Marikken Høiseth

Marikken Høiseth serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Design within NTNU's Faculty of Architecture and Design. Her academic work bridges design theory and practical healthcare applications, with emphasis on vulnerable user groups.

Education:

• PhD in Industrial Design, NTNU (2014)
• MSc in Industrial Design Engineering, NTNU (2007)
• BSc in Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology (2004)

Research Focus: Her work centers on human-centered design methodologies applied to healthcare contexts. Key areas include design for and with children in medical settings, meaning-making processes during product interactions, and co-design approaches for service innovation. She integrates social semiotics to analyze user experiences in healthcare design, particularly focusing on adolescent oral health and elderly digital service adoption. Her projects consistently address health equity through participatory design frameworks that amplify marginalized voices.

Publication Trends: Recent publications (2021-2025) reveal three dominant trajectories: 1) Oral health promotion for adolescents through co-designed interventions, 2) Digital health service innovation for elderly users emphasizing accessibility barriers, and 3) Application of hope theory in healthcare design. These threads converge in her focus on emotional dimensions of user experience within clinical contexts.

Scientific Awards: No awards were documented in available sources.

Grant Leadership: She directs multiple Norwegian Research Council (NFR) projects including #Care4YoungTeeth<3 (2021-2025) on adolescent oral health, Co-creation with Older Users of Digital Municipal Services (2021-2022), and Service Innovation for Safe Children in Dental Treatment (2019-2023). Her portfolio demonstrates sustained funding across health research domains (HEALTH, TREATMENT, HELSEVEL) with emphasis on

• Preventive dentistry for youth
• Serious game development for school refusal
• Municipal welfare technology implementation

Collaborative Frameworks: Her research operates through interdisciplinary partnerships with dental clinics, municipal health services, and educational institutions. Current initiatives like the Cluster for Co-creative Service Design and Innovation (CCSDI) facilitate knowledge exchange between designers, healthcare providers, and end-users.