Sociologist with research interest in social inequality in health, education, and welfare
Miriam Evensen is a Research Professor at ISF and holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Oslo (2017).
Evensen studies social inequality in health, education, and welfare. Her work focuses on how childhood circumstances and educational trajectories shape health and later life chances, combining quantitative methods with Norwegian register data.
Evensen leads the projects HEALTHMOBILITY and TRANSLATE, funded by the Research Council of Norway. She is also affiliated with HOUSINGWEL – Centre for Housing and Welfare Research.