Silje L. Kaspersen

Silje L. Kaspersen is a Researcher (PhD) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Public Health and Nursing, and a Senior Researcher at SINTEF’s Health department. Her work focuses on public health, epidemiology, and the interplay between health, unemployment, and disability pensions. She holds a PhD from NTNU (2017) and a Master’s in Economics (2006). Her research employs large Norwegian registry data to study healthcare utilization, mental health service outcomes, and labor market health dynamics. Key affiliations include SINTEF Digital and NTNU’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Research interests span mental health care evaluation, suicide prevention, telemedicine efficacy, and workplace health interventions. She has led projects on healthcare policy evaluation, municipal mental health services, and youth unemployment rehabilitation. Notable studies include analyses of suicide bereavement care trajectories, nurse workplace aggression, and the impact of organizational downsizing on health outcomes.

Publications emphasize evidence-based policy, with a focus on mental health service accessibility, telehealth implementation, and public health surveillance. Her work bridges epidemiological methods with applied health policy analysis, contributing to Norway’s health service improvement strategies.