Helena Margrethe Strandli Schmidt

Helena Margrethe Strandli Schmidt is a Research Fellow at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Theology, Department of Theology. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oslo (2022) and has held roles such as Associate Professor at OsloMet's Faculty of Education and International Studies. Her research focuses on radical citizenship, decolonial studies, and embodied practices in hospitality, with a particular emphasis on migration and meal studies.

Education: Ph.D. in Theology (University of Oslo, 2022), M.Phil. in Professional Ethics and Diaconia (2013), BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics (2009).

Research interests include the intersection of embodiment, migration, and religious practices. She teaches courses like REDI4001: Religion and Migration, exploring themes of belonging and hospitality in hyper-diverse urban contexts.

Publications highlight her work on embodied citizenship, critical food studies, and Nordic migration dynamics. She contributes to research groups like Lived Religion and NORDHOST, examining contested hospitalities and ethical spaces in migration contexts.