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
Nutrition Other health sciences Health sciences Social sciences Clinical medical sciences Nursing science
Subject areas
Disease prevention Sociology of food Healthcare communication Migration health
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing 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.
Completed research projects
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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.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01571-5
Sawyer, Alexia D. M.; van Lenthe, Frank; 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.
17 p.
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
Kifle, Mekdes;
Terragni, Laura
;
Morseth, Marianne S.
(2024).
Teachers’ perception of their students’ dietary habits in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study.
BMC Nutrition.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-024-00946-7
Dogan, Elisabeth Irene Karlsen;
Terragni, Laura
; Raustøl, Anne
(2024).
Human rights education for nursing students: A scoping review.
20 p.
Nursing Ethics.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330241284096
Maxson, Stephanie
; Grini, Ida Synnøve Bårvåg; Ueland, Øydis;
Terragni, Laura
(2024).
Eating preferences and behaviors of older immigrants in Oslo: A qualitative study.
8 p.
Appetite.
Vol. 200.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107531
Morseth, Marianne S.
; Gananathan, Siyamali;
Henjum, Sigrun
;
Terragni, Laura
(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
