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MFamily Master First Edition Graduates

 

ABHAS DANGOL

 

 

 

Nationality: Nepal

 

Dissertation: Parenting among Nepalese families in Lisbon and its effect on child integration (link)

 

AIMEE AOUN

 

 

 

Nationality: Lebanon

 

Dissertation: Men`s perceptions of the impact of coping strategies activated or taught during workshops on their psychological well-being (link)

 

BILLAL HOSEN

 

 

 

Nationality: Bangladesh

 

Dissertation: Social relations, Health Problems and coping strategies of street-connected girls in Dhaka City (link)

 

CECILIE GULLIKSEN

 

 

 

Nationality: Norway

 

Dissertation: A study of Children’s Participation in Peacebuilding in a Post-Conflict Society: A case study of Peace Clubs in Gulu, Uganda (link)

 

GRETA ALESSANDRI

 

 

 

Nationality: Italy

 

Dissertation: Evaluating the implementation of article 22 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Uganda - Nakivale Refugee Settlement: Duty bearers’ and Children’s voices (link)

 

CV:

https://pt.linkedin.com/pub/greta-alessandri/105/396/a98 

 

 

HONG ZHU

 

 

 

Nationality: China

 

Dissertation: Chinese Immigrants' Parental Experiences in Norway (link)

 

 

ISABEL ALVAREZ

 

 

 

Nationality: Dominican Republic

 

Dissertation: To be new in Child Welfare Agency – A study of Social Worker’s perspectives on challenges, coping strategies and support systems (link)

 

 

JAYANTI KARKI

 

 

 

Nationality: Nepal

 

Dissertation: Creating a Social Network: A study of unaccompanied youth in Sweden (link)

 

 

JELENA ZEGARAC

 

 

 

Nationality: Serbia

 

Dissertation: Becoming integrated - pathways and navigation within a Swedish municipality. A case study about Bosnians integration processes in Värnamo (link)

 

 

KATYA CRESPO

 

 

 

Nationality: Bolivia

 

Dissertation: Policy transfer:a tool for political development: A comparative study of child welfare services between Norway and Bolivia (link)

 

 

LILIAN AMANKWA

 

 

 

Nationality: Ghana

 

Dissertation: The Role of Child Protection Professionals in Enhancing Parenting among Immigrants in Gothenburg: The perspectives of child protection professionals in Gothenburg (link)

 

 

MALIN WIBERG

 

 

 

Nationality: Sweden

 

Dissertation: Involved fatherhood – an analysis of gendered and classed fathering practices in Sweden (link)

 

 

MANIKA BAJRACHARYA

 

 

 

Nationality: Nepal

 

Dissertation: Nepalese women migrants in Portugal and their experience with socio-cultural integration (link)

 

 

MARSHALEE JONES

 

 

 

Nationality: Jamaica

 

Dissertation: Adaptation and conformity: Immigrant parent`s feelings about parenting in Norway (link)

 

 

PAULINA ALATORRE

 

 

 

Nationality: Mexico

 

Dissertation: The influence of traditional and non-traditional educational models on children’s beliefs towards education, future expectations and resilient attitudes (link)

 

CV:

https://ug.linkedin.com/in/paulinasantosalatorre

 

 

POLYCARP MUSINGUZI

 

 

 

Nationality: Uganda

 

Dissertation: “You have to talk to those who were there (Utoya)…” Promoting Children`s participation – A case of expert meetings and groups within the ombudsman in Norway (link)

 

CV:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Polycarp_Musinguzi/info

 

 

RAYMOND TUMURHAIRWE

 

 

 

Nationality: Uganda

 

DissertationUnderstanding Interprofessional Collaboration - A Case Study of Professionals in a Norwegian Primary School (link)

 

 

TEMITAYO ADEBOYE

 

 

 

Nationality: Nigeria

 

DissertationYoung People Transition Process from Family-Oriented Care to Adulthood: Unveiling the Nexus of Reality in Life Course Approach (link)

 

 

TÜMEL SABANCI

 

 

 

Nationality: Cyprus

 

Dissertation: Expressions of hope and aspiration among young people receiving rehabilitation services in Kampala, Uganda (link)

 

Current position: European Union Programme Support Office (EUPSO), North Cyprus

 

CV: click here to access

 

 

MFamily Master Second Edition Graduates

 

ANGELA MARKOGIANNAKI

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Greece

 

Dissertation: Children's perceptions of participation: a study using Forum Theatre (link)

 

ANNA RICHARDSON

 

 

 

Nationality: Australia

 

Dissertation: Resilience among children and young people in impoverished urban areas in Kampala: strenghts and the importance of context (link) 

 

BRIAN VEN BAG-AO

 

 

 

Nationality: Philippines

 

Dissertation: Family strengths in the separation and reunification of former single-mothers and their children: lived experiences of Filipina immigrants in Norway (link)

 

ELISABETH EMDAL

 

 

 

Nationality: Norway

 

