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TN’s main research interests are two-fold:Applied Psychometrics, particularly development, adaptation and translation of psychological measurement scales for use in Higher Education Psychology and Health-related Psychology. Higher Education Psychology, both psychometrically, and focused on other issue related to motivation, self-efficacy, psychological barriers for learning statistics, student and teacher learning processes and outcomes (cognitive styles and strategies), and student well-being

TN started the PsychMeasure collaborative research unit, while at the University of Southern Denmark (see PsychMeasure for collaborators and project examples), and in 2016 founded the Danish Measurement Network (DM), where a group of researchers with a common background and measurement interest meet four times a year.  

TN is Subject Editor (Psychometrics and Higher Education) at the Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, and member of a number of research and teaching interest groups including: the Psychometric Society, the European Rasch Research and Teaching Group (ERRTG), an International Rasch discussion group (the Matilda Bay Club), European Association for Research in Teaching and Learning (EARLI), the International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching (ISATT).    

Present teaching and supervision:

• PhD courses, master classes and Researcher courses (Applied validation of Scales/Rasch analysis)
• Psychological Testing, Master course (Developer, Coordinator & Lecturer)
• Educational Psychology, Bachelor Course (Lecturer)
• Research electives
• PhD, Master Thesis and Bachelor Thesis Supervision

CV

Academic Degrees

PhD (Educational Psychology and Psychometrics), the Danish University of Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Denmark (2006)

MSc Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Department of Psychology (2002)

BSc Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (1998)

Other formal qualifications

Qualified as a supervisor within other disciplines, the Danish Psychological Association (2011)

Qualified as PhD supervisor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen (2011)

Qualified as Master Thesis Supervisor, Copenhagen Business School (2010)

Pedagogically qualified for Associate Professor (university) through Assistant Professor Program in teaching and pedagogical competence. Copenhagen Business School (2008)

Qualified as Associate Professor at the teachers college level [Lektorkvalificeret]  Blaagaard Seminarium (2002)

Selected positions

Presently Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (since 2014 - see PsychMeasure for main research areas and collaborations).

Associate Professor & Head of Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, (2013-2014)

Assistant Professor & Vice Head of Studies (acting Head of studies), Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark (2012-2013)

Senior Researcher, Trials Unit, The Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI, now VIVE) (2012)

Senior Project Manager, Centre for Clinical Education, Copenhagen University Hospital & University of Copenhagen (2011)

External Associate Professor, Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School (2007-2009)

Senior Advisor on Education, CBS Learning Lab, Copenhagen Business School (2006-2011)

External Lecturer, the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Copenhagen (2003-2014)

PhD Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology, the Danish University of Education (2002-2005)

Assistant Professor in Psychology, Blaagaard Teachers College [Seminarium] (1999-2002)

Teacher in Social Psychology at the ”people’s university in Copenhagen” [Folkeuniversitetet i København] (1998-2001)

International research visits

Visiting Researcher, the Educational Measurement and Assessment Hub, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales (2018)

Visiting Researcher, Pearson Psychometric Lab, The Graduate School of Education, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA. (2008, 2016, 2018) 

Visiting Research Associate, the School of Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia (2004)