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Professor
University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
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Falkenberg is a professor in optometry and vision sciences at the National Center for Optics, Vision and Eye Care, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). She is the leader of the Norwegian Vision in Stroke (NorVIS) network (www.synogslagnett.no), an interdisciplinary network with 36 national and international partners, including hosptial and rehabilitation services and user organisations.
Falkenberg has a PhD in psychophysics and vision science from Glasgow Caledonian University and did a post-doc in vision rehabilitation at UCL, London. She has particularly interest in research related to knowledge translation and interdisciplinary collaboration regarding normal age-related vision changes and lighting, vision problems after stroke, and vision rehabilitation. She has extensive experience in teaching and supervision of interdisciplinary undergraduate and post-graduate students, and for continuing education of students across professions and disciplines. Falkenberg was for 6.5 years the program director for the Nordic interdisciplinary Master in vision rehabilitation in collaboration with University of Gothenburg, the coordinator for the European Diploma of optometry and optics, and course coordinator in the Master in Optometry and Visual Science program.
Falkenberg has practiced as an optometrist in both Norway and the UK and is a member of the Norwegian optometry association and the UK College of Optometrists. Her national and international networks are broad, within eye health, municipal and specialist health services, education, and user organizations. She is on the editorial board of the Scandinavian Journal of Optometry and Vision Science, a board member of the European Society of Low vision Research and Rehabilitation (ESLRR) council and has participated in several international scientific committees. Falkenberg has presented at several international and national conferences across disciplines. She has extensive experience in local and national popular science dissemination, including national TV and radio.
