Anne Sigfrid Grønseth

Anne Sigfrid Grønseth is a Professor at the University of Inland Norway, affiliated with the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences and the Section for Child Welfare, Social Work and Protective Care. Her primary role involves academic leadership in social work and migration studies, with a focus on child welfare systems and refugee integration. She is based at the Lillehammer campus and contributes to institutional initiatives like the ERAPAN project on refugee education during pandemics.

Her research interests span migration and multicultural studies, co-creation in service development, and the intersection of housing quality with family wellbeing. Notable projects include studies on asylum seeker reception centers and architectural interventions for refugee arrivals in Oslo. She is a core member of research groups analyzing migration’s impact on identity and societal integration.

Grønseth’s work emphasizes ethnographic humanism, exploring how material environments and social policies shape belonging and well-being among marginalized groups. Her recent publications (2021–2024) address topics like low-income housing effects, family ruptures, and refugee homing challenges. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges anthropology, urban planning, and social policy.