About
PhD in Health Sciences from Oslo Metropolitan University, Master in Health and Social Psychology, and Bachelor in Psychology from University of Oslo.
Research topics:
- Public and occupational health
- Alcohol and work
- Addiction and health psychology
- Work inclusion and occupational rehabilitation
- Knowledge translation and implementation
- Health services
- Educational research
Research projects:
- The WIRUS project (Workplace Interventions preventing Risky alcohol Use and Sick leave)
- The Now What2 project: Rethinking return to work services for long-term sick listed employees
- Future School Health Services
- INSchool - Youth dropout from high school
- Approaches to Studying among Occupational Therapy Students
Teaching and supervising:
Academic writing; Alcohol and work; Health management; Interventions; Knowledge translation; Occupational health; Psychology; Public health; Quantitative research methodology; Bachelor and master theses
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Health psychology Quanitative research methods Behavior Addiction medicine Occupational Therapy Arbeidsrettet rehabilitering Arbeidsliv og Rus Arbeidshelse Knowledge translation Workplace Interventions life style adjustment Complex interventions
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Competency at Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) offices
The purpose of the project is to investigate how competence is developed at local NAV offices.
Completed research projects
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Work inclusion in Norway: A scoping review
The aim of this project is to describe and map research regarding work inclusion in a Norwegian context.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus ; Fogtmann Jespersen, Lene; Ellingham, Brian ; Clark, Ellen Gjertsen (2025). EVA - Analyse av fysiske omgivelsers påvirkning på aktivitetsutførelse: Inter-rater reliabilitet ved et generisk vurderingsverktøy. Ergoterapeuten.
Heyden, Marit Asker; Sadeghi, Talieh ; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus (2025). Møte med NAV: En kvalitativ survey av unge mennesker med nedsatt arbeidsevne. Ergoterapeuten.
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
(2025).
Personality and education: Associations between personality dimensions, academic field of study, and performance in upper secondary school and higher education.
15 p.
Cogent Psychology.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2025.2460853
Skogen, Jens Christoffer;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
; Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo; Reneflot, Anne; Sivertsen, Børge
(2024).
Screening student drinking behaviors: examining AUDIT criterion validity using CIDI-based alcohol use disorder as the ‘gold standard’.
10 p.
Frontiers in Public Health.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1328819
Torland, Emilie Aas; Karlstad, Cecilie;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
;
Bonsaksen, Tore
; Haslerud, Sturla Inge;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2024).
School characteristics and pupils' thoughts of leaving upper secondary school: The INSchool project.
8 p.
Frontiers in Psychology.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1270139
Søfteland, Marta Olsen;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2024).
Helseskaping og helserisiko i skulekvardagen. Erfarte paradoks om ungdomsskuleelevars helse og skulehelsetenestas rolle blant elevar, lærarar og skuleleiing.
Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.7557/14.6821
Sadeghi, Talieh
;
Finne, Joakim
; Løberg, Ida Bring;
Bakkeli, Vidar
;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
(2023).
Comparing digital to traditional follow-up in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration: A youth perspective on trust and satisfaction.
13 p.
Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nwr.8.3.2
Finne, Joakim
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
; Bring Løberg, Ida;
Bakkeli, Vidar
;
Sehic, Belma
;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
(2023).
Predictors of satisfaction with digital follow-up in Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration: A sequential mixed-methods study.
Social Policy & Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12936
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
(2023).
The Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI): a scoping review of versions, translations and psychometric properties.
Frontiers in Psychology.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1202953
Sevic, Aleksandra; Soleiman Pour Hashemi, Neda;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
; Strømstad, Kine;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
; Storm, Marianne; Brønnick, Kolbjørn Kallesten
(2023).
Effectiveness of eHealth interventions targeting employee health behaviors : systematic review.
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.2196/38307
