Staff The School of Education has over 150 employees working in various fields of teaching, science, service and more. Office The School of Education office has both a student and academic support office as well as the office related to the Dean, public relations operations of the school, the management of finances and human resources, along with the library and IT service. Need help The School of Education Office of Academic and Student Affairs is located in Stakkahlíð, on the first and second floors in the west end of the Enni building. Tel: +354 525 5950. Email: menntavisindasvid@hi.is Staff of the School office Adda María JóhannsdóttirHead of Department5255948addamaria [at] hi.is Anna María HauksdóttirProject Manager5255906ah [at] hi.is Auður ÓskarsdóttirProject Managerauduro [at] hi.is Áslaug Björk EggertsdóttirProject Manager5255941aslaugbj [at] hi.is Bryndís GarðarsdóttirAdministrative Officer5255342bryngar [at] hi.is Elfa Hrönn FriðriksdóttirProject Manager5255952elfahronn [at] hi.is Gísli BjörnssonAssistantgislib [at] hi.is Jóhann MagnússonAssistant [at] hi.is Jóhanna Karitas TraustadóttirEducation Manager5255951jkt [at] hi.is Katrín Ágústa JohnsonProject Managerkatrinj [at] hi.is Kolbrún Kristín KarlsdóttirProject Manager5255963kol [at] hi.is Kolbrún Þorbjörg PálsdóttirDean of School5255965kolbrunp [at] hi.is Lára HreinsdóttirCareer and Guidance Counsellor5255901larahr [at] hi.is Lára Rún SigurvinsdóttirHuman Resource Manager5255905lararun [at] hi.is María Kristín MagnúsdóttirProject Managermkm [at] hi.is Marta GoðadóttirMarketing Manager5255335martagodadottir [at] hi.is Sigríður PétursdóttirAdministrative Officer5255917sigridu [at] hi.is Sigurlaug María HreinsdóttirAdministrative Officer5255981sigurlaug [at] hi.is Sólveig María ÞorláksdóttirHead of Finance Division5255968solmth [at] hi.is Svavar JósefssonManaging Director5255536svavarjo [at] hi.is Védís GrönvoldEducation Manager5255982vedis [at] hi.is Staff of the School of Education Adda María JóhannsdóttirHead of Department5255948addamaria [at] hi.is Amelia Jara LarimerDoctoral Graduate Studentajl9 [at] hi.is Anh Dao Katrín TranResearch Specialistadt [at] hi.is Anna Gréta GuðmundsdóttirProject Manager5255343agg [at] hi.is Anna Jóna LýðsdóttirLibrarian5255923ajl [at] hi.is Anna Katrín EiríksdóttirAssistantake [at] hi.is Anna Kristín HannesdóttirLibrarian5255932annakri [at] hi.is Anna María HauksdóttirProject Manager5255906ah [at] hi.is Arnar BaldvinssonDoctoral Graduate Studentarb39 [at] hi.is Auður BjörgvinsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentaudurbjorgvins [at] hi.is Auður ÓskarsdóttirProject Managerauduro [at] hi.is Ágústa Rós BjörnsdóttirProject Manager5255594agusbjo [at] hi.is Árni GuðmundssonAdjunct Lecturer5255391arni [at] hi.is Áslaug Björk EggertsdóttirProject Manager5255941aslaugbj [at] hi.is Ástríður StefánsdóttirAssociate Professor5255336astef [at] hi.is Benedikta Sörensen ValtýsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentbenna [at] hi.is Birna Hugrún BjarnardóttirProject Managerbirnahb [at] hi.is Birna VarðardóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentbiva [at] hi.is Björgvin Ívar GuðbrandssonAdjunct Lecturerbjorgvinivar [at] hi.is Björn Rúnar EgilssonPostdocbre [at] hi.is Bryndís BaldvinsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerbrynbald [at] hi.is Bryndís GarðarsdóttirAdministrative Officer5255342bryngar [at] hi.is Eggert LárussonAssistant Professor6994095eggert01 [at] hi.is Elfa Hrönn FriðriksdóttirProject Manager5255952elfahronn [at] hi.is Elizabeth Bik Yee LayDoctoral Graduate Studentelizabeth [at] hi.is Elín HelgadóttirProject