Dissertation: The way out of gendered poverty? Economic empowerement of young Ugandan mothers through NGO support (link)

  

EMANUELLY DA CONCEIÇÃO VIEIRA

 

 

 

Nationality: Brazil

 

Dissertation: The Portuguese adoption system and the role of a multidisciplinary team: potential and challenges (link)

 

 

KRIS HARTMANN

 

 

 

Nationality: Germany

 

Dissertation: Yourh participation in peace building in Gulu District, Northern Uganda: Opportunities and challenges (link)

  

 

KRISTINA DUVNJAK

 

 

 

Nationality: Serbia

 

Dissertation: "Voices" of maltreated children: professional perceptions, intervention mesurares and life plans

 

 

LINDSAY SELLINGER

 

 

 

Nationality: Canada

 

Dissertation: Adoption Policies in Canada and Norway: a comparative study of the Adoption Act in British Columbia, Canada and the Adoption Act in Norway (link)

 

 

 

MARIA SERRÃO GOMES

 

 

 

Nationality: Portugal

 

Dissertation: Family mediation in Portugal - regards to children participation, viewed from the professional's perception

 

 

NATHALIA PATRICIA PEREZ ALFONSO

 

 

 

Nationality: Colombia

 

Dissertation: A study on the perceptions of child welfare worker on the use of corporal punishment among immigrant and Norwegian families (link

 

 

OLE HENRIK KRÅKENES

 

 

 

Nationality: Norway

 

Dissertation: Family reunification for unaccompanied minors: an exploratory study of practice based experiences of professionals (link)

 

 

  

OLENA ZHUCHYNA

 

 

 

Nationality: Ukraine

 

Dissertation: "Getting the agencies together": a qualitative study of the professionals' perceptions of collaboration in prevention of juvenile criminality (link
 

 

 

PARIA ESLAMINEJAD

 

 

 

Nationality: Austria

 

Dissertation: Experiencing emotional and psychosocial support during preparation for re-integration: a study of street children under the care of Retrak Uganda (link)
 

 

 

RAQUEL HERRERO ARIAS

 

 

 

Nationality: Spain

 

Dissertation: Being an immigrant mother in Norway: a study of immigrant mothers' experiences of their life-worlds and perceptions of Child Welfare Services (link)
 

 

  

SANJEEV DAHAL

 

 

 

Nationality: Nepal

 

Dissertation: Perception and practice of gender among Nepalese in Portugal: a male perspective (link)
 

 

 

SARA PAOLETTI

 

 

 

Nationality: Italy

 

Dissertation: Parenting experiences of formerly abducted young mothers in post-conflict Northern Uganda (link)
 

 

 

ZHONGYUAN NA

 

 

 

Nationality: China

 

Dissertation: Sweden's Chinese immigrant parents' view on corporal punishment of children (link) 
 

 

 

 

MFamily Master Third Edition Graduates

 

ANASTASIIA KOROLIUS

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Russia

 

Dissertation: Russian Immigrant Mothers in Portugal: Integration and Parental Practices (link)

 

ANDREA CELINE QUEJADA 

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Philippines 

 

Dissertation: Beliefs, Values and Experiences of Filipino Christian Parents in Norway (link)

 

ANJOLAOLUWA WICKLIFFE 

 

 

 

Nationality: Nigeria 

 

Dissertation: Socio-cultural Experiences of Nigerian Immigrant Families: Maintenance of 'Family Togetherness' in Norway (link)

 

 

 

ASAWARI NAYAK 

 

 

 

Nationality: India 

 

Dissertation: Transnational Arranged Marriages and the Lives of Married Women in the Hindu-Gujarati Diaspora of Portugal (link)

 

  

BASAK JANOTA

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Turkey 

 

DissertationWhen romantic love crosses borders: the case of mixed-nationality and transnational couples (link)

 

 

CAROL KABATANYA

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Uganda 

 

DissertationParenting in an intercultural context: lived and told experiences of Ugandan immigrants in Norway (link)

 

 

EMIKO MATSUO

 

 

 

Nationality: Peru/Australia 

 

Dissertation: Working with parental mental health problems in complex parent-infant relationships: a study on the power implications of approaches used in infant services in Western Sweden (link)

 

 

IJEOMA NWAORIE

 

 

 

Nationality: Nigeria

 

Dissertation: Child Protection Services in Sweden: Experiences of Nigerian Parents in Sweden (link)

 

 

ILEANA-MARIA TURDA 

 

 

 

Nationality: Romania

 

Dissertation: Strength-based approach in Social Work: Professionals' experiences in working with refugee youth in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda (link)

 

 

LINDSAY COUTTS

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Canada

 

Dissertation: "Lifting Up the Issue": Exploring Social Work Responses to Economic Abuse as a Form of Intimate Partner Violence in Sweden (link)

 

 

LYDIA MEHRARA

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Canada

 

Dissertation: Imperfections of a Perfect State: A Social Policy Analysis of Maternal Health Provisions for Migrant Women in Norway - A case study on Stavanger (link)

