Academic interests
Research on reception and exegesis of parables with intersectional female characters.
Background
Academic work experience
- from May 2018: PhD research fellow at The Faculty of University, University of Oslo.
- June 2017 – December 2017: Researcher with Olav’s scholarship (olavsstipend), from the Bishop’s meeting of The Church of Norway.
- 2013 – 2017: Substitute teacher an supervisor for students in practical theology, at Det praktisk teologiske fakultet/Fagenhet for praktisk teologi, UiO.
Work in The Church of Norway
- 2015-2017: Priest/Curate in Torshov and Lilleborg congregation.
- 2008 –2014: Priest /Curate in Torshov congregation.
- 2005 –2008: Priest /Curate in Vardåsen and Asker congregations.
Education:
- 1998–2004: Cand.Theol.studies
- 1998–2004: Studies (grunnfag, mellomfag og profesjonsstudium) at the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo.
- 2001-2002: New– and old Testament studies at Evangelisch-theologische Fakultät, University of Vienna.
- 2005: ”Avsluttende praktikum” at ”Det praktisk-teologiske fakultet”
- 2002-2003: Intellectual history (idèhistorie grunnfag) at the University of Oslo.
- 1997-1998: Psychology studies (psykologi grunnfag) at the University of Bergen.
- 2006-2017- Additional studies:
- Reformasjon nå. Luther som utfordring og ressurs for Den norske kirke (TEOL4536V).
- Jesus og kristen identitet i endring: Bibel og kulturell kompleksitet (TEOL4528V).
- Mitt liv som prest (TEOL4508).
Awards
Positions held
- Norwegian contact person for European Society for Women in Theological Research (ESWTR) (from 2019).
- Board member of Feministteologisk Symposium (2015 and 2019).
- Member of the editorial board of the feminist theological magazine «St.Sunniva» (2006 - 2013). Within this period I was part of the process of the magazine becoming a type A scientific publication (faglig tidsskrift).
- Member of the board (vara) of Norsk Kvinnelig Teologforening (2016-2018).
- Gender and education coordinator in The European Regional Committee of World Student Christian Federation (2001 – 2003).
- Member of «Teologisk nemd» under «Mellomkirkelig Råd» (2008 - 2010).
- Initiating and chairing the academic forum, FFUT (Forum For Unge Teologer) (2005 – 2011).
- Member of «Liturgisk Utvalg» under The Norwegian Church Council (Kirkerådet) (2004 –2008).
- Member of the reference group for baptism celebrations i (dåpsmarkeringer) under The Norwegian Church Council (Kirkerådet) (May 2013 – December 2013).
- Member of the focus group "Kirkens misjon og nærværsformer" in the diocese of Oslo’s project "Gud i storby” (2005-2006).