About
I specialize in research on work inclusion and topics related to NAV, with a particular focus on competence development in NAV offices and the role of employers in advancing inclusion efforts.
In addition to my research, I host KAI-podden, a podcast produced by the Center for Work Inclusion. In this podcast I have conversations with researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore issues such as work inclusion, social exclusion, and welfare policy.
I hold a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Oslo (2013) and a PhD in the study of professions from OsloMet (2020). At OsloMet, I also teach courses in quantitative methods and psychology.
Fields of study
Subject areas
Quanitative research methods Studies of professions Activation policies
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Sustained employment of 'hard-to-place' citizens in small and medium sized enterprises: A mixed-method study in Norway and the Netherlands (ENGAGE)
This research project aims to develop new knowledge about how small and medium sized enterprises (SME) can contribute successfully to the sustained workplace inclusion of vulnerable ‘hard-to-place’ citizens, and can be supported effectively in doing so.
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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
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
(2025).
Personality and education: Associations between personality dimensions, academic field of study, and performance in upper secondary school and higher education.
Cogent Psychology.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2025.2460853
Stray, Karianne Nyheim;
Sadeghi, Talieh
; Sønderskov, Mette
(2025).
Metodeveilederen i Nav: støttespiller, kunnskapsmegler og fanebærer.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfv.27.4.3
Alecu, Andreea Ioana
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
;
Terum, Lars Inge
(2024).
Street-level bureaucrats’ attitudes towards clients in discretionary decision-making: Evidence from the Norwegian labour and welfare administration.
Public Policy and Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767241299078
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
Sadeghi, Talieh
;
Terum, Lars Inge
(2022).
Dedication to work: social workers in a Norwegian activation work context.
15 p.
European Journal of Social Work.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2022.2063812
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
;
Bonsaksen, Tore
; Graham, Ian D.;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2022).
Working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: “knowing how” is more important than “knowing that” – the WIRUS OHS study.
12 p.
Addiction science & clinical practice.
Vol. 17.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-022-00335-0
Sadeghi, Talieh
;
Wiers-Jenssen, Jannecke
;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
(2022).
International student mobility and labour market outcomes: the role of personality dimensions.
24 p.
Research in Comparative and International Education.
https://doi.org/10.1177/17454999221126065
Terum, Lars Inge
;
Sadeghi, Talieh
(2021).
Hva gjør individuell tilpasning av aktivitetskrav utfordrende? En studie av veiledere ved lokalkontorene i Nav.
Søkelys på arbeidslivet.
Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2021-01-03