Henriette Tolstrup Holmegaard

Current research

I am interested in students' transitions to and from higher education STEM study programmes. In particular I am interested in students' academic integration-processes, rentention and choices.

In my work I try to understand identity negotional strategies, how to become a student in a certain context and how gender is performed in science and technology study programmes.

Recently my interest includes the concept of employability, it's meaning and application in higher education contexts.

I ongoingly work on developing and applying qualitative methods.

CV

Educational background

2010-2012       Ph.D. in Science Education, Department of Science Education, 
                       University of Copenhagen
2010                Academic visit, Stanford University, USA. Spring semester. Prof. Jonathan Osborne
2011                Academic visit, King’s College London, UK. Spring semester. Professor Justin Dillon
2005                M.A. in Educational Studies and Psychology, University of Roskilde
2001                B.A. in Psychology, University of Roskilde
1998                Basic Studies in Humanities, University of Roskilde

Academic Employment history

2014                Assistant Professor, Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen

• Individual research project ‘Students’ transition to work life’ funded by NOVO Nordisk.

• Invited peer reviewer at the International journals: International Journal of Science Education and Studies in Higher Education

• Teaching the courses University Peadagogy and Science Communication

2012                Post-doctoral position, Department of Science Education (present)

• Individual research project ‘Students’ transition to work life’

• Project leader of the project ‘Becoming a Nano-science student’.

• Invited peer reviewer at the International journals: International Journal of Science Education and Studies in Higher Education

• Invited member of the networks: CPSSE (Cultural, Political and Social perspectives on Science Education)  and NFHE (Nordic Fields of Higher Education)

• Teaching at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels               

2009                  PhD-student at Department of Science Education (3 years).

• Individual research project: Students’ Narratives, Negotiations, and Choices. A longitudinal study of Danish students' transition process into higher education science, engineering and mathematics. Four Published papers in international peer review journals.

• Teaching at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels

2006                  Research assistant CEFU, DPU, University of Aarhus (3 years included maternity leave).

• Employed on the project ‘Læringsmiljø og naturvidenskab på htx. Kvaliteter og udfordringer´.

• Project leader on the project ´Læringsmiljø på hhx. Kvaliteter og udfordringer’.

• Supervising 20+ master students at the two study programmes Educational Psychology and Educational Sociology, University of Aarhus.

• Invited presentations.

2005                  Assitant professor at University College Sjælland at Slagelse Pædagogseminarium.

Teaching, supervising and planning courses (1 year).

Primary fields of research

University peadogogy in general and in particular science and engineering higher education programmes. I am interested in the students' and how they navigate when meeting content, lectures, teaching and learning cultures and rutines - in relation to the mechanisms of inckusion and exclusion embedded in the study programme. Gender is a particual interest.

My research also includes transition processes and the choices and negotiations that appears herein.

A particular research interest is the development and rethink of q ualitative methods.