Associate Professor

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Photo: Åsne Rambøl Hillestad, UiO

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Employer:

Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo

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Areas of interest:

• Registry based research
• Environmental influence on fracture risk
• Fracture Liaison Service and prevention of secondary fractures
• Gut microbiota
• Migration and health

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Personal profile in the University of Oslo

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CV

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Basic profession

Epidemiologist, microbiologist

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Academic degrees

PhD, University of Bergen, 2014
MPH, Mailman School of Public Health (Columbia University), 2008
Bachelor of Science, San Diego State University, 2005

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Dissertation

Quality of municipal drinking water and the risk of osteoporotic fractures in Norway (2014)

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Professional experience

2022-current: Associate Professor, University of Oslo, Institute of Health and Society
2019-2022: Researcher, University of Oslo, Institute of Health and Society
2016-2019: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oslo, Institute of Health and Society
2014-2017: Temporary researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

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Awards

• Tore Midtvedt award for best abstract at the 3rd National Microbiota Conference, Oslo, Norway (2016)
• Honor Society Membership in Phi Beta Kappa, San Diego State University, United States (2004)
• Vola Mitchell International Scholar in Voluntary Service award from Phi Beta Delta, San Diego State University, United States (2004)

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Teaching (current)

PhD Course: Registry-based research
Master’s Program in Public Health Science and Epidemiology: Epidemiology introduction, environmental epidemiology, data management, register-based studies
Master’s Program in International Community Health: Non-communicable diseases, epidemiologic methods, microbial ecology
Medical school: Problem based learning (PBL) in community health and epidemiology

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Publications

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Publications in CRISTIN (Current research information system in Norway)

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