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.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Sociology of food Healthcare communication Migration health Disease prevention
Research groups
Research projects
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Digitalisation of student activity through group work (Digigroups)
In this project, we will study facilitators for successful digital group work.
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Food security among refugees and asylum seekers in Norway
The aim of the project is to investigate the prevalence of food insecurity and factors associated among asylum seekers and refugees in Norway.
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Food2Gather: Exploring foodscapes as public places for integration
FOOD2GATHER investigates the roles food play in creating public spaces, shaping opportunities for communication and relations between places and the peoples that inhabit it.
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Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) – Public policies addressing health-related behaviours in Europe
The Joint Programming Initiative a Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL) brings together 26 countries that align research programming and fund new research to prevent or minimise diet-related chronic diseases.
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Pregnant plus
Developement and testing of a mobile application for the management of gestational diabetes.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
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.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01571-5
Morseth, Marianne S.
; Gananathan, Siyamali;
Terragni, Laura
;
Henjum, Sigrun
(2024).
Transmission of food literacy to youth in Norwegian childcare institutions – a qualitative study.
Food & Nutrition Research (FNR).
Vol. 68.
https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v68.9803
Torheim, Liv Elin
;
Løvhaug, Anne Lene
; Huseby, Camilla Sanne;
Henjum, Sigrun
;
Terragni, Laura
; Poelman, Maartje; Harrington, Janas M.; Vandevijvere, Stefanie;
Roos, Gun
(2023).
Evaluation and prioritization of food environment policies in Norway using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI).
Food & Nutrition Research (FNR).
Vol. 67.
https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v67.9117
Calogiuri, Giovanna;
Petersen, Evi
; Rossi, Alessio;
Terragni, Laura
(2023).
The significance of green exercise for the health and wellbeing of Italian immigrants in Norway: a mixed-methods study.
14 p.
BMC Public Health.
Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16375-3
Bauch, Charlotte;
Torheim, Liv Elin
;
Almendingen, Kari
;
Molin, Marianne
;
Terragni, Laura
(2023).
Food Habits and Forms of Food Insecurity among International University Students in Oslo: A Qualitative Study.
20 p.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032694
Dogan, Elisabeth Irene Karlsen;
Terragni, Laura
; Raustøl, Anne
(2022).
Human rights and nutritional care in nurse education: lessons learned.
Nursing Ethics.
Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330211057226
Løvhaug, Anne Lene
; Granheim, Sabrina Ionata De Oliveira; Djojosoeparto, Sanne K.; Harrington, Janas M.; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Poelman, Maartje;
Roos, Gun
; Sawyer, Alexia; Stronks, Karien;
Torheim, Liv Elin
; Twohig, Cliona; Vandevijvere, Stefanie; van Lenthe, Frank J;
Terragni, Laura
(2022).
The potential of food environment policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in diets and to improve healthy diets among lower socioeconomic groups: an umbrella review.
BMC Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12827-4
Pineda, Elisa; Poelman, Maartje; Aaspõllu, Anu; Bica, Margarida; Bouzas, Cristina; Carrano, Elena; De Miguel-Etayo, Pilar; Djojosoeparto, Sanne; Gabrijelčič Blenkuš, Mojca; Graca, Pedro; Geffert, Karin; Hebestreit, Antje; Helldán, Anni;
Henjum, Sigrun
; Huseby, Camilla Sanne; Gregorio, Maria Joao; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Laatikainen, Tiina;
Løvhaug, Anne Lene
; Leydon, Clarissa; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Mäki, Päivi; Martinez, J. Alfredo; Raulio, Susanna; Romaniuk, Piotr;
Roos, Gun
; Salvador, Clara; Sassi, Franco; Silano, Marco; Sotlar, Ingrid; Specchia, Maria Lucia; de Arriaga, Miguel Telo;
Terragni, Laura
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Torheim, Liv Elin
; Tur, Joseph A.; von Philipsborn, Peter; Harrington, Janas M.; Vandevijvere, Stefanie
(2022).
Policy implementation and priorities to create healthy food environments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): A pooled level analysis across eleven European countries.
24 p.
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe.
Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100522
Djojosoeparto, Sanne K.; Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M.; Harrington, Janas M.;
Løvhaug, Anne Lene
;
Roos, Gun
; Sawyer, Alexia; Stronks, Karien;
Terragni, Laura
;
Torheim, Liv Elin
; Vandevijvere, Stefanie; Poelman, Maartje; van Lenthe, Frank J.
(2022).
How theory can help to understand the potential impact of food environment policies on socioeconomic inequalities in diet: an application of Bourdieu's capital theory and the scarcity theory.
European Journal of Public Health.
Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac052
Mauer, Sandra
;
Torheim, Liv Elin
;
Terragni, Laura
(2022).
Children’s Participation in Free School Meals: A Qualitative Study among Pupils, Parents, and Teachers.
Nutrients.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061282
