Jilwan Soltanpanah

Jilwan works as a university college lecturer at Oslo New University College and is the course coordinator for PSY6110 Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Jilwan has a particular interest in cross-cultural psychology. She has conducted research on identity and belonging among multicultural youth, as well as gender roles and life satisfaction across two cultures. Before joining ONH, Jilwan worked with unaccompanied minor refugees and as a milieu therapist in a lower secondary school. She has experience in trauma-sensitive work with children and adolescents.

Background:

• Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Tromsø
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Tromsø
   

Teaching areas:

• Course coordinator for Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Trauma, attachment, and interaction
• Milieu therapy
• Consulting psychology
• Social exclusion and inclusion
   

Supervision areas:

• Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Milieu therapy
• Trauma-informed approach
• Migration and refugee background