Christine Øye

Christine Øye is a Professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and currently serves as Pro-Rector for Research (2024-2028). Previously, she was Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (2023). Her academic career spans 26 years since joining the institution in 1998, with a PhD in Social Anthropology (2016). She specializes in health and social care research, implementation science, and research ethics.

• Pro-Rector for Research (2024-2028)
• Professor (2016)
• Faculty of Health and Social Sciences affiliation

Christine's research focuses on critical ethnography in public sector innovation, particularly examining coercion and restraint practices in healthcare, eHealth implementation, aging in society, and ethical dimensions of AI in academia. She leads initiatives to improve research infrastructure and promote interdisciplinary knowledge exchange.

Her 2024 publications reveal trends in:

• Ethical challenges in qualitative research
• Improvisational methods in eHealth sustainability
• Ritualistic transmission of professional roles
• Blurring boundaries in recovery college environments
• AI's impact on academic norms

These works emphasize implementation research, ethical frameworks, and digital transformation in healthcare.

She teaches courses at all academic levels, including PhD seminars on health services research, Master's courses on mental health and elderly care, and Bachelor's modules in sociology and social anthropology. Her administrative responsibilities include developing research strategy, innovation policy, and internationalization efforts for the institution.