Sturla Fossum

Sturla Fossum is an Associate Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, affiliated with the Research Group for Child and Family Welfare. His work focuses on child and adolescent mental health, child welfare systems, and interventions for conduct problems. Key research interests include bullying/cyberbullying dynamics, child protection investigations, and family welfare dynamics.

Education background: While specific academic qualifications aren't listed, his extensive publications and academic role imply advanced training in clinical psychology or related fields.

• Research Group Membership: Research Group for Child Welfare and Family Counselling and Mediation
• Project Involvement: PIN-2 Study (Psychosocial Problems and Cyberbullying), Child Welfare Investigations

Research highlights include cross-cultural comparisons of mental health assessment tools, analysis of child welfare service variability, and studies on cyberbullying prevalence and mental health impacts. Over 50 publications demonstrate a strong focus on evidence-based interventions and system-level child welfare evaluation.

Grants and funding: Not explicitly listed, but research projects like PIN-2 suggest institutional support.

Labs/Teams: Active in child welfare research networks and collaborative projects with Norwegian government agencies.