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About Heidi Grundetjern

Heidi Grundetjern received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Oslo in 2017. She specializes in qualitative methods, and theoretical perspectives on gender and culture. Her research focuses on the role of gender in illegal drug markets, with a particular focus on women’s experiences. Her current research examines how the intersections of social inequalities shape cultures and organizational structures of drug markets.

Positions

Present Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
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Honors and Awards

  • Recipient of His Majesty the King's Gold Metal for Excellent Young Researchers, Oslo, 2018
  • Recipient of Scientific Writing Award for the article, "Women's Gender Performances and Cultural Heterogeneity in the Illegal Drug Economy," European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, 2016
  • Recipient of Best Research Article Within Drug Research for "Women's Gender Performances and Cultural Heterogeneity in the Illegal Drug Economy, Research Council of Norway, Oslo, 2016
  • Recipient of Supreme Court Lawyer Per Rygh's Grant for Young Researchers, University of Oslo, 2016
  • Recipient of Sasakawa Young Leaders Scholarship Fund's Fellowship, SYLFF/University of Oslo, 2014
  • Recipient of Scholarship for Master's Thesis, Norwegian Institute of Public Heath, Oslo, 2010

Education

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2017 PhD, University of Oslo ‐ Sociology
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2010 MA, University of Oslo ‐ Sociology
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2008 BA, University of Oslo ‐ Culture and Communications
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