Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
7491 Trondheim, Norway

Phone: +47 93043714 
Emails: heimburg@ntnu.no
Web: www.ntnu.edu/ipl/relational-welfare
www.ntnu.edu/ipl/nordic-research-center-for-wellbeing-and-social-sustainability

Dina is an Associate Professor in Counselling at, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She is Deputy Head of NTNU WellFare: Nordic Research Centre on Well-being and Social Sustainability. Her PhD project was a participatory and collaborative action research project from a social constructionist perspective, seeking to transform kindergartens into meeting places in the local community, enhancing family social inclusion and deepen democratic participation. Dina’s research interests are focused on public health and health promotion, with a particular focus on social justice, social inclusion and democratic innovations, linked to sustainable societal development and human rights. Especially, she is interested in future-forming research and practices, co-creation of public value, asset-based approaches to address the complexities inherit to public health, and how the settings of everyday life, meeting places in the community, and inclusive citizenship can influence the development of health and well-being.