CMI Staff
The 40 CMI researchers are social scientists - anthropologists, economists and political scientists - with a few sociologists, geographers and historians. Most researchers at CMI have substantial experience from developing countries and international organisations.
Management | Researchers | Students | Resource Centre | Administration
Management
Sørbø, Gunnar M.
Director
gunnar.sorbo@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938010 Mob: +47 92828029 Priv: +47 55121071
Gloppen, Siri
Research Director, Rights, Democracy and Development
siri.gloppen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938051 Mob: +47 91820532
Mæstad, Ottar
Research Director, Public Sector Reform
ottar.mestad@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938081 Mob: +47 48189504
Strand, Arne
Research Director, Peace, Conflict and the State
arne.strand@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938028 Mob: +47 90604776
Wiig, Arne
Research Director, Poverty Reduction Research Group
arne.wiig@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938123 Mob: +47 40412380
Gåskjenn, Vigdis Anita
Head of Administration
vigdis.gaskjenn@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938005 Mob: +47 93024176
Hegre, Steinar
Project Director
steinar.hegre@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938140 Mob: +47 45865426
Communication
Hestad, Ingvild
Head of Communication
ingvild.hestad@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938007 Mob: +47 48101863
Jacob, Chris
Office Support Coordinator
chris.jacob@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938095 Mob: +47 93206783
Nygaard, Inger A.
Technical Editor
inger.nygaard@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938009 Mob: +47 97520830
Research Staff
Aalen, Lovise
Senior Researcher
lovise.aalen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938030
Amundsen, Inge
Senior Researcher
inge.amundsen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938043 Mob: +47 92232924
Ask, Karin
Researcher
karin.ask@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938047 Mob: +47 90853376
Chaudhary, Torunn Wimpelmann
Researcher
torunn.wimpelmann@cmi.no
Mob: +47 48198799
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge
Senior Researcher
odd.fjeldstad@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938080 Mob: +47 40450010
Fontana, Alessandra
Programme coordinator (U4)
alessandra.fontana@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938074 Mob: +47 96882303
Frøystad, Mona
Project Coordinator
mona.froystad@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938143 Mob: +47 41107971
Gianella, Camila
PhD Student
camila.gianella@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938041 Mob: +47 41550939
Grødeland, Åse Berit
Senior Researcher
ase.grodeland@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938042 Mob: +47 91769114
Hatlebakk, Magnus
Senior Researcher
magnus.hatlebakk@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938000
Hechler, Hannes
Programme Coordinator (U4)
hannes.hechler@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47 93 80 71
Heggstad, Kari
Project Coordinator
kari.heggstad@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938155
Helland, Johan
Senior Researcher
johan.helland@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938120 Mob: +47 92816423
Isaksen, Jan
Senior Researcher
jan.isaksen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938078 Mob: +47 93002944
Jul-Larsen, Eyolf
Senior researcher
eyolf.jul-larsen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938045 Mob: +47 90043288
Kjøstvedt, Hilde Granås
Researcher
hilde.kjostvedt@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938024 Mob: +47 92050123
Knudsen, Are John
Senior Researcher
are.knudsen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938027 Mob: +47 92494898
Kolstad, Ivar
Senior Researcher
ivar.kolstad@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938122 Mob: +47 99609730
Lange, Siri
Senior Researcher
siri.lange@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938046 Mob: +47 95147687
Lindkvist, Ida
Researcher
ida.lindkvist@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938076 Mob: +47 95960927
Løvlie, Frode
Researcher
frode.lovlie@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938142
Mathisen, Harald
Co-director and Senior Programme Coordinator (U4)
harald.mathisen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938070 Mob: +47 92089998
McNeish, John-Andrew
Senior Researcher
john.mcneish@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938023 Mob: +47 97016014
Orre, Aslak Jangård
Researcher
aslak.orre@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938072 Mob: +47 48176560
Rakner, Lise
Senior Researcher (50%)
lise.rakner@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938052 Mob: +47 95705076
Roald, Anne Sofie
Senior researcher, Director Politics of Faith
annesofie.roald@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938026 Mob: +47 93686894
Samset, Ingrid
Researcher
ingrid.samset@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47 93 80 29
Schultz, Jessica Leigh
Co-director and Senior Programme Coordinator (U4)
jessica.schultz@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938075 Mob: +47 95024864
Seim, Line Tøndel
Researcher
line.tondel@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938125 Mob: +47 48020587
Selbervik, Hilde
Senior researcher
hilde.selbervik@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938044 Mob: +47 46454773
Skaar, Elin
Senior Researcher
elin.skaar@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938050 Mob: +47 99429355
Stokke, Hugo
Researcher
hugo.stokke@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938049 Mob: +47 95282232
Strønen, Iselin Åsedotter
Researcher
iselin.stronen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938022 Mob: +47 45221558
Suhrke, Astri
Senior Researcher
astri.suhrke@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938053 Mob: +47 99231947
Søreide, Tina
Senior Researcher (on leave)
tsoreide@worldbank.org
Phone: +1-202-458-8736 Mob: +1-301-312-9207
Telle, Kari
Senior researcher, Coordinator the 'Politics of Faith' research program
kari.telle@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938020 Priv: +47 55962216
Tjønneland, Elling N.