Manager5255969elinh [at] hi.is Elsa Valborg SveinsdóttirProject Manager5255591elsaborg [at] hi.is Erlingur Sigurður JóhannssonProfessor5255301erljo [at] hi.is Eyjólfur Brynjar EyjólfssonDirectorey [at] hi.is Freyja HreinsdóttirProfessor5255395freyjah [at] hi.is Gísli BjörnssonAssistantgislib [at] hi.is Gretar Laxdal MarinóssonProfessor Emeritusgretarlm [at] hi.is Guðný Helga GunnarsdóttirRetired teachergudnyh [at] hi.is Guðrún KristinsdóttirProfessor Emerita003548986458gkristd [at] hi.is Guðrún Valgerður StefánsdóttirProfessor5255366gvs [at] hi.is Gunnar Börkur JónassonProject Manager6614581gborkur [at] hi.is Gunnar Egill FinnbogasonProfessor Emeritus5255367gef [at] hi.is Gunnhildur Kristín BjörnsdóttirDirector5255927gunnh [at] hi.is Hafdís GuðjónsdóttirProfessor Emerita5255373hafdgud [at] hi.is Hafdís IngvarsdóttirProfessor Emeritus5254506hei [at] hi.is Hafþór Birgir GuðmundssonRetired Assistant Professor5255304hbg [at] hi.is Helena GunnarsdóttirProject Managerhelenagunnars [at] hi.is Helga Baldvinsd. BjargardóttirAdjunct Lecturerhelgabb [at] hi.is Helga HelgadóttirAdjunct Lecturerhhelgadottir [at] hi.is Helga Sigrún Ísfeld ÞórsdóttirProject Managerhth68 [at] hi.is Helgi SigurbjörnssonLibrarian5255929helgisig [at] hi.is Helgi Skúli KjartanssonProfessor Emeritushelgisk [at] hi.is Herdís Rós NjálsdóttirAssistant [at] hi.is Hermundur SigmundssonProfessorhermundur [at] hi.is Hildur Arna HakanssonProject Manager5255935hildurarna [at] hi.is Hrafnhildur Hanna RagnarsdóttirProfessor Emeritus8951548hragnars [at] hi.is Hrafnhildur KvaranAssistanthrk3 [at] hi.is Hrafnhildur S. GunnarsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studenthsg [at] hi.is Hrefna SigurjónsdóttirProfessor Emeritahrefnas [at] hi.is Hulda Dögg ProppéAdjunct Lecturerhuldaproppe [at] hi.is Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir KolkaDoctoral Graduate Studentijk [at] hi.is Íris ÁrnadóttirProject Manager5255950iris [at] hi.is Jóhann MagnússonAssistant [at] hi.is Jóhanna EinarsdóttirProfessor Emeritus5255909joein [at] hi.is Jóhanna Karitas TraustadóttirEducation Manager5255951jkt [at] hi.is Jón Torfi JónassonProfessor Emeritusjtj [at] hi.is Jónína Vala KristinsdóttirRetired Associate Professor 5255511joninav [at] hi.is Karen Ástud. Kristjánsd.Doctoral Graduate Studentkak13 [at] hi.is Karen Elizabeth JordanAdjunct Lecturerkaren [at] hi.is Karen Rut GísladóttirProfessor5255389karenrut [at] hi.is Katrín Ágústa JohnsonProject Managerkatrinj [at] hi.is Katrín ÓlafsdóttirPostdockatrino [at] hi.is Katrín Valdís HjartardóttirHead of Department5255911kava [at] hi.is Kolbrún Kristín KarlsdóttirProject Manager5255963kol [at] hi.is Kolbrún Þorbjörg PálsdóttirDean of School5255965kolbrunp [at] hi.is Kriselle Lou Suson JónsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentkls5 [at] hi.is Kristín BjarnadóttirProfessor Emeritus5657647krisbj [at] hi.is Kristján Jóhann JónssonProfessor Emeritus8991811krjj [at] hi.is Lara Wilhelmine HoffmannPostdoclaraw [at] hi.is Lára HreinsdóttirCareer and Guidance Counsellor5255901larahr [at] hi.is Lára Rún SigurvinsdóttirHuman Resource Manager5255905lararun [at] hi.is Lilja HelgadóttirAssistantlih15 [at] hi.is Lilja M JónsdóttirRetired teacher5255533liljamj [at] hi.is Linda Rós JóhannsdóttirProject Managerli [at] hi.is María JónasdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentmojo [at] hi.is María Kristín MagnúsdóttirProject Managermkm [at] hi.is Marta GoðadóttirMarketing Manager5255335martagodadottir [at] hi.is Oddur SturlusonProject Manager5254642oddstu [at] hi.is Ólafur KvaranProfessor Emeritus6914539olafkvar [at] hi.is Ómar Örn MagnússonAssistantomar [at] hi.is Ósk DagsdóttirAssistant Professoroskdags [at] hi.is Ragnar A. Antonsson GambrellDoctoral Graduate Studentraa [at] hi.is Rannveig Auður JóhannsdóttirRetired teacher5255545 [at] hi.is Sigríður PétursdóttirAdministrative Officer5255917sigridu [at] hi.is Sigrún AðalbjarnardóttirProfessor Emeritasa [at] hi.is Sigrún ÞorsteinsdóttirPostdocsthorsteinsdottir [at] hi.is Sigurlaug María HreinsdóttirAdministrative Officer5255981sigurlaug [at] hi.is Sólveig María ÞorláksdóttirHead of Finance Division5255968solmth [at] hi.is Svava Þórhildur HjaltalínAssistantsv [at] hi.is Svavar JósefssonManaging Director5255536svavarjo [at] hi.is Sæberg SigurðssonProject Managersaeberg [at] hi.is Telma Marisa Ojeda VelezAssistanttmo4 [at] hi.is Tinna GuðjónsdóttirProject Managertinn [at] hi.is Tinna ÓlafsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studenttinnaolafs [at] hi.is Tryggvi Brian ThayerProject Manager5255586tbt [at] hi.is Vessela Stoyanova DukovaProject Manager4113160vessela [at] hi.is Védís GrönvoldEducation Manager5255982vedis [at] hi.is Zulaia Johnston da CruzAssistantzjd1 [at] hi.is Þorsteinn Árnason SürmeliAssistant6620897thsu [at] hi.is Þorsteinn HelgasonProfessor Emeritus6923567thelga [at] hi.is Þorsteinn Önnuson VilhjálmssonDoctoral Graduate Studenttov [at] hi.is Þórdís ÞórðardóttirProfessor Emerita5255587thordisa [at] hi.is Þórður HelgasonAssociate Professor 5255588thhelga [at] hi.is Þórhildur Helga ÞorleifsdóttirProject Manager8223151thorleifsdottir [at] hi.is Þuríður Helga IngvarsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentthi30 [at] hi.is Administration The School of Education is one of the University of Iceland's five schools. The Dean of the School governs its day-to-day operations and acts as its academic leader and spokesperson within and outside of the University. With the Dean works an efficient team of managers and experts. The Dean The Dean of the School of Education is Kolbrún Pálsdóttir. The dean of a school is appointed by the Rector for a five-year term, in accordance with University Council rules of procedure, and works under the rector's mandate. The dean of a school governs day-to-day operations and acts as its academic leader and spokesperson within and outside of the University. The Dean is for example responsible for: Administration and support services Finances and running of the school and institutes under its auspices Human resources Implementation of University of Iceland policy Relations with Icelandic and international partners Quality of teaching, research, and services Unity and academic collaboration The Governing Board The School of Education Governing Board addresses issues with a common interest of the School and supervises its finances, management, and quality. The Governing Board is comprised of the Dean of the School, heads of faculty, and one student representative. Members of the 2022-2023 Governing Board are: Kolbrún Pálsdóttir, Dean of the School of Education Þórdís Lilja Gísladóttir, Head of the Faculty of Health Promotion, Sport and Leisure Studies Rannveig Björk Þorkelsdóttir, Head of the Faculty of Subject Teacher Education Brynja E. Halldórsdóttir, Head of the Faculty of Education and Diversity Kristín Jónsdóttir, Head of the Faculty of Education and Pedagogy Auður Eir Sigurðardóttir, student representative Committees and Councils The School of Education has numerous committees and councils working on improvements in fields such as doctoral studies, equality, science, and teaching. More information on the committees is provided by the School of Education offices. facebooklinkedintwitter