Hans Gunnar Slokvik Lian

Hans Gunnar Slokvik Lian serves as a Research Fellow and University Librarian at the University of Agder. He holds dual roles: conducting doctoral research in philosophy of psychiatry while providing specialized library services as contact librarian for the Department of Law and Department of Sociology and Social Work. His work bridges academic research support and philosophical inquiry into mental health frameworks.

Lian's research centers on the natural-normative relationship in mental illness, extending to philosophy of mind, consciousness, and biology. He actively contributes to the Ethics and Philosophy Research Group, exploring eudaimonistic ethics and AI applications in psychiatry. His scholarly focus integrates clinical perspectives with foundational philosophical questions about human flourishing and pathology.

As University Librarian, Lian delivers instruction in literature searching, database utilization, and reference management tools (EndNote/Zotero). He specializes in legal citation standards, source criticism, and literature acquisition for social sciences. His professional background includes prior lecturing roles at NTNU and clinical experience in acute psychiatry, informing his interdisciplinary approach to information science and mental health ethics.