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 Adam Janusz SwitalaAdjunct Lecturerajs [at] hi.is Adda María JóhannsdóttirAdministrative Officer5255948addamaria [at] hi.is Aldís Auðbjörg GarðarsdóttirAdjunct Lectureraag [at] hi.is Amalía BjörnsdóttirProfessor5255324amaliabj [at] hi.is Amelia Jara LarimerDoctoral Graduate Studentajl9 [at] hi.is Ana Cristina GeppertAdjunct Lecturer5255565ana [at] hi.is Anh Dao Katrín TranResearch Specialistadt [at] hi.is Ann-Sofie Nielsen GremaudAssociate Professor5254226gremaud [at] hi.is Anna ÁrnadóttirAdjunct Lecturerannaa [at] hi.is Anna BjarnadóttirProject Manager5255931annabjarnadottir [at] hi.is Anna Björk SverrisdóttirAssistant Professor5255583abs [at] hi.is Anna Gréta GuðmundsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255343agg [at] hi.is Anna Katarzyna WozniczkaDoctoral Graduate Studentakw1 [at] hi.is Anna Katrín EiríksdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentake [at] hi.is Anna Kristín HannesdóttirLibrarian5255932annakri [at] hi.is Anna Kristín SigurðardóttirProfessor5255502aks [at] hi.is Anna Lilja EinarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerann [at] hi.is Anna Lind G PétursdóttirProfessorannalind [at] hi.is Anna Magnea HreinsdóttirAssistant Professor5255390amh [at] hi.is Anna María HauksdóttirProject Manager5255906ah [at] hi.is Anna Sigríður ÓlafsdóttirProfessor5255327annaso [at] hi.is Annadís Greta RúdólfsdóttirAssociate Professor5255572annadis [at] hi.is Arnar BaldvinssonDoctoral Graduate Studentarb39 [at] hi.is Arngrímur Vídalín StefánssonAssistant Professor5255529arngrimurv [at] hi.is Atli Vilhelm HarðarsonProfessor3548974190atlivh [at] hi.is Auður Magndís AuðardóttirAssistant Professorama [at] hi.is Auður ÓskarsdóttirProject Manager5255949auduro [at] hi.is Auður PálsdóttirAssociate Professor5255332audurp [at] hi.is Auður Soffíu BjörgvinsdóttirAdjunct Lectureraudurbjorgvins [at] hi.is Ágústa Rós BjörnsdóttirProject Manager5255594agusbjo [at] hi.is Árni GuðmundssonAdjunct Lecturer5255391arni [at] hi.is Ársæll Már ArnarssonProfessor5255924arsaell [at] hi.is Ásdís BjörnsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer8674748asdisbjorn [at] hi.is Ásdís Ósk JóelsdóttirAssistant Professor5255357aoj [at] hi.is Ásgerður Harriss JóhannesdóttirAdjunct Lecturerharriss [at] hi.is Áslaug Björk EggertsdóttirProject Manager5255941aslaugbj [at] hi.is Ásta JóhannsdóttirAssociate Professor5255381astaj [at] hi.is Ásta Möller SívertsenDoctoral Graduate Studentams3 [at] hi.is Ásta Olga MagnúsdóttirProject Managerastaolga [at] hi.is Ásthildur Björg JónsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer6161648astajons [at] hi.is Ástríður StefánsdóttirProfessor5255336astef [at] hi.is Benedikta Björg Sörensen ValtýsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentbenna [at] hi.is Bergdís Júlía JóhannsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerbergdis [at] hi.is Berglind AxelsdóttirProject Manager5255374berglinda [at] hi.is Berglind GísladóttirAssistant Professor5255338berglindg [at] hi.is Berglind Lilja GuðlaugsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerblg [at] hi.is Berglind Rós MagnúsdóttirProfessor5255352brm [at] hi.is Bergljót Gyða GuðmundsdóttirAssociate Professorbgg [at] hi.is Bergvin Gísli GuðnasonAdjunct Lecturerbergvin [at] hi.is Björg PétursdóttirAdjunct Lecturerbjorgpet [at] hi.is Björgvin Ívar GuðbrandssonAdjunct Lecturerbjorgvinivar [at] hi.is Björn Rúnar EgilssonPostdocbre [at] hi.is Bryndís GarðarsdóttirAdministrative Officer5255342bryngar [at] hi.is Bryndís GunnarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerbgunnars [at] hi.is Bryndís Jóna JónsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentbryndisjona [at] hi.is Brynja Elísabeth HalldórsdóttirAssociate Professor5255326brynhall [at] hi.is Charlotte Eliza WolffAssistant Professorcwo [at] hi.is Davíð Guðmundur KristinssonAdjunct Lecturer5255533dkristinsson [at] hi.is Edda Elