Katrin av Kák

Katrin av Kák serves as a Teaching Lecturer in Special Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education, University of the Faroe Islands, where she has taught for over 20 years. Her work encompasses BA-level instruction in psychology, special pedagogy, and upper secondary teaching guidance, with office location at Frælsið 20, FO-100 Tórshavn (contact: +298 299435, katrink@setur.fo).

Her academic credentials include:

• Master in Educational Psychology (cand.pæd.psyk.) from Århus University, The Danish School of Education (2004)
• Master in French and Psychology (cand.mag.) from University of Copenhagen (1996)
• Pædagogikum teaching qualification from Denmark's Ministry of Education (1991-1992)

Research focuses on bullying prevention and mental health in educational contexts through empirical survey work. Her fingerprint analysis reveals specialization in mentalizing, well-being, and compulsory school environments, directly supporting UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) through evidence-based improvements to Faroese educational systems.

Scholarly output demonstrates consistent longitudinal investigation of school climate, with three major commissioned reports published between 2015-2023 analyzing bullying prevalence and well-being indicators in Faroese compulsory schools. These works establish methodological continuity through survey-based approaches while evolving from descriptive analysis (2015) to comprehensive policy recommendations (2023).

She actively supervises BA theses and leads research projects including Wellbeing and bullying in compulsory schools (2022-2023) and Learners' situation in the 'Corona school' (2020). Conference participation includes the 2022 Nordic Teacher Education Conference where she contributed to bullying prevention discourse.

Collaborates within a dedicated research team addressing Faroese educational challenges, with recent projects examining pandemic impacts on schooling and longitudinal well-being trends through multi-year survey initiatives.