Dr Gwynyth J. Overland

Speaker

Gwynyth Jones Overland is senior consulting sociologist at Psychosocial team for Refugees / Regional Trauma Centre in Southern Norway, where she works closely with psychologists and medical doctors on case work and research. Overland was born and raised in New England and attended Vassar College. She completed her Masters degree in sociology at the University of Oslo in 1998, with a dissertation entitled "Culture and survival: the continuity of cultural practices among Cambodian refugees in Norway". She is currently senior advisor at the Regional trauma centre in Southern Norway (RVTS Sor) and Sorlandet hospital trust(SSHF). Her field of expertise is forced migration. Gwynyth Overland’s doctoral thesis, Post traumatic survival: a study of Cambodian resilience will be defended at the Universitety of Agder on 24 August 2012.