Malle Vogelsang
My background is within social work, with a bachelor's degree in intercultural communication, a masters in family oriented social work and half a master in mental health from NTNU. I have worked for many years within anthroposophical social therapy, living and working with people with special needs in life sharing Camphill communities, mainly in Norway, but also in the US and in Israel.
I am very interested in participatory design and co-creation methods, digital mental health, empowerment and advocacy of vulnerable populations.
My research is part of the NEON Young Norway study and focuses on youth mental health, specifically exploring how recovery narratives can support young people’s wellbeing. I investigate (a) how these narratives are currently understood and used by youth, and (b) how they can be meaningfully integrated into a broader, co-designed, youth-centered digital mental health intervention. I am using a participatory, qualitative approach (1) narrative interviews and (2) future technology workshops. The theoretical framework is hermeneutic phenomenology.
I am part of the Mental Health Research Group here at Nord University, an interdisciplinary research group that draw on a range of different research methods to develop new knowledge and understanding of mental health from a life course perspective and regularly join the professional network for mental health, substance use and addiction work here at Nord University.
I am also member of PROFRES, a national research school for practice-near research within the fields of health, welfare and education.