Heidi Enehaug

Heidi Enehaug serves as a Research Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University's Work Research Institute within the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her work focuses on the intersection of work environment, health, and inclusion, with particular emphasis on workplace democracy and organizational learning processes. She maintains an active research portfolio examining how work structures affect employee well-being and inclusion.

Dr. Enehaug's research interests span work environment, organizational learning, diversity management, and workplace inclusion. Her work demonstrates a consistent commitment to action research methodologies that directly engage with workplace realities. She investigates how restructuring processes and diversity initiatives impact employee participation and health outcomes, with special attention to gender-specific workplace challenges in education and healthcare sectors.

Her recent publications reveal a strong trajectory in workplace inclusion research, particularly concerning traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and women's health at work. The publications demonstrate methodological diversity including qualitative studies, scoping reviews, and cost-effectiveness analyses, primarily focused on Nordic workplace models and their adaptation to contemporary challenges like digital transformation.

Dr. Enehaug leads significant research projects including DigiWork: Digital Prism and the Nordic Model of Workplace Democracy under Pressure, which examines how big data and artificial intelligence transform workplace democracy. Her work consistently emphasizes practical applications for improving workplace inclusion and health outcomes through collaborative approaches between employers, employees, and public agencies.

As part of the Work, health and inclusion research group, she contributes to developing inclusion competence frameworks that facilitate meaningful workplace participation for diverse employee groups. Her research demonstrates strong connections between academic inquiry and practical workplace interventions, particularly through co-creation approaches that involve multiple stakeholders in developing sustainable workplace solutions.