Senior Researcher
elling.tjonneland@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938025 Mob: +47 92238856
Tostensen, Arne
Senior Researcher
arne.tostensen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938048 Mob: +47 90604244
Tvedten, Inge
Senior Researcher
inge.tvedten@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938079 Mob: +47 46428544
Tønnessen, Liv
Researcher
liv.tonnessen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938021 Mob: +47 90224104
Villanger, Espen
Senior Researcher (on leave)
espen.villanger@cmi.no
Williams, Aled
Programme Coordinator (U4)
aled.williams@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938073 Mob: +47 90778807
Affiliated Researchers
Gargarella, Roberto
Associated Senior Researcher
roberto.gargarella@cmi.no
Kolstad, Julie Riise
Affiliated researcher
julie.riise.kolstad@cmi.no
Mob: +47 40483386
Kårtveit, Bård Helge
PhD Student
baard.kaartveit@cmi.no
Mob: +47 40454714
Mzamu, Jessica
PhD student
jessica.mzamu@cmi.no
Mob: +47 95189996
Sending, Ole-Jacob
Associated Senior Researcher
ojs@nupi.no
Mob: +47 92468459
Sieder, Rachel
Associated Senior Researcher
rachel.sieder@sas.ac.uk
Phone: (52 1 55) 27030960
Torsvik, Gaute
Associated Senior Researcher
gaute.torsvik@econ.uib.no
Tungodden, Bertil
Associated Senior Researcher
bertil.tungodden@cmi.no
Wada, Kazuya
Guest Researcher
kazuya.wada@cmi.no
Wilson, Bruce
Associated Senior Researcher
bwilson@mail.ucf.edu
Phone: +1 (407) 823 2608
Yamin, Elicia Ely
Associated Senior Researcher
ayamin@law.harvard.edu
Phone: +1 617 384-54
Senior Consultants
Faaland, Just
Emeritus
just.faaland@cmi.no
Norbye, Ole David Koht
Senior Adviser
ole.david.koht.norbye@cmi.no
Pausewang, Siegfried
Senior Researcher
siegfried.pausewang@cmi.no
Mob: +47 97627614
Saniman, Rais
Affiliated Researcher
rais.saniman@cmi.no
Master's Students
Aagedal Skage, Ingvild
Student
ingvild.skage@cmi.no
Mob: 97155788
Berge, Kjersti Monen
Student
kjersti.berge@cmi.no
Mob: +47 99706707
Gudbrandsen, Njård Håkon
Student
njaard.gudbrandsen@cmi.no
Mob: +4741511842
Hertzberg, Michael
michael.hertzberg@cmi.no
Mob: +47 41144094
Høgestøl, Asle
asle.hogestol@cmi.no
Mob: +47 91396068
Staveland-Sæter, Kristi
Student
kristi.staveland-saeter@cmi.no
Mob: +47 97162166
Sunsehaugen, Jarle Opedal
Student
jarle.sunsehaugen@cmi.no
Mob: +47 93487859
Tompsett, Clare
Student
clare.tompsett@cmi.no
Mob: +47 93494396
Bergen Resource Centre
Andersen, Kirsti Hagen
Head of Library and Documentation
kirsti.andersen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938101 Mob: +47 41105353
Ljones, Reidunn
Librarian
reidunn.ljones@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938102 Mob: +47 92238857
Administrative Staff
Cunningham, Kirsty
Online and Publications Coordinator (U4)
kirsty.cunningham@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938077 Mob: +47 98058187
Leby, Merete
Head of Services
merete.leby@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938008 Mob: +47 93224706
Stegali, Guri K.
Accountant/Project Co-ordinator
guri.stegali@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938141 Mob: +47 48143455
Svendsen, Per Øyvind
Works Supervisor
per.svendsen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938098 Mob: +47 92033067
Tran, Hong Kim
Head of Accounts
hong.kim.tran@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938006 Mob: +47 40063886
Tøsdal, Jorunn M.
Administrative Secretary
jorunn.toesdal@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938002 Mob: +47 98456323
IT Section
Mjeldheim, Aksel
Head of IT Section
aksel.mjeldheim@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938090 Mob: +47 92814448
Sjursen, Robert
IT Consultant
robert.sjursen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938091 Mob: +47 45881984
Høberg, Lars Ivar
Trainee
larsivar.hoberg@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938096 Mob: +47 92682506