 

 

NGUYEN THI MINH CHAU

 

 

 

Nationality: Vietnam

 

Dissertation: Discovering the Participation Rights of Children in Sweden and Vietnam: A study about Vietnamese parents' perspectives towards influencing factors on children's participation rights practices in the families (link

 

 

PRISCILLA AGYEMAN-DUAH

 

 

 

Nationality: Ghana

 

Dissertation: Understanding Resilience in Families of Children with Intellectual Disability in Sweden: the role of micro, meso and macro level support (link

 

 

RAFFY VIGIL

 

 

 

Nationality: Philippines

 

Dissertation: Munting-mukha ng pangingibang-bayan (facet of migration): transnational parenting experiences among Filipino fathers in Portugal (link)

 

  

SHUKRIYA NAZRIDOD

 

 

 

 

Nationality: Tajikistan 

 

Dissertation: 'Voices' of left behind children in Tajikistan (link)

 

   

WENXI WANG

 

  

 

 

Nationality: China

 

Dissertation: Community Dance and Youth Empowerment (link)

 

  

XIUZI ZHANG

 

 

 

 

Nationality: China

 

DissertationThe transformative role of education sponsorship program among female Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Uganda (link)

 

 

YUSUF NURAL

 

 

 

Nationality: Turkey

 

DissertationPathways to Alienation? A study on the refugee experiences of a group of young Syrian women through the lens of alienation (link)

 

 

 

MFamily Master Fourth Edition Graduates

 

AASHIMA BUDAL

 

 

Nationality: Nepal

 

Dissertation: Paperless Reality: Transnational parenthood and undocumented Nepalese in Portugal (link)

 

 

 

ALYONA ARTAMONOVA

 

 

Nationality: Russia

 

DissertationFamily Formation and Transition to Parenthood Trajectories along Generations: The Role of Living in the Residential Care in Portugal (link)

 

 

 

ANAHITA MEHRPOUR

 

 

Nationality: Iran

 

Dissertation: A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Depressive Symptoms after Marriage: A Causal Model (link)

 

 

 

CARMEN NEAGU

 

 

 

Nationality: Romania

 

Dissertation: Romanian Roma on the streets of a Swedish City: A Qualitative Study

 

 

 

CHRISTINE ISUNU

 

 

 

Nationality: Uganda

 

Dissertation: Social work with undocumented migrants: Services, Construction of needs and Problem-solving approaches of Civil Society Organizations in Gothenburg-Sweden

 

 

 

DILYS SHARONA QUARTEY

 

 

 

Nationality: Ghana

 

Dissertation: Children in Out-Of-Home Care: Child Protection Workers Perspectives on Factors that Promote and Hinder Family Reunification in Norway

 

 

 

EDEN GOBENA

 

 

Nationality: Ethiopia

 

Dissertation: The Experience of Incarcerated Mothers Living in Prison with their Children in Ethiopia (link)

 

 

 

EMILIA CHAMORRO LANGRAND

 

 

Nationality: Nicaragua

 

Dissertation: Productive leisure activity among women living with breast and ovary cancer: An alternative intervention strategy to improve their subjective well-being (SWB) (link)

 

 

 

FAYEZ KHAN

 

 

 

Nationality: Canada

 

Dissertation: Youth Criminal Offenders in Canada: A Policy Analysis of the Youth Criminal Justice Act of Canada

 

 

 

MARIA ALKIVIADOU

 

 

Nationality: Cyprus

 

Dissertation: A Qualitative Analysis of Resilience Related Strengths and Struggles of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Norway (link)

 

 

 

MAYRA CAROLINA LEMUS WAY

 

 

Nationality: Mexico

 

Dissertation: Strengths and resilience of migrant women in transit: An analysis of the narratives of Central American women in irregular transit through Mexico towards the United States (link)

 

 

 

MOLLY PAONE

 

 

Nationality: USA

 

Dissertation: Experiences of a recreation based support program in a Norwegian city: young people's voices (link)

 

 

 

ROJIKA MAHARJAN

 

 

 

Nationality: Nepal

 

DissertationThe Intermediate Generation: Integration of Young Nepalese Immigrants in Portugal (link)

 

 

 

SHIREEN SOOFI

 

 

Nationality: Canada

 

DissertationPeer support groups and the empowerment of Congolese refugee youth in a Ugandan settlement

 

 

 

STEFANIE DOROTKA

 

 

Nationality: Austria

 

DissertationEmotions in professional social work practice

 

 

 

THOBEKA NTINI

 

 

 

Nationality: South Africa

 

DissertationPeace building through Early Childhood Care and Education in a post-conflict society: The roles of the parents and community leaders in Gulu, Northern Uganda

 

 

 

URSULA HINOSTROZA CASTILLO

 

 

Nationality: Peru

 

Dissertation: Transition to adulthood of young people in condition of Intellectual Disability (ICID): A comparative study of the professional’s perspective in Norway and Colombia (link)

 

 

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