Maria Taivalsaari Røhnebæk

Maria Taivalsaari Røhnebæk is an Associate Professor at the University of Inland Norway, affiliated with the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences and the Department of Organization, Management and Governance. She earned a major in social anthropology and a doctorate in technology, innovation and culture from the University of Oslo. Her research focuses on the digitalization of welfare services, innovation in public service provision (including refugee services, substance abuse care, and employment services), collaborative innovation frameworks, design methodology for participatory processes, and translation theory approaches to innovation implementation.

• Affiliated with the research group Innovation in the Public Sector at HINN
• Leads a research group on digitalization and the role of supervisors in NAV (Norway's Labour and Welfare Administration)
• Chair of the National Research Network for Innovation in the Public Sector (INNOFF)