Head of Section

Maria Nordheim Alme

Department of Health and Functioning
Maria Nordheim Alme
Tel: +47 55 58 59 84
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Field of work

Head of Section Global Health and Rehabilitation

I have a background as a researcher in neuroscience (UiB and the University of Virginia) and am now the head of Section Global Health and Rehabilitation, an interdisciplinary section at the Department of Health and Functioning. I teach physiology for the bachelor's programs in physiotherapy and occupational therapy, in subjects related to migration health and leadership in the continuing education program "Health, Migration, and Aging," and I occasionally contribute to the master's program "Healthy Aging and Rehabilitation" for smaller teaching-related tasks. I am the leader of the  Group for Migration and Immigrant Health, and a member of the academic forum at Alrek Health Cluster, and an affiliated member of the Climate Health Initiative at UiB.

At the Section for Global Health and Rehabilitation, we manage the master's program "Master healthy ageing and rehabilitation" and the continuing education program "Helse, migrasjon og aldring" which is a program tailored for flexible and decentralised education. Our research focuses on aging, rehabilitation, migration, and international education. We are beginning to delve into climate-related challenges associated with health og development of education and health-and social services. 

Projects

  • Older migrants in Norway, 2025 - 2026, collaboration project with Alrek Health Cluster, project leader
  • Erasmus Mundus Design Measures, development of a joint master's program "Master in Health Equity," Erasmus+ 2024 - 2025, project leader
  • Global Perception on Healthy Aging, 2024 - 2027
  • Decentralised Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals, 2022 - 2026, Hkdir, project leader
  • HEQED,, Health Equity in Education for a Sustainable Society, 2021 - 2024, Erasmus+, project leader
  • PREP IP, 2021 - 2024, Erasmus+ link
  • PREP, 2018 - 2021, project leader, and 
  • Health Services for Torture Survivors in Norway

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Courses taught
  • ERG140, The Importance of Environmental Factors for Activity and Participation , Spring 2025
  • FYS130, Basic Physiology , Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • FYS140, Physioteraphy Examination, Understanding and Skills, Spring 2025, subject responsible
  • HMA804, Theory of Leadership in Rehabilitation, Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • HMA804, Theory of Leadership in Rehabilitation, Spring 2025, subject responsible
  • HMA806, Effect of Migration on Health, Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • HMA807, Central Theory of Migration Health , Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • HMA807, Central Theory of Migration Health , Spring 2025, subject responsible
  • HMA808, Migration, Health System and Health Care Needs , Fall 2024, subject responsible
  • MAMET1KF, Philosophy of science, ethics and research methods, Spring 2025
  • MARE510, Healthy Ageing: Theoretical Foundation, Fall 2024
  • MARE530, Leadership in Rehabilitation, Spring 2025
  • MARE570, Master's Thesis, Fall 2024
  • MARE570, Master's Thesis, Spring 2025
Research groups
Research groups

Networks
  • Climate Health Initiative

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