Areas of Expertise

Child welfare, childhood and family, family diversity, social work, special needs education, pedagogy, education, early childhood education and care, primary and lower secondary education, upper secondary education, systemic work, educational and psychological counselling services (PPT), social pedagogy/milieu therapy, culture and ethnicity, Indigenous/Sámi culture, immigration and migration, public health, psychosocial health and wellbeing, prevention and early intervention, traffic safety work, violence and abuse.

Key Qualifications

Bjerklund is a Professor of Child Welfare and holds a secondary position at Telemarksforsking. She is an expert in child welfare, childhood, diversity, Indigenous issues, pedagogy, and special needs education.

Bjerklund has extensive experience in research, research group leadership, and project management. She has worked with several externally funded research projects. She has published a wide range of scholarly articles, reports, and academic book reviews. Bjerklund has long-standing experience as a lecturer and supervisor, and has further experience in developing educational materials