About
I am a trained specialist nurse (pediatric nursing) with many years of experience in nursing care for children at Oslo University Hospital. I have a bachelors degree in sociology from UiO, as well as a masters degree and a doctorate from the Center for the Study of Professions (SPS), OsloMet. My research interests are centered around (inter-)professional interaction, educational and professional leadership, nursing education, as well as topics related to children in hospital (i.e. pain assessment and treatment).
I administer and teach several courses in, among other things, knowledge-based practice, scientific theory and method, research ethics, as well as the bachelors thesis in nursing. I have broad experience from supervising students in practice in primary and specialist healthcare, both at Bachelor level and masters level in childrens nursing. I supervise students in several masters programs and am co-supervisor for a PhD-student in pediatric nursing.
In addition to my position as associate professor here at OsloMet, I am a senior researcher (10%) at the Department of Childrens Surgery at Oslo University Hospital, associated with InteRSurg, an interdisciplinary research group established in 2021. I was research group leader for InteRSurg from its establishment until the end of 2023.
From January 2024, I lead the research group Learning and Collaboration at the Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, OsloMet.
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Tørris, Christine
;
Erichsen, Torunn
;
Høium, Kari
;
Ulfsby, Kirsten Jacobsen
; Jensen, Trude Løkhaug;
Opheim, Helene Margrethe Storebø
(2023).
Teknologi og aktivisering i læringsfellesskap.
Knutstad, Unni; Larsen, Kristian; Jensen, Kari Toverud (Ed.).
Fagdidaktiske temaer i helsefagene. p. 91-123.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.198.ch6
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Øygarden, Anne-Martha Utne
;
Marchen, Roger Arnold
;
Hansen, Sylvia
;
Ulfsby, Kirsten Jacobsen
(2023).
Vi trodde det skulle bli gull. En kritisk vurdering av det pedagogiske designet i et mindre vellykket undervisningsopplegg.
Knutstad, Unni; Larsen, Kristian; Jensen, Kari Toverud (Ed.).
Fagdidaktiske temaer i helsefagene. p. 125-149.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.198.ch7
Rivenes Lafontan, Sara
;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Knutstad, Unni
;
Jensen, Kari Toverud
;
Jerpseth, Heidi
(2023).
Caught in the Middle—Experiences of Student Peer Mentors in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study.
11 p.
Education Sciences.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13030323
Jensen, Kari Toverud
;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Knutstad, Unni
(2022).
Nursing leaders' perspectives on research in specialist health services: A descriptive study.
Nursing Open.
https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1495
Zlatanovic, Tatjana;
Mausethagen, Sølvi
;
Leseth, Anne
;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
(2018).
The role of nurse teachers’ academic competencies; A research review.
15 p.
Nordisk sygeplejeforskning.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1892-2686-2018-04-02