Introducing our PhD candidate- Åse Sjøstrand!

It is with much excitement that we can announce Åse Sjøstrand has been appointed as the successful PhD candidate for the EST-project!

Åse is originally from Bergen but graduated from the University of Oslo as a speech and language therapist. During the course she quickly developed an interest in stuttering and chose to focus her masters thesis on the identity of adolescents who stutter. Åse is now excited about pursuing a PhD examining preschool stuttering treatments and is particularly passionate about exploring parent’s experiences of treatment and quality of life for children who stutter. In doing so, she will draw on psychological and sociological perspectives to further understand the complexity of stuttering.

Åse has previously worked as an advisor at Statped, Norway’s national service for special needs education. Within this role she provided counseling and direct treatment to clients, tutoring and teaching, and participated in some research. As Åse embarks on her PhD with the EST-Project team she is most looking forward to promoting discussions about best practice for children who stutter within Norway and around the world. 

The EST-project team is very proud to have Åse join our team and we are looking forward to working closely with her over the next 4 years of her candidature! 

A heartfelt congratulations from all of us Åse and welcome to the team!