About
An associate professor in Public Health Nutrition and clinical nutritionist with particular interest in global nutrition and reseach experience from South Africa, Algeria and Nepal. Her main teaching topics are global nutrition, the project cycle for nutritional interventions and social inequalities in health and nutrition. Her publications are diverse e.g. within the fields of intestinal health and child malnutrition (PhD), health risks in refugee populations (diabetes and iodine excess), knowledge and dietary practice among children and adolescents and their caretakers, covering both quantitative and qualitative research methods. She is the leader of work package 5 in the research project New Tools aiming to develop new scores for health and sustainability for food system transformation. She has supervised many masterstudents in nutrition and is part of the PhD supervisors in the EATWELL project investigating food systems, ecology and health in Bhutan.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Public health nutrition Clinical nutrition Gastrointestinal infections Micronutrient deficiencies Breastfeeding/complementary feeding Growth and development Nutritional epidemiology
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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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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Digitalisation of student activity through group work (Digigroups)
In this project, we will study facilitators for successful digital group work.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
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
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
Henjum, Sigrun
; Rosendahl-Riise, Hanne;
Morseth, Marianne S.
; Hevrøy, Thyra Jensen; Hjartåker, Anette; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Aakre, Inger
(2024).
Iodine nutrition in Community-dwelling Older Persons from Norway.
Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring (NTFE).
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.18261/ntfe.22.4.2
Mazza, Marlene;
Torheim, Liv Elin
;
Morseth, Marianne
(2022).
Association between parental feeding practices and children’s dietary intake: a cross-sectional study in the Gardermoen Region, Norway.
Food & Nutrition Research (FNR).
Vol. 66.
https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v66.8050
Henjum, Sigrun
;
Hjellset, Victoria Telle
; Andersen, Eivind; Flåten, Merethe Øyaland;
Morseth, Marianne
(2022).
Developing a risk score for undiagnosed prediabetes or type 2 diabetes among Saharawi refugees in Algeria.
9 p.
BMC Public Health.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13007-0
Tørris, Christine
;
Gjølstad, Eli
;
Morseth, Marianne S.
;
Debesay, Jonas
;
Almendingen, Kari
(2022).
Students’ Experiences with Online Teaching and Learning in Norway: A Qualitative Study into Nutrition Education One Year after the COVID-19 Lockdown.
19 p.
Education Sciences.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12100670
Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne
;
Bugge, Annechen Bahr
;
Morseth, Marianne S.
; Pedersen, Julia Tsuruta;
Henjum, Sigrun
(2022).
Dietary Habits and Self-Reported Health Measures Among Norwegian Adults Adhering to Plant-Based Diets.
9 p.
Frontiers in Nutrition.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.813482
Almendingen, Kari
;
Morseth, Marianne S.
;
Gjølstad, Eli
;
Brevik, Asgeir
;
Tørris, Christine
(2021).
Student's experiences with online teaching following COVID-19 lockdown: A mixed methods explorative study.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250378
Aakre, Inger;
Morseth, Marianne
; Dahl, Lisbeth Jane;
Henjum, Sigrun
; Kjellevold, Marian; Moe, Vibeke; Smith, Lars; Markhus, Maria Wik
(2020).
Iodine status during pregnancy and at 6 weeks, 6, 12 and 18 months post-partum.
9 p.
Maternal & Child Nutrition.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13050
