My doctoral thesis examines how the missionary organisation Norsk misjon blant hjemløse (1897-1987) sought to engage children of the majority population in their assimilatory efforts targeting the Romani people in Norway, and how children responded to these calls for action. Archival material and the children's mission periodical Maaltrosten (1903-42) are central sources as I piece together how children engaged with the organisation's work. My work is influenced by research fields such as history of emotions, antisiganism studies, history of childhood, children's literature, and mission history. Supervisors: Christine Amadou and Karen Vallgårda.
I have formerly worked in various museums and archives, such as the Oslo-based Historical Museum and the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. I hold an MA in European Culture from the University of Oslo and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2022). My MA thesis (in Norwegian) is about the portrayal of Romani children in Norsk misjon blant hjemløse's periodical Fra landeveien 1897-1915, where I explore how current eugenic debates shaped the organisation's view on whether Romani children could be assimilated into Norwegian society.
During my PhD I have spent a semester at the Centre for the History of Childhood at Oxford University, generously funded by the trusts Høyesterettsadvokat Per Ryghs legat and Thorleif Dahls legat for historisk forskning. I was also elected as a Fellow of the International Youth Library in Munich in 2025.