Key qualifications

• Research Director since 2018. Responsible for NINAs research on environmental effects of on- and offshore wind power
• Research scientist until 2018 focusing on seabirds and coastal seals in marine and polar environments. 
• Main research topics; population ecology, demography and reproductive biology, diet, food searching behaviour, behaviour and migration using dataloggers (GPS, GLS, TDR and satelite-transmitters) 
• Extended experience with field work under challenging conditions (Antarctica, the Norwegian coast at all times of the year). 
• Impact assessments, seabirds and offshore oil and wind development, effects of kelp harvesting and disturbance from boats on seabirds.
• Supervisor of master- and PhD-students and opponent on PhD-thesis.
• Has led several research projects 

Training

Worked in

• 2018- : Research Director, NINA
• 1990 - 2018: Forsker/seniorforsker, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
• 1988 - 1990: Research assistant, NINA
• 1987 - 1988: Research assistant, Direktorate for Nature Management, research department (DN)
• 1978 - 1987: Worked for several institutions; University of Trondheim, County governors in Sør-Trøndelag, Nord-Trøndelag, Nordland, Finnmark), Direktorate for game and freshwater fish. 

Publications:

• Publications in CRIStin
• Other publications