PhD Candidate

Maria Bakke Ulvesæter

Field of work

I am a  PhD candidate at the Centre for Care Research West, where I look at maternity care, particularly in relation to migration, welfare and co-production.

I have an MA degree in social anthropology from the University in Bergen, as well as from Goldsmiths, University of London.



Research areas
  • Maternity care
  • Migration
  • Welfare regimes
  • Municipal health care services
  • Social inequality
  • Class and gender

Research groups

Comparative services research

Courses taught
  • VPD390, Bachelor's thesis , Spring 2025