Researchers

Ekeland has a PhD in sociology and her main research interests are conditions and driving forces for change and ordering. The main focus is on how intentions to improve health and social services by use of ICT’s are comprehended, promoted or hampered in different practices, and the ways in which improvements are constructed through interaction between different actors.

Professor Gunnar Hartvigsen is since 1994 Professor at the University of Tromsø, Department of Computer Science, Medical Informatics and Telemedicine group. Dr. Hartvigsen is since 2000 Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian Centre of Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway.

Dr Johnsen is working to understand how social psychological and social cognition processes influence patients’ and health-professionals’ use of ICT for health communication.

Skrøvseth recieved his Master's degree and PhD in theoretical physics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. His PhD was awarded in 2006, and was on quantum entanglement and efficient mathematical and numerical descriptions of this and related concepts. In 2007-2008 he continued as a postdoctoral fellow jointly between University of Sydney and NTNU. In 2009 Skrøvseth started working as mathematical researcher at NST.

Tjora is Professor in Sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and has an adjunct position at NST. He is working with studies of technology in use, mainly by applying detailed ethnographically based studies on cases such as telemedicine, eHealth, and electronic patient records.