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Laura Terragni

Laura Terragni

Job title
  • Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 32, 0166 Oslo
  • Office number: N060.027
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 907 89 479
  • Office: +47 672 36 522
E-mail
  • laura.terragni@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Laura Terragni is Professor in Public Health Nutrition and head of works at OsloMet at the Department of Public Health Nutrition. She teaches food sociology, public health nutrition interventions and qualitative methods. Her main research interests include changes in food habits after migration, food security and nutrition communication towards minorities. I am also interested in how people cope with dietary changes in daily life and in sustainable food consumption. 

Field of study

Disease prevention   Sociology of food   Healthcare communication   Migration health

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Publications and research

Scientific publications

Terragni, Laura ; Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Bjørkum, Ellen; Grönberg, Aysha; Bjerkheim, Siri; Lund-Iversen, Kaja; Morseth, Marianne S. (2025). Identifying preferences for sustainability labeling and measures to increase sustainable food consumption among Norwegian consumers. Food Quality and Preference. Vol. 134.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105673

Granheim, Sabrina Ionata; Torheim, Liv Elin ; Terragni, Laura ; Thurston, Miranda (2025). Conceptualizing the Digital Food Environment: A Framework. Urban Planning. Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.17645/up.10635

Granheim, Sabrina Ionata; Terragni, Laura ; Torheim, Liv Elin ; Thurston, Miranda (2025). The digitalization of young women's food environments in Norway. Health and Place. Vol. 96.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103552

Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Abel, Marianne Hope; Kvalem, Helen Engelstad; Lund-Iversen, Kaja; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Olsen, Hanne Fjerdingby; Terragni, Laura ; Helleve, Arnfinn (2025). Managing engagement among public, private and civil society actors participating in NewTools: a research partnership on food profiling. Public Health Nutrition (PHN).
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980025100621

Roos, Gun ; Reich, Clara Julia ; Terragni, Laura (2025). Belonging. Dolphijn, Rick; Polson, Nicholas (Ed.). Food, Migration and Belonging: A Glossary for Doing Fieldwork in Contemporary Europe. p. 77-84. Springer Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68445-6_5

Maxson, Stephanie L.; Ueland, Øydis; Terragni, Laura ; Grini, Ida Synnøve Bårvåg (2025). Vurdering av næringsinntak blant eldre førstegenerasjonsinnvandrere i Oslo: en kvalitativ pilotstudie. Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring (NTFE). Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.18261/ntfe.23.4.2

Lillekroken, Daniela ; Bye, Asta ; Halvorsrud, Liv ; Terragni, Laura ; Debesay, Jonas (2024). Food for Soul—Older Immigrants’ Food Habits and Meal Preferences After Immigration: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01571-5

Sawyer, Alexia D. M.; Lenthe, Frank van; Kamphuis, Carlijn; Bengoechea, Enrique Garcia; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Terragni, Laura ; Volf, Kevin; Roos, Gun ; Woods, Catherine; Forberger, Sarah; Scheidmeir, Marie; Langøien, Lars Jørun; Neumann-Podczaska, Agnieszka; Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna; Stronks, Karien (2024). Hypothetical mechanisms driving physical activity levels in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a systematically identified evidence-based conceptual systems model. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01626-2

Morseth, Marianne ; Henjum, Sigrun ; Terragni, Laura (2024). Self-perceived food literacy among staff in Norwegian childcare institutions. Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring (NTFE).
https://doi.org/10.18261/ntfe.22.2.2

Maxson, Stephanie; Grini, Ida Synnøve Bårvåg; Ueland, Øydis; Terragni, Laura (2024). Eating preferences and behaviors of older immigrants in Oslo: A qualitative study. Appetite. Vol. 200.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107531



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Textbooks

Terragni, Laura (1998). Su un corpo di donna. Una ricereca sulla violenza sessuale in Italia. ISBN: 9788846405357. 144 p. Edizioni FrancoAngeli.



