Christiane Haukedal

Christiane Haukedal is an Associate Professor at the Department of Special Education, University of Oslo. Her research focuses on child development, particularly in children with hearing impairments and developmental language disorders. She investigates the impact of hearing aids and cochlear implants on quality of life, social communication, and educational outcomes. Her work also explores resilience factors in vocational education and validation of clinical assessment tools like the PEACH+ for hearing assessment.

Key research areas include:

• Special education and child development
• Quality of life in children with hearing impairments
• Clinical validation of auditory assessment tools
• Social and psychological impacts of hearing technology

Recent publications emphasize longitudinal studies and qualitative analyses, such as resilience in vocational training and parental perceptions of cochlear implant outcomes. She collaborates with research groups like Communicative Processes (ComPros) and contributes to projects like Words for Wellbeing and PrisonEd.