Katrine Mellingen Bjerke

Katrine Mellingen Bjerke is an Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies at NLA University College Sandviken in Bergen. Her work focuses on cultural and social analysis, diversity, migration, and qualitative methodology. She explores themes of identity, belonging, and welfare systems in multicultural Norway.

• Primary Research Areas: Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Pedagogy, Racism, and Aging Populations.
• Key Affiliation: NLA University College Sandviken (Teaching and Research in Intercultural Studies).

Her recent publications highlight:

• Using picture books to teach cultural diversity (2024).
• Welfare nationalism and immigrant marginalization (2023).
• Transnational aging experiences among Pakistani and Polish migrants (2020).
• Place attachment in elderly migrant populations (2017).

These works span qualitative research, migration studies, and educational approaches to diversity. Katrine also supervises Bachelor and Master theses in Teacher Training and Intercultural Studies, while teaching courses on power theories, inclusion/exclusion, intersectionality, and racism. She is currently involved in a project addressing anti-racist pedagogy in higher education.