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Research reports

Barbala, Ida; Terragni, Laura ; Helene, Haug; Eriksen, Aud Marit (2021). Sunn start mat og helse for innvandrere 2017-2020. ISBN: 9788283643800. 70 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Torheim, Liv Elin ; Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Huseby, Camilla Sanne; Terragni, Laura ; Henjum, Sigrun ; Roos, Gun (2020). Sunnere matomgivelser i Norge. Vurdering av gjeldende politikk og anbefalinger for videre innsats. Food-EPI 2020. ISBN: 9788283642575. 34 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://uni.oslomet.no/se/medier/food-epi-rapporte

Terragni, Laura ; Calogiuri, Giovanna; Miscali, Monica (2020). Mens Sana in Corpore Sano: A pilot study of the health of Italians living in Norway. Summary of main results. ISBN: 9788283642513. 20 p. OsloMet.
https://skriftserien.hioa.no/index.php/skriftserie

Grewal, Navnit Kaur; Kolve, Cathrine Solheim; Terragni, Laura ; Torheim, Liv Elin (2016). InnBaKost 6 måneder 2013-2014. En undersøkelse av ammepraksis og kosthold blant norsk-somaliske og norsk-irakiske 6 måneder gamle barn i østlandsområdet. ISBN: 9788283640359. 100 p. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.
https://skriftserien.hioa.no/index.php/skriftserie

Kolve, Cathrine Solheim; Grewal, Navnit Kaur; Terragni, Laura ; Torheim, Liv Elin (2016). InnBaKost 12 måneder 2013-2014. En undersøkelse av ammepraksis og kosthold blant norsk-somaliske og norsk-irakiske 12 måneder gamle barn i østlandsområdet. 82 p. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.
https://skriftserien.hioa.no/index.php/skriftserie

Terragni, Laura ; Bugge, Annechen Bahr ; Jensen, Heidi Mollan (2008). Ikke drikk vann fra springen! reaksjoner og implikasjoner etter drikkevannsaken i Oslo, oktober 2007. 91 p. Statens institutt for forbruksforskning.

Berg, Lisbet ; Terragni, Laura (2006). Handlekurven som politisk arena? Hurtigstatistikk fra SIFO-survey 2006. 15 p. Statens institutt for forbruksforskning.
http://www.sifo.no/files/file64781_prosjektnotat_n

Terragni, Laura (2004). Institutional strategies for the production of trust in food in Norway. ISBN: 9788270634026. 83 p. Statens institutt for forbruksforskning.
http://www.sifo.no/files/file54070_fagrapport_2004



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Dissemination

Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Terragni, Laura ; Helleve, Arnfinn (2025). Barriers and facilitators for nutrition-related cross-sector partnerships: experiences from NewTools. European Public Health Conference . European Public Health Association.
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.1853

Petzold, Andrea; Terragni, Laura ; Morseth, Marianne S. (2025). Perceptions and preferences of Norwegian consumers and food industry actors in design for meta sustainability labelling - A qualitative study. 79 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Terragni, Laura ; Helleve, Arnfinn (2024). Norwegian food system stakeholders' perspectives on participating in a cross-sector research partnership. A qualitative study. 2024 Food Governance Conference. The Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney Health Law, Sydney Law Sc.

Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Terragni, Laura ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Helleve, Arnfinn (2024). Norwegian food system stakeholders' perspectives on participating in a cross-sector research partnership. A qualitative study. Nordic Nutrition Conference.

Lillekroken, Daniela ; Bye, Asta ; Halvorsrud, Liv Torill ; Terragni, Laura ; Debesay, Jonas (2024). Sykepleiere må forstå eldre innvandreres matvaner. Sykepleien. Vol. 112.

Maxson, Stephanie; Ueland, Øydis; Terragni, Laura ; Grini, Ida Synnøve Bårvåg (2024). Flavor preferences of older immigrants. EUROSENSE 2024: A Sense of Global Culture 11th Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research. European Sensory Science Society & Sensory Food Network Irel.

Morseth, Marianne S. ; Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Bjørkum, Ellen; Bjerkheim, Siri; Lund-Iversen, Kaja; Terragni, Laura (2023). Arenas for healthy and sustainable food system transformation – consumer perspectives . ISBNPA. The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physi.

Løvhaug, Anne Lene ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa; Abel, Marianne Hope; Kvalem, Helen Engelstad; Lund-Iversen, Kaja; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Olsen, Hanne Fjerdingby; Terragni, Laura ; Helleve, Arnfinn (2023). Developing a framework for engagement of stakeholders in NewTools, a cross-sector research partnership on food profiling. ISBNPA. The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physic.

Terragni, Laura ; Roos, Gun (2023). Food as learning and integration:The experience of the "Healthy Start" initiative in Oslo. The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA).

Grini, Ida Synnøve Bårvåg; Terragni, Laura ; Ueland, Øydis (2023). Changes in older adults' food choices – a 10-year follow-up study. 22nd Annual Meeting ISBNPA. ISBNPA.



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