Country
Norway
Bio
Dr. Olsen is an associate professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. She is a program director of MSc in Evidence-based Practice (EBP) and head of the research group “Educational research in health- and social care profession”. She received her PhD in 2015, holds a master’s degree in physiotherapy, University of Bergen, Norway and a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy, Coventry University, UK. Dr. Olsen supervises master and PhD students within EBP. She is the principal investigator of a research project on a mobile application; the EBPsteps. Recently she received a 2-year grant (1.5 mill NKR) from the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education. She engages in the World Physiotherapy global task force to identify and consider the impact of COVID-19 on physiotherapy education and co-facilitates the Facebook group “World Physiotherapy Network for Physiotherapist Educators”. Dr. Olsen is author and co-author of 13 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Recent publications she contributed to include: Research-based occupational therapy education: An exploration of students’ and faculty members’ experiences and perceptions (PLOS ONE 2020; and Core Competencies in Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals. Consensus Statement Based on a Systematic Review and Delphi Survey (JamaNetwork Open 2018;2:12).