Runa Anneli Andersen

Runa Anneli Andersen is a Senior Lecturer at the Master in Public Health Nursing program within the Department of Health and Care Sciences at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She combines clinical practice with academic work, focusing on public health nursing education and research.

• Current position: Helsesykepleier og universitetslektor (public health nurse and university lecturer)
• Employment timeline: 2021–present at UiT
• Previous roles: Sykepleier (nurse) at UNN Tromsø, helsesykepleier (public health nurse) in Vågan municipality

Research interests: Public health nursing ethics, health promotion, digital health literacy, and educational innovations. She has contributed to meta-ethnographies on professional ethical dilemmas and longitudinal studies on nursing career transitions.

Publications (2019–2025): Focus on ethical responsibility frameworks, screen time balance strategies for families, and didactic adaptations for remote nursing education. Her work emphasizes actionable insights for community health professionals.

Affiliations: Member of the Courage2B research group and projects addressing ethical responsibility in public health nursing.