About
I work as a researcher at NOVA, department for health and welfare studies. I have a masters in work and organizational psychology from University of Oslo (2011) and a PhD in social work and social policy from Oslo Metropolitan University (2022). In my PhD i investigated employer attitudes towards disabled job seekers and towards disability employment policy.
In my current resarch projects I am investigating discrimination of muslims in the labor market, services for families with disabled children and effects of the corona pandemic for young disabled people.
I use qualitative reseach methods with and emphasis on semi-structured interviews, focus groups and ethnography.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Psychology Social work Sociology
Subject areas
Discrimination - labour market Welfare services Disability
Research groups
Research projects
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Consequences of the Pandemic for Living Conditions and Equality
In this project we will investigate the consequences of the pandemic for living conditions for children and young people, equality in families and for individuals, including children and adults with disabilities.
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Discrimination of Muslims in the Labour Market
The topic of this project is the discrimination of Muslims in the labour market.
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HIRE? A Mixed-method Examination of Disability and Employers Inclusive Working Life Practices
Employers' understandings of disability as well as their broader knowledge and skills are likely to influence their risk assessments and hiring practices. HIRE? aims to fill this knowledge gap.
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Socio-spatial Inequality among Families with Children with Disabilities who are Entitled to Cash Benefits and Welfare Services (UPTAKE)
The research project will provide insight into the uptake and delivery of benefits and services among parents of children with disabilities.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Østerud, Kaja Larsen; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad; Framstad, Nora Birgitte (2023). The exclusionary potential of work inclusion policies: Employers addressing their responsibilities towards disabled people. Takle, Marianne; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad; Schoyen, Mi Ah; Bøhler, Kjetil Klette; Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir (Ed.). Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State. p. 64-76. Routledge.
Østerud, Kaja Larsen (2022). Mental illness stigma and employer evaluation in hiring: Stereotypes, discrimination and the role of experience. Sociology of Health and Illness .
Østerud, Kaja Larsen (2022). A balancing act: The employer perspective on disability disclosure in hiring. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation . Vol. 56.
Østerud, Kaja Larsen; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad (2022). Disability and Regulatory Approaches to Employer Engagement: Cross-National Challenges in Bridging the Gap between Motivation and Hiring Practice. Social Policy and Society .
Østerud, Kaja Larsen (2022). Disability Discrimination: Employer Considerations of Disabled Jobseekers in Light of the Ideal Worker. Work, Employment and Society .
Bjørnshagen, Vegar; Østerud, Kaja Larsen
(2021).
Diskriminering av funksjonshemmede i arbeidslivet – funn fra et felteksperiment og oppfølgingsintervjuer.
Søkelys på arbeidslivet
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Vol. 3.
https://www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2...
Østerud, Kaja Larsen
(2020).
Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
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https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/122196
Lone, Jon Anders; Bjørklund, Roald Arild; Østerud, Kaja Brynildsen; Anderssen, Line; Hoff, Thomas; Bjørkli, Cato Alexsander (2014). Assessing knowledge-intensive work environment: General versus situation-specific instruments. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology . Vol. 23.
