Lea Louise Videt

RESEARCHER III

Contact

Mobile: 949 73 758
Email: llv@nforsk.no

  • Researcher with broad expertise in children's upbringing conditions, school absences and housing challenges

    Lea Louise Videt works primarily on topics related to the living conditions of children and young people and the welfare state's encounter with this group – especially at the intersection between school, health and social services. She has solid expertise in childhood and youth research, and has delved into children's use of digital media, school absenteeism, exclusion and housing for vulnerable young people. 

    Competence

    Lea has broad methodological experience from interviews, focus groups, participant observation, document analysis and knowledge summaries, and applies this expertise in research projects that focus on welfare services, school structures, absenteeism issues, children's rights and social housing work. In addition, she has developed knowledge about digital upbringing and children's experiences with social media. She is committed to highlighting the perspectives of children and young people in her research. 

    Education and work experience

    Lea holds a master's degree in social anthropology from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and a bachelor's degree in philosophy with a minor in cross-cultural studies from the University of Copenhagen. She has also studied French politics and literature.

    She started by Nordland Research Institute in 2022 and has previously worked as a teacher and as a communicator at Tromsø Museum. In addition, she has taught social anthropology at UiT. 

    Projects and publications

    Lea has published articles and reports on topics such as school absenteeism, child welfare and foster care, and children's use of social media. Her publications also include school structure, municipal housing, children's rights, and evaluations of measures aimed at youth in exclusion. 

    She has held roles as project manager and RESEARCHER I a number of projects, including HOUSYOUNG (on housing social inclusion), RAUS (on challenging school absences), and analyses of upper secondary school structures and student services.

    Dissemination

    Lea is a committed communicator who brings social research into public debates about the living conditions of children and young people. She contributes to the research-based knowledge base that is used by county municipalities, schools and public agencies in their work with upbringing, inclusion and prevention. She gives lectures on, among other things, problematic school absence, transitions in childhood and children's use of social media.

  • Here you can read my publications in NVA.