About
Research areas
- Digitalization, technology, and society
- Discretion and standardization
- Professions and prestige
- Autism, neurodiversity, and interaction
- Methodology, analysis, and theory
Key expertise
- Microsociology
- Cultural sociology
- Science and technology studies
- Studies of professions
- Qualitative methods
- Theorizing
Key roles
- Professor at Centre for the Study of Professions, OsloMet
- Faculty Fellow at Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University
- Research Group Leader for Centre for the Study of Digitalization of Public services and Citizenship (CEDIC), OsloMet
- Co-leader of Qualitative Research Forum, OsloMet
- Leader of the Norwegian Microsociological Network
Education
- 2018: Ph.d. in studies of professions, OsloMet
- 2013: Master in sociology, University of Oslo
Prizes
- 2023: Promising Researcher of the Year Award, OsloMet
- 2023: Mildred Blaxter New Writer Prize Highly Commended Award for: Diagnosing by anticipation: Coordinating patient trajectories within and across social systems
- 2019: Best Journal Article Award (Scandinavian University Press) for: Flertydighet og fleksibilitet: En etnografisk studie av legevaktens profesjonsgrenser
Mobility
- 2019: Visiting scholar at University of Oxford
- 2017: Visiting PhD student at Yale University
Teaching
- Qualitative methods (PhD)
- Theory of professions (PhD)
Field of study
Rituals Sociology of culture Theory of Science Sociology of knowledge Ethnography Medical Sociology Standardisation Qualitative methods Communication technology Digital Culture Digitalization Science and Technology Studies Medical sociology Science and technology studies Power and social prestige Autonomy and discretion Symbolic interaction Science and technology studies Theorization Expertise
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Virtual Presence: A Cultural Analysis of the Emergence of 'Telepresence Technologies' as a Solution to Loneliness
The research project will provide a cultural analysis of how loneliness is perceived and represented in relation to the emerging phenomenon of loneliness technologies
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
;
Rasmussen, Erik Børve
;
Haldar, Marit
(2025).
Five Misconceptions About Interview Modes or: How to Improve Our Thinking About Face-to-Face Versus Remote Interviewing.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM).
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251317808
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
(2025).
Rethinking Face-to-Face Interaction: Lessons from Studies of “Autistic Sociality”.
Symbolic interaction.
https://doi.org/10.1002/symb.70017
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
;
Rasmussen, Erik Børve
(2024).
Intervjuer på Teams og telefon: Hva slags data gir medierte intervjuer?.
Mangset, Marte; Ihlebæk, Hanna Marie; Nordberg, Tanja Haraldsdottir; Leseth, Anne Birgitte (Ed.).
Tett på profesjon, arbeid og politikk: Kvalitative metodeutfordringer og verktøy for å løse dem. p. 69-89.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.210.ch4
Rasmussen, Erik Børve
;
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
; Rees, Gethin
(2023).
Diagnosing by anticipation: Coordinating patient trajectories within and across social systems.
Sociology of Health and Illness.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13610
Rasmussen, Erik Børve
;
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
(2023).
Theorizing theory: Invitation to a broader conversation about ‘theory’ in sociology.
Sociology Compass.
https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.13085
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
;
Rasmussen, Erik Børve
;
Haldar, Marit
(2023).
Educational purity and technological danger: understanding scepticism towards the use of telepresence robots in school.
British Journal of Sociology of Education.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2023.2203360
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
(2023).
Interaction rituals and technology: A review essay.
Poetics.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2023.101765
Nordtug, Maja;
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
(2023).
The social robot? Analyzing whether and how the telepresence robot AV1 affords socialization.
Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.
Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565231201774
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
; Nordtug, Maja;
Haldar, Marit
(2023).
Multi-site domestication: taming technologies across multiple institutional settings.
Information, Communication & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2023.2255644
Johannessen, Lars E. F.
(2023).
Anticipated affordances: Understanding early reactions to new technologies.
New Media & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231161512
