
• Electronic Literature
• Digital Poetry
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Veronika Kalmus is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Social Studies since 2015. She has held various academic positions at the University of Tartu since 1991, including Professor of Media Studies (2009-2013) and Associate Professor in Media Studies (2005-2009). She is an internationally recognized scholar with memberships in Academia Europaea and AcademiaNet, and has received numerous awards including the National Research Award in Social Sciences (2022). Her educational background includes a Doctor's Degree in Sociology from the University of Tartu (2003), a Research Master's Degree in Media Studies from the University of Oslo (1998), and additional graduate studies in Sociology at the University of Tartu. She completed her undergraduate studies in Sociology at the University of Tartu (cum laude, 1995). Kalmus's research focuses on social transformation, mediatization, datafication, and platformization in contemporary society, with particular attention to social acceleration, generational dynamics, and children's and young people's digital media use. Her work examines how digital technologies reshape socialization processes, value orientations, and intergenerational relationships. She investigates the formation of media generations, digital skills development, and the social mediation of children's media use in an increasingly datafied world. Her recent publications analyze surveillance experiences across generations, digital skills among European youth, and the impact of digital tools on mental well-being. Her work demonstrates a consistent focus on the intersection of digital technologies, social change, and generational dynamics, with methodological innovations in cross-cultural and intergenerational research. National Research Award in Social Sciences (2022) Membership of Academia Europaea (2019) Membership of AcademiaNet: Leading European Women Scientists (2020) The Badge of Distinction, University of Tartu (2017) Vitols Prize of the American Association of Baltic Studies (2010) Young Scientist Award of the Cultural Foundation of the President of the Republic of Estonia (2008) Professor Kalmus has supervised multiple doctoral students including Signe Opermann, Marit Napp, and Andra Siibak, with several receiving national recognition. She has led significant research projects including the Estonian Science Foundation grant project 'Children and Young People in the Emerging Information and Consumer Society' (2007-2010) and 'Generations and Inter-generational Relationships in the Emerging Information Society' (2011-2015). Her administrative roles include membership in the University of Tartu Senate (2017-present), Director of the PhD study programme in Sociology (2015-present), and founder of the European Media Salon (2021-2024). She leads the international research network EU Kids Online as Estonian project team leader (2007-present) and is actively involved in developing research methodologies for studying digital family life through the PlatFams project. Her work bridges academic research with practical applications for understanding digital transformations in everyday life across generations.

• Sociology
• Media Studies
• Social Transformation
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Victoria Edgar is an Associate Professor at the University of Agder's School of Business and Law. She holds a PhD in Accounting from Queen's University Belfast and has 3.5 years of experience at that institution prior to joining UiA. Her professional background includes work in the UK public sector at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Her research focuses on: Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) financing models Corporate communication strategies in financial reporting Accounting narratives in public and private sectors Comparative analysis of international financial disclosures Her publications primarily examine financial communication during crises, climate change accounting in government reports, and shareholder accountability mechanisms. Recent work explores pandemic-related profit warnings and climate adaptation in public sector financial reporting. Teaching responsibilities include: International Financial Reporting (from Autumn 2023) Financial Accounting 5 (2019-2022) Management Accounting 2 (2020-Present) Business Administration for IT Students (2021)

• Public Private Partnerships
• Corporate Communications
• Accounting Communication

Petter Nielsen is a Professor at the Department of Informatics , University of Oslo, specializing in large-scale information systems, digital platforms, and health informatics in developing countries. He leads the Information Systems research group and serves as Head of the PhD program at his department. His research focuses on: Digital innovation in resource-constrained settings Architecture of health information systems Governance of digital global public goods Socio-technical aspects of platform ecosystems Frugal innovation for healthcare Recent work examines scaling digital platforms (DHIS2, OpenMRS) across sectors and regions, with emphasis on institutional dynamics, standardization, and pandemic response systems. Publications highlight hybrid solutions in health informatics and the role of boundary resources in platform adoption. Projects include: HISP (Health Information Systems Programme) DHIS2 software development ETHIC student exchange program with African universities He serves as Senior Editor for Information Systems Journal and Information Technology for Development , and has chaired multiple IFIP9.4 conferences.

• Information Systems
• Digital Innovation
• Health Information Systems
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