Maren Sagvaag Retland

Maren Sagvaag Retland is a University Lecturer in Law at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger. She is affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences, contributing to interdisciplinary legal education within social work, healthcare, and child welfare sectors. Her contact information includes the email maren.s.retland@uis.no.

Her research focuses on legal applications in non-legal professional education, particularly addressing how nursing, social work, and child welfare practitioners engage with legal frameworks. She also examines complex family law issues involving post-separation abuse and child protection dynamics.

Key publications include analyses of legal skill development in interdisciplinary fields (2025) and critical studies on family reunification challenges in abuse contexts (2024). Her work emphasizes practical legal competencies for professionals outside traditional legal roles, alongside systemic legal responses to family crises.