Since 2017, I have conducted research on immigrant health and published more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles. My research has focused on interdisciplinary collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and health inequalities, with extensive experience in collaboration across faculties, institutions, and diverse population groups.In my postdoctoral research, I investigate strategies for integrating oral health into general healthcare to promote a more holistic approach to health and reduce health inequalities among vulnerable populations in Norway.

I disseminate my research through scientific conferences, academic seminars, and teaching. I also participate in interdisciplinary networks and collaborate with healthcare professionals, policymakers, and community stakeholders to promote the translation of research into practice. I am committed to making research accessible and relevant to both academic audiences and society.

Since 2023, I have been teaching undergraduate medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, in anatomy, cell biology, oral biology, physiology, and nutrition.

See a complete overview of publications in NVA.

A complete list of my scientific publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, conference abstracts, and posters, is available in the National Research Archive (NVA).

"Interdisciplinary Integration of Teledentistry in Healthcare Services among Elderly Migrants in Bergen"

Oral health, oral health-related quality of life and use of dental services among immigrant seniors living in Norway 

Integration as a way to reduce health inequalities among forced migrants: A collaborative and knowledge-building project (Integration for Health)

Changing health along the Syrian refugees' trajectories to Norway. Somatic and mental health relationships and implications for treatment

Older women with an immigrant background in Norway after the pandemic: what are the needs?

How to convey corona-related information to the immigrant population

Inncovid.Norge: Immigrants' access to information, understanding and managing risk and illness during COVID-19 outbreaks in Norway. 

Pilot of teaching on the use of interpreters in clinical practice. 

1988–1993: Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq

2014–2016: Master’s degree in International Oral Health, University of Bergen, Norway

2017–2021: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Global Health, University of Bergen, Norway

2023–2028: Postdoctoral Researcher in Oral Health, Oral Health Centre of Expertise in Western Norway (TkVestland)

Since 2023: Teaching at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway