Jannicke Stav

Jannicke Stav is a Research Fellow at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Social Sciences. Her work focuses on the intersection of legal frameworks, child welfare, and domestic violence, particularly examining professional discretion in parental dispute cases within the court system.

• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Department: Department of Social Sciences
• Academic Rank: Research Fellow
• Email: jannicke.stav@oslomet.no

Stav's research interests include domestic violence, children's rights, and professional discretion in legal and social work contexts. She explores how judicial and expert judgments in parental disputes are influenced by reports of family violence, aiming to improve child protection mechanisms.

Her recent publications address topics like online gender-based harassment, violence prevention in schools, and systemic challenges in child welfare. Stav's work often integrates interdisciplinary perspectives from law, psychology, and social work.

• Education: Psychology Specialist, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 2007
• Prior Employment: Municipal psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Alternative to Violence (ATV) therapist/manager
• Projects: "Civil law as an arena for child protection" (2024-2027), "Dialogue groups in asylum centers," "Say it like it is! Violence prevention in schools"