Marianne Molin

About

I have an interdisciplinary background with education and experience in nutrition, epidemiology, and pedagogy.

My research interests cover a wide range: from various epidemiological studies that examine health outcomes of seafood, minerals, and trace elements, the elderly and nutrition, morbid obesity, dietary supplements, and health literacy as well as education research.

I teach research methods and epidemiology, among other things, something I have done since 2005. Critical thinking is a topic that concerns me especially, and I am the project manager for "Behind the Headlines" which is an interdisciplinary project that aims to teach students to critically evaluate health claims in the media. This has now been implemented as a learning design in the new interdisciplinary course “Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care”, which approx. 1500 students will take annually. Learning critical assessment of health claims in the media can be a stepping stone to learn critical thinking and acquire critical health literacy, which is especially important to be able to maneuver in the digital landscape of health information so that one can make informed treatment choices about one's health.

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Health sciences Basic medical, dental and veterinary sciences Community medicine, social medicine Toxicology Oncology Nutrition

Research groups

Health communication

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Digitalisation of student activity through group work (Digigroups)
In this project, we will study facilitators for successful digital group work.

Completed research projects

Crosscare-Old: A Cross Sectoral Approach to High Quality Healthcare Transitions for Older People
The project aims to increase the understanding of the role of cross-sectoral factors that constitute barriers for high quality care transitions for older people from hospital to municipal care.

Scientific publications

Elvsaas, Ida-Kristin Ørjasæter; Myrhaug, Hilde Tinderholt ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa ; Kasper, Jürgen ; Dahlgren, Astrid ; Molin, Marianne (2025). Experiences Using Media Health Claims to Teach Evidence-Based Practice to Healthcare Students: A Mixed Methods Study. F1000 Research. Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.146648.2

Molin, Marianne ; Kalsnes, Bente ; Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2025). Critical health literacy and health behaviours - A scoping review protocol. Open Science Framework (OSF).
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SKZ48

Kunz-Skrede, Erica Marie; Molin, Marianne ; Tokovska, Miroslava (2025). “So, we started to say hi to each other on campus.” a qualitative study about well-being among PhD candidates in Norway. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2474355

Edvardsen Tonheim, Live ; Molin, Marianne ; Brevik, Asgeir ; Gundersen, Malene Wøhlk ; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa (2024). Facilitators and barriers to online group work in higher education within health sciences–a scoping review. Medical Education Online. Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2024.2341508

Haneberg, Johanne; Molin, Marianne ; Gjeitung Byfuglien, Marte; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa (2024). Vegetarians’ and vegans’ experiences with and attitudes towards ultra-processed foods (UPF): a qualitative study. 9 p. BMC Nutrition. Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-024-00925-y

Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg; Gabrielsen, Rakel; Bø, Kari; Engh, Marie Ellström; Molin, Marianne (2024). Can general exercise training and pelvic floor muscle training be used as an empowering tool among women with endometriosis? Experiences among women with endometriosis participating in the intervention group of a randomized controlled trial. 9 p. BMC Women's Health. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03356-w

Meyer, Mona Elisabeth ; Sandbekken, Ida Hellum ; Tørris, Christine ; Halvorsrud, Hedvig ; Molin, Marianne (2023). Hva kjennetegner digitale seminargrupper som fungerer godt, og hva kjennetegner de som fungerer mindre godt?. UNIPED. Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.18261/uniped.46.1.3

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

Elvsaas, Ida-Kristin Ørjasæter; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa ; Habib, Laurence Marie Anna ; Molin, Marianne (2023). Development and Evaluation of a Serious Game Application to Engage University Students in Critical Thinking about Health Claims: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research. Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.2196/44831

Fjerdingren, Marit; Garnweidner-Holme, Lisa ; Nesse, Linda; Molin, Marianne (2023). Experiences of living with binge eating disorder and facilitators of recovery processes: a qualitative study. 8 p. Journal of Eating Disorders. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00929-2

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Research reports

Molin, Marianne (2012). Seafood arsenic in a human safety perspective. Results from a randomized controlled diet study. 211 p. Universitetet i Oslo.

These publications are obtained from Cristin. The list may be incomplete

Dissemination

Kasper, Jürgen ; Cokluk, Betül ; Molin, Marianne ; Steckelberg, Anke; prosjektgruppe, The MappInfo; Hjellset, Victoria Telle (2024). Å være helsekompetent i Norge ... gir ingen fordeler. En studie har kartlagt kvalitet på tilgjengelig nettbasert helseinformasjon. Pasientsikkerhetskonferansen 2024. Helsedirektoratet.

Cokluk, Betül ; Kasper, Jürgen ; Molin, Marianne ; Hjellset, Victoria Telle (2024). The Public Health Nurse in a paradigm shift – the role of health communication in the transition. Oslo Communication in Healthcare Education and Research (OCHER 2024 WORKSHOP). Oslo Communication in Healthcare Education and Research .

Cokluk, Betül ; Kasper, Jürgen ; Molin, Marianne ; Hjellset, Victoria Telle (2024). Mapping the quality of Norwegian health information – is it sufficiently facilitating informed choices?. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH 2024). International Association for Communication in Healthcare.

Molin, Marianne ; Hjellset, Victoria Telle ; Kasper, Jürgen (2024). Mapping the quality of Norwegian health information – is it sufficiently facilitating informed choices?. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH 2024). Internastional Association for Communication in Healthcare.

Kasper, Jürgen ; Hjellset, Victoria Telle ; Molin, Marianne ; Steckelberg, Anke (2024). Mapping the quality of Norwegian health information – is it sufficiently facilitating informed choices?. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH 2024). Internastional Association for Communication in Healthcare.

Hjellset, Victoria Telle ; Kasper, Jürgen ; Molin, Marianne (2024). Health communication in Public Health Nursing. Oslo Communication in Healthcare Education and Research (OCHER 2024 WORKSHOP). Oslo Communication in Healthcare Education and Research.

Molin, Marianne (2024). Vurdering av helsepåstander i media for styrking av kritisk helsekompetanse. Helseth, Sølvi; Pettersen, Kjell Sverre; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Ed.). Helsekompetanse Teori, forskning og praksis. p. 230-237. Fagbokforlaget.

Molin, Marianne (2024). Bak Overskriftene - et undervisningsopplegg for å lære kritisk vurdering av helsepåstander. Dyrendal, Asbjørn (Ed.). Konspirasjonsteorier i skolen. p. 63-78. Gyldendal Akademisk.

Dankel, Simon N; Molin, Marianne ; Bere, Elling Tufte (2023). Ultraprosessert mat burde være et kostråd: JA. Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring (NTFE). Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.18261/ntfe.21.3.8

Molin, Marianne (2023). Hvordan ta vare på tennene? Ekko spørretime.

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These publications are obtained from Cristin. The list may be incomplete