Karin Anna Petersen
Professor
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
Praxeology
Title: Professor
Phone: +47 55 58 61 60
E-mail: Karin.Petersen@igs.uib.no
Visiting address: Kalfarveien 31
Theory of Science and Sociology of Science, Praxeology
1970-1974
Nursing School, St. Luke's Hospital, Hellerup
1976-1978
Two-year course in Modern language, Mynstervej, Frederiksberg
1980-1981
One-year course as Teaching Nurse at the School of Advanced Nursing at the University of Aarhus, Vennelystparken, Aarhus
1986
Nursing Science (one module of Master Degree in Public Health), Nordic school of Public Health Education, Göteborg, Sweden
1986-1987
BA Institute of Education, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1987-1992
Mag.Art./Masters at the University of Philosophy, Education and Rhetoric, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1989
Health Education (one module of the Master Degree in Public Health), Nordic School of Public Health Education, Göteborg, Sweden
1990 & 1993
Competency declaration for the position of lecturer/Ass. Professor in Nursing Sciences and for PhD education at the Danish School of Advanced Nursing in collaboration with the States Health Care Scientific Council and the University of Aarhus
1991
Colloqium in Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen
1999
PhD gained through the Danish School of Avanced Nursing in collaboration with Institute of Philosophy, Education and Rhetoric, University of Copenhagen, and the States Health Care Scientific Council and the University of Aarhus. Thesis: Nursing/Care Science; myth or reality? Genesis or structure of the field of academic education and science in nursing in Denmark.
Employment history
1974
Nurse assistant, Medical Unit, St. Luke's Hospital, Hellerup
1975-1976
Nurse assistant, Endocrinology Unit, The State Hospital (Rigs hospitalet), Copenhagen
1976-1978
Nurse assistant, The State Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen
1979
Nurse assistant and ward sister, plastic and jaw surgery, The State Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen
1980-1985
Nurse teacher, the nursing school at The State Hospital (Rigs hospitalet), Copenhagen
1984-1985
Nurse tutor In-Service training, King Fahd Central Hospital, and Nurse tutor Primary Health Project Group, Danish Medical Mission, Gizan, Saudi Arabia
1985-1990
Research assistant and project leader at the Danish Institute of Health- and Nursing Research, Copenhagen
1990-1992
Deputy Chief Nurse and const. Chief Nurse at Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg
1992
Casual staff nurse Sundby Hospital
1992-1995
Adjunct/Lecturer at the Danish School of Advanced Nursing, Aarhus University
1995-1997
Scholarship from the Medical Research Council concerning building research in Denmark
1998-2000
Project Leader, Associate Professor Viborg Amt
1999-
External Associate Professor for PhD supervision with Prof G. Callewaert, Institute for Philosophy, Pedagogic and Rhetoric, University of Copenhagen. Associate Professor, University of Uppsala, Sweden
Adj. professor, School of Nursing, University of Deakin, Australia