Vilde Hoff Bernstrøm

Vilde Hoff Bernstrøm is a Research Professor at the Work Research Institute within the Centre for Welfare and Labour Research at Oslo Metropolitan University. Her office is located at Stensberggata 26, 0170 Oslo, where she conducts research on work and organizational psychology, with a focus on sickness absence, work-health, and inclusion in the labor market.

Dr. Bernstrøm holds a master's degree in work and organizational psychology and a PhD focused on organizational change, leadership, and sickness absence. Her research expertise spans multiple critical areas of contemporary work life.

Her primary research interests include:

• Sickness Absence and its organizational determinants
• Work-Health relationships and occupational well-being
• Inclusion and exclusion dynamics in the labor market
• Work hours, scheduling, and their impacts
• Work environment and psychological safety
• Leadership practices in modern organizations
• Organizational change processes

Bernstrøm leads and participates in multiple significant research projects examining contemporary work challenges. Her recent work focuses on telework boundaries, work-time flexibility, and compressed work schedules, with particular attention to their impacts on employee health and inclusion. Her publications reveal a strong emphasis on methodologically rigorous studies, often using longitudinal designs and large-scale datasets to examine the complex relationships between work organization and employee outcomes.

She is actively involved in several major research initiatives:

• Crossbow: Examining boundaries between work and non-work in teleworking
• Flex-IT: Studying cross-domain information technology use
• REFLEX: Investigating work-time flexibility and inclusion
• COMPRESSED: Longitudinal study of compressed work schedules in healthcare
• NEET: Preventing sick leave and marginalization in young adults

Dr. Bernstrøm collaborates extensively with researchers across disciplines and institutions, contributing to a robust research program that bridges academic inquiry with practical workplace applications. Her work has significant implications for organizational policy and practice in creating healthier, more inclusive work environments.