Teaching & University Work
Ny university career is not just “jobs” — it’s a whole international academic landscape I have been part of for decades - with joy and engagement.
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Research supervision
Professor of Psychology
Ilisimatusarfik / University of Greenland
Years: 2018–2024
I taught and developed programs in community psychology, cross‑cultural practice, and psychosocial approaches in Greenland. My work included collaboration with local communities, youth groups, and international partners, integrating art‑based and participatory methods into teaching and research.
Across my career, I have collaborated with universities in the Nordic region, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Arctic. My work includes teaching, supervision, keynotes, seminars, interdisciplinary program development, and community‑based research partnerships.
University roles include:
International collaborations include:
University of Bergen (Norway)
University of Nottingham (UK)
McGill University (Canada)
University of Lapland (Finland)
Lund University (Sweden)
Other Nordic and international universities through keynotes, seminars, and joint projects
My academic work integrates community psychology, psychosocial practice, art‑and‑community methods, and cross‑cultural collaboration. I have contributed to the founding and development of interdisciplinary programs, including the international Master of Disaster Management.
University of Copenhagen
Years: 1987-2010.
During my years at the University of Copenhagen, I supervised many Master’s theses and Ph.D. dissertations and served as an external evaluator, assessing and grading between many Master’s theses every year. This extensive supervision and evaluation work became a central and joyful part of my academic life and allowed me to combine university responsibilities with international fieldwork, community projects, and research collaborations.
I guided students through in‑service learning in clinical practice, community projects, and and organizational development processes and team‑building - in Denmark, Greenland, and globally. My teaching included practical seminars that connected academic learning with practical‑world contexts.
I engaged in creating and implementing the University of Copenhagen Multi-cultural Trauma Research and Practice Centre and in the Disaster Management Center and Master at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Lund University and Danish universities. I did international cooperation, international and national conferences, and applied psychosocial research. These years were marked by close collaboration with students, colleagues, and communities — and by a deep enjoyment of helping new generations of psychologists grow into their professional identities.
I greatly enjoyed my years at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen. It was an environment marked by diversity, cooperation, and genuine academic freedom — freedom of thinking, research, teaching, dialogue, and expression. We cared deeply for the rights and wellbeing of students, creating a demanding yet supportive learning atmosphere. I still remember every student I met there. The level of academic freedom made the department a vibrant place for developing new ideas and expanding our shared knowledge.
We all contributed to building and maintaining
Aarhus University
My years (2010-2018) at Aarhus University were marked by academic freedom, strong collegial support, and a genuine commitment to social responsibility.
The university encouraged my work in Greenland and internationally, providing time, travel funding, and opportunities for students to engage in in‑service learning in Denmark, Greenland, and Mexico.
I was able to focus deeply on supervising Master’s theses, developing community‑based projects, and organizing international conferences.
Despite the structural pressures of a large educational institution, there was a clear respect for students’ rights and wellbeing, and a shared engagement in addressing the challenges faced by children, young people, and communities. I had good friends and supportive colleagues there, and the environment allowed me to continue creating projects, collaborating across borders, and contributing to a vibrant academic community.
It was a pleasure to contribute to the research and the teaching at Aarhus University.
University of Greenland
My years at Ilisimatusarfik were marked by deep engagement with students, communities, and the Inuit culture - and its many local forms - across Greenland. The university offered academic freedom, social responsibility, and a strong commitment to addressing the ongoing challenges faced by children, young people, families, and communities. I worked closely with students in in‑service learning, combining academic study with real‑world projects in towns and settlements across Greenland. Their level of engagement, creativity, and courage was extraordinary.
The cooperation between Ilisimatusarfik and Siunissaq was a highlight of these years. Together, we developed community‑based projects, art‑and‑community workshops, and psychosocial initiatives, and the university supported international and national conferences, book publications, and collaborations with partners across the Arctic and beyond. These were vibrant years of academic freedom, opening a productive combination of Indigenous knowledge and Western academic traditions - guided by rights to knowledge, science, and learning for all, Indigenous Rights, and of building a university rooted in both academic scholarship and community values, knowledge and social resilience.