Marte Oppedal Vale

Marte Oppedal Vale is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo. She is affiliated with the Faculty of Educational Sciences and collaborates with OsloMet through her co-supervisor Halvor Hanish. Her research focuses on disability identity, chronic illness, marginalization, and work inclusion, particularly examining the intersection of inclusion agreements (IA) and assistive technologies. She holds a Cand.Polit (Master of Science in Political Science) from NTNU (2004) and a Cand.Mag (Bachelor in Social Science with Political Science and Applied Linguistics) from NTNU (2002).

Her professional background includes roles as Senior Political Adviser at the Norwegian Association of the Hard of Hearing (HLF), Adviser at the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud (LDO), and various positions in Norwegian ministries including Children and Equality, Labor and Social Inclusion, and the Diabetes Association. These experiences inform her academic work on policy and societal inclusion.

Marte's research interests emphasize how identity formations intersect with disability and marginalization, leveraging her political science expertise to analyze institutional frameworks and technological solutions for inclusion. She is part of the Humanities Studies in Education (HumStud) research group and participates in the POLDIS project exploring disability politics and identity.

Her current doctoral project investigates modern communication technologies and assistive technologies for hearing-impaired populations, supervised by Luca Tateo (UiO) and co-supervised by Halvor Hanish (OsloMet). No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but her work contributes to critical policy discussions in accessibility and inclusion.

Advising and grants: As a doctoral fellow, Marte is advised by senior academics but has no listed advisees. Her research is supported through institutional affiliations and the POLDIS project. She actively bridges academic research with policy advocacy through her prior governmental and NGO roles.

Labs/teams: Engaged with the HumStud research group at the Department of Special Needs Education, focusing on humanities-based educational studies and interdisciplinary approaches to disability research.