Professor

Milfrid Tonheim

Department of Welfare and Participation
Milfrid Tonheim
Tel: +47 55 58 59 44
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Bergen
KRONSTAD2, M4-41
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Field of work

I have an M.Phil. degree in Administration and Organisation Theory and a Dr. philos from Department of Health Promotion and Development at the University of Bergen (UiB). My doctoral degree was a study of the social reintegration of former girl soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, entitled A troublesome transition: Social reintegration of girl soldiers returning ‘home’.

I have previous experience as a researcher at NORCE Research Samfunn (2017-2019), at UiB (2015-2017) and at Centre for Intercultural Communication (2008-2014), and have since January 2020 held a secondary position at NORCE. 

My research has to a large extent focues on children and youth who are or have been exposed to war, violence, abuse and neglect. I am the project manager of Home and (dis)continuity: Foster care for children with migrant backgrounds (HoMi)', which is funded by the Norwegian Research Council from 2020-2025. I'm also involved in 'Relational wellbeing in the lives of refugee young people in Finland, Norway and the UK (Drawing together)', a research project led by Prof. Ravi Kohli at the University of Bedfordshire and funded by NordForsk.  

 

To learn more about my ongoing projects: 

HoMi: https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=2473988 

Drawing together: https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=2136209 



Courses taught

  • Social work
  • Child welfare


Research areas

  • Child welfare
  • Child soldiers
  • Social reintegration
  • Refugees and relational wellbeing
  • Foster care
  • Children and migration
  • Decision making


Research groups

Courses taught
  • BARN210, Working with Interventions in Child Welfare Service, Fall 2024
  • MAMET1SO, Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Spring 2025, subject responsible
  • MASB520, Different Perspectives on the Child Welfare Service's Subjects and Professional Practice, Spring 2025
  • MASB530, Child Welfare Professional Assessments, Decisions and Initiative Work, Fall 2024
  • MASO500, Social Inequality and Marginalistion, Fall 2024
  • MASO510, Participation and Citizenship, Fall 2024
  • MASO591, Master's Thesis (45 credits), Fall 2024
  • MASO591, Master's Thesis (45 credits), Spring 2025
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