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Sina Marion Wittlund

Associate Professor
Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences
Email
sina.m.wittlund@nord.no
Phone
+4775517720
Study location
Bodø
Office
Bodø, Hovedbygget, 2078

I have a background from New Zealand and Samoa, which gave me early insight into cultural diversity and different perspectives on health and society.

Building on this foundation, I studied medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand, where I completed my medical degree and graduated as a doctor in 2008. During my ten-year clinical career, I worked as a physician in New Zealand, Australia, and Sweden.

From 2019 to 2023, I was a PhD candidate at the Regional Competence Service for Work and Mental Health (KAPH) at Nordland Hospital in Bodø, and completed my doctoral education through the Department of Community Medicine at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway.

I am currently employed as an Associate Professor of Health Sciences at Nord University, Campus Bodø.

2026
Estimating Return on Investment From Implementation of Individual Placement and Support 2026 Psychiatric Services - A-la Park, David McDaid, Miles Rinaldi, Beate Brinchmann, Sina Marion Wittlund, Thomas Lorentzen, Nils Abel Aars, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Laurent Trichet, Eoin Killackey, Arnstein Mykletun
2024
'What i thought was the dream job was a little different than i had expected': A qualitative study exploring the turnover of IPS employment specialists 2024 Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation - Daniil Butenko, Miles Rinaldi, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Beate Brinchmann, Sina Marion Wittlund, Eoin Killackey, Marit Borg, Arnstein Mykletun
The societal impact of individual placement and support implementation on employment outcomes for young adults receiving temporary health-related welfare benefits: A difference-in-differences study 2024 Psychological Medicine - Beate Brinchmann, Sina Wittlund, Thomas Lorentzen, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, David McDaid, Eoin Killackey, Miles Rinaldi, Arnstein Mykletun
2023
Changes in health-related rehabilitation trajectories following a major Norwegian welfare reform 2023 BMC Public Health - Sina Wittlund, Thomas Lorentzen
2022
Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions on Individual Placement and Support Service Delivery in Northern Norway 2022 Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - Sina Marion Wittlund, Daniil Butenko, Oda Lekve Brandseth, Beate Brinchmann, Eóin Killackey, David McDaid, Miles Rinaldi, Arnstein Mykletun
Disability pension dynamics in early adulthood: A two-decade longitudinal study of educational, work and welfare-state trajectories in Norway 2022 SSM - Population Health - Sina Marion Wittlund, Arnstein Mykletun, Thomas Lorentzen
2023
Promoting meaningful work through interorganisational and interdisciplinary collaboration. The IPSNOR project. 2023 WAPR Bulletin - Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Barbara Stenvall, Sina Wittlund, Miles Rinaldi, Beate Brinchmann