Brita Bjørkelo

Professor

Brita Bjørkelo

Brita's research covers WOP, whistleblowing, leadership, psychosocial work environment, diversity, professional development, knowledge production and ethics.

Brita leads the NordForsk financed project “Understanding and Intervening against Sexual harassment” (2023-2027).

She also leads a working package on the EU Horizon funded Clarus project (2023-2026), as well as the research projects "Diversity in Education and Organisation", the “Police Study” with Bjørn Lau (UiO), and the “Working Conditions in the Control Room-national survey” project. 

Brita leads the “Organisation and Leadership" research group at the Norwegian Police University College and previously led the RCN financed project “A matter of facts” (2020-2026), of which she now is a member, and the FIX-project (RCN financed), and is a previous editor, and now member of the Editorial board, of the Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing. 

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Education

  • 2023: Mentoring programme for female postdocs (as mentor). University of Oslo
  • 2019: Research leadership program. Consolidating (operative) level. University of Oslo (UiO)
  • 2011: Developmental program in university pedagogy, University of Bergen (UiB), Norway
  • 2010: PhD, Faculty of Psychology, UiB, Norway 
  • 2005: Cand.psychol, Clinical psychologist. Faculty of Psychology, UiB, Norway
  • 2001: Cand.mag: Interdisciplinary first cycle. UiO/UiB, Norway

Positions

2021- Professor (organizational psychology). Department of psychology, Oslo Nye University College, Norway 
2018- Professor (police science). Research department, Norwegian Police University College 
(NPUC), Norway 
2017-2018 Professor (organizational psychology). Department for Graduate Education (DGE),
NPUC, Norway 
2011-2017 Associate professor (leadership, work and organizational psychology). DGE, NPUC, Norway
2010-2011 Associate professor (education). Faculty of Psychology, Department of 
Education, University of Bergen, Norway

Teaching

At Oslo New University College I am affiliated with the bachelor program in organizational psychology. Otherwise, I supervise several PhD candidates and have acted as mentor for Post docs and Associate professors. Over the years I have taught, examined and/or supervised at all academic levels.

Forskning

  • WOP
  • Whistleblowing
  • Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Professional development
  • Knowledge production

Utvalgte publikasjoner

  • Bjørkelo, B., & Eriksen, B. M. (2021). Varsling i arbeidslivet: Arbeidsgivers og leders roller og ansvar. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. https://utdanning.cappelendamm.no/_varsling-i-arbeidslivet-brita-bjorkelo-birthe-eriksen-9788202709662
  • Bjørkelo, B., Valland, T. D., Nordberg, T., & Damen, M.-L. (2022). Ekte politiarbeid? Utvikling og uttesting av et prestisjehierarki for politiarbeid. Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning, 46(3-4), 150-165. https://doi.org/10.18261/tfk.46.3.4  
  • Almås, A. G., Bjørkelo, B., Roness, D., & Ulvik, M. (2022). Betydningen av å møtes : relasjoner som grunnlag for læring og undervisning (1. utgave. ed.). Fagbokforlaget. Betydningen av å møtes (Relasjoner som grunnlag for læring og undervisning) - Fagbokforlaget.no
  • Rabbing, L. M.-L. E., Lau, B., Fostervold, K. I., Blenkinsopp, J., & Bjørkelo, B. (2023). Enhancing self-reported assessment of working conditions in policing: Revisiting the psychometric properties and applications of the police stress questionnaire. Psychological Reports, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231207957
  • Bjørkelo, B., Matthiesen, S. B., & Einarsen, S. (2010). Predicting proactive behaviour at work. Exploring the role of personality as an antecedent of whistleblowing behaviour. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 371-394. doi: https://doi.org/10.1348/096317910X486385
  • Bjørkelo, B. (2013). Workplace bullying after whistleblowing: Future research and implications. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 28(3), 306-323. doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/02683941311321178 
  • Bjørkelo, B., Einarsen, S., Nielsen, M. B., & Matthiesen, S. B. (2011). Silence is golden? Characteristics and experiences of self-reported whistleblowers. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 20(2), 206-238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320903338884
  • Nielsen, M. B., Bjørkelo, B., Notelaers, G., & Einarsen, S. (2010). Sexual harassment: Prevalence, outcomes and gender differences assessed by three different estimation methods. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 19(3), 252 — 274. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771003705056
  • Vanebo, J. O., Bjørkelo, B., & Aaserud, T. (2015). Police leadership development: Intentions and critical success-factors. International Public Administration Review, 13(3-4), 11-26. doi: https://doi.org/10.17573/ipar.2015.3-4.01
  • Helleve, I., Almås, A. G., & Bjørkelo, B. (2019). Becoming a professional digital competent teacher. Professional Development in Education, 46(2), 324-336. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2019.1585381 
  • Hoel, L., & Bjørkelo, B. (2017). ‘Is that good enough policing?’: An investigation into learning from the experience of grey-area cases. Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing, 4(2), 187-210. Tranlsated version. doi: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2464440
  • Bjørkelo, B., Bye, H. H., Leirvik, M. S., Egge, M., & Ganapathy, J. (2020). Diversity in education and organisation: From political aims to practice in the Norwegian Police Service. Police Quarterly. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1098611120976024
  • Bjørkelo, B., Almås, A. G., & Helleve, I. (2021). Perceived adequate education in ethics: A way to tap into ethical Social Networking Sites awareness? Seminar.net, 17(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.3828 
  • Bjørkelo, B., Thorsen, C., D'Cruz, P., & Mikkelsen, E. G. (2021). Whistleblowing and bullying at work: The role of leaders. In P. D’Cruz, E. Noronha, L. Keashly, & S. Tye-Williams (Eds.), Special topics and particular occupations, professions and sectors. Handbooks of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment (Vol. 4). Singapore: Springer. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5308-5  

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