Mari Vaage Wang

Mari Vaage Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Educational Sciences. Her professional background includes positions as Researcher/Project Manager (2014-2022), PhD scholar (2010-2014), and Research Fellow (2007-2010) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Her research focuses on:

• Psychosocial development across childhood
• Language acquisition trajectories
• Developmental difficulties and interventions
• Mental health in educational settings
• Advanced quantitative methodologies

Wang's publications predominantly investigate early childhood development through longitudinal population studies, examining how educational interventions and social environments impact long-term outcomes. Her recent work demonstrates consistent focus on teacher-child relationships, language development impacts on mental health, and socioeconomic factors in educational achievement.

Wang contributes to academic service through participation in research groups including DEAL (Development, Equality and Literacy) and TextDIM (Text Comprehension development), while leading seminars in educational-psychological counseling at the graduate level.