PhD Candidate

Hüseyin Emlik

Department of Health and Functioning
Hüseyin Emlik
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Field of work

Huseyin Emlik is a PhD Fellow affiliated with the doctoral program in Responsible Innovation and Regional Development (RESINNREG). His research project, "Navigating Dual Challenges: Healthy Ageing and Migration in Norway," investigates how forced displacement impacts the healthy ageing process and the utilization of municipal health services among foreign-born older adults.

His work focuses on understanding the complex interplay between migration history, ageing, and healthcare navigation. By employing Constructivist Grounded Theory and participatory approaches such as Photovoice and co-creation workshops, Huseyin aims to develop actionable strategies for more equitable and inclusive public health services. The project is conducted in close collaboration with interestholders in Bergen Municipality to foster responsible innovation in the public sector.

Huseyin has an extensive background in sociology. Alongside his doctoral research, he continues to serve as an advisor and project coordinator at the Center for Migration Health (SEMI) in Bergen, where he leads several national and international projects related to refugee health and interprofessional collabration. His expertise includes migration health, social innovation, and health equity. His research focus further extends to minority studies, regional development, and the dynamics of rural populations. He also engages with critical perspectives on colonialism and post-colonialism to understand their impact on subaltern and displaced groups.

Research and innovation projects

  • Oral health status, oral health related quality of life and use of dental service among immigrant seniors in Norway (ORIS) (Scheduled 2026–2030).
  • Sorgstøtte i transnasjonale familier og nettverk(2025).
  • Eldre og pårørende med innvandrerbakgrunn i Norge: hva kan samfunnet lære av muligheter og behov?(2025-).
  • Ledelse for inkludering og mangfold i offentlig sektor (LIM I & II): Project leader for both Phase I (2024) and Phase II (2025).
  • Desentralisert tverrfaglig kurs i migrasjonshelse (2023–).
  • Persons with Refugee Experiences Education - Interprofessional (PREP IP) (PREP IP) (2022–2024).
  • Micro-finance organizations in Sri Lanka (2018).
  • TÜBİTAK SOBAG 1001: Social anthropological research on forest villages in Turkey (2016–2017).
  • İKGPRO: Developing worker and employer capacity through ICT, supported by the EU and METU (2016).
  • Disabled people's social and individual experiences(2016).
  • Sociological interviews with Syrian refugees(2015–2016).
  • On the Dersim Alevis: Comparative sociological research at Tunceli University (2013).
  • Image of 38 Dersim among Youth and Elderly Individuals Today (2012–2013)

Course Tought

  • HMA807, Central Theory of Migration Health, Spring 2026

  • HMA807, Central Theory of Migration Health, Autumn 2025

  • MARE551, Interprofessional Approaches to Refugee Health, Autumn 2025

  • Global Migration (Persons with Refugee Experiences Education - Interprofessional (PREP IP) ), 2022–2024

Publications


Book Chapters

  • Emlik, H. (2025). "Global Migrations and Persons with Refugee Experiences." In E. McGowan, D. Jalovcic, & S. Quinn (Eds.), Interprofessional Approach to Refugee Health: A Practical Guide for Interdisciplinary Health and Social Care Teams (pp. 21–48). Open Book Publishers.

Research Reports

  • Emlik, H., Vårdal, R., Kaberuka-Nielsen, E., & Jalovcic, D. (2024). Life is in motion, nothing is fixed: Photovoices of persons with refugee experience living in Norway - Project report. Erasmus+.

  • Emlik, H., Tezlaf., B., Bergli., A., & Jalovcic., D. (2022). Partners' good practices and lessons learned in implementation of projects with refugees - Report. Erasmus+.

Conference Presentations and Proceedings

  • Emlik, H. & Jalovcic, D. (2025, Nov 26–27). "Collaborating for Inclusion: Persons with Refugee Experience Education Project - Interprofessional (PREP IP)." Erasmusseminaret for høgare utdanning 2025, Bergen.

  • Emlik, H. & Jalovcic, D. (2025, Nov 20–21). "From Subjects to Partners: A Participatory Approach to Fostering Resilience in Older Refugees." 24th Nordic Conference on Trauma Treatment, Copenhagen.

  • Emlik, H. & Vårdal, R. (2025, Nov 20–21). "Bridging the Gap: A Flexible, Decentralized Educational Model to Enhance Refugee Health Competence." 24th Nordic Conference on Trauma Treatment, Copenhagen.

  • Emlik, H. (2025, June 12–15). "Through our eyes: Stories in exile - Photovoice as a therapeutic tool for torture survivors with refugee background in Norway." 18th European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) Conference, Tbilisi, Georgia.

  • Emlik, H., K. Nielsen, E., & Jalovcic, D. (Eds.). (2024, Sept 25). Refugees welcome: learning together International Hybrid Conference (Conference proceedings), Bergen.

  • Emlik, H. (2024, Sept 25). "Facilitating Refugee Inclusion in Practice and Education" (Panel discussion). Refugees welcome: learning together International Hybrid Conference, Bergen.

  • Emlik, H. & K. Nielsen, E. (2024, Feb 28). "Fagdag - Veteraner i eksil: Helse- og resosialiseringsutfordringer," Bergen.

  • Jalovcic, D. & Emlik, H. (2023, Nov 6–9). "European Online Learning Partnership to Improve Refugee Health." 29th ICDE World Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica.

  • Emlik, H. & Vårdal, R. (2023, Dec 7–8). "Photovoice - Stories Based on Photos." 23rd Nordic Conference for Professionals working with Traumatised Refugees, Gothenburg.

  • Emlik, H. (2018, April 20). "Turkey's Kurdish Policy: A Brief Abstract Between 1920-2018." The Kurds Seminar, University of Stavanger.

  • Emlik, H. & Yuksektepe, G. (2012, May 5). "Image of 38 Dersim among Youth and Elderly Individuals Today." National Sociology Congress, Ankara University.

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