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My research interests are transnational history of medicine, particularly leprosy, and the use of historical objects in teaching and outreach. In my PhD thesis (2013), I examined how knowledge about the leprosy bacillus was disseminated and its impact on diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis.

I have published books on the (2007), (with Yngve Nilsen, 2016), (with Håkon Haugland, 2016) and (with Gunnar Ellingsen and Rune Hornnes, 2018). I have also contributed to the (2022), and I am affiliated with the . My (with Kathleen Vongasthorn) analyzes how leprosy’s medieval past was made relevant, reinterpreted, and reinvented in the 19^th century.

I am the secretary general for the , on the board of (deputy),  in the steering committee for the for health- and medical history, on the board of the , and was for a number of years secretary general for the .

I was head the 2023 (150 years since the discovery of leprosy bacillus), and give tours at the (contact me for an appointment).

I represent scientific staff at the at the Department of Global Health and Primary Care, and represent scientific staff in the at the Faculty of Medicine.

I teach various courses at the Faculty of Medicine, and at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Students interested in supervision for history-related projects may contact me by mail.

See registrations in (updated annually).

Teaching portfolio:  

• A scientific history of the University of Bergen (2018-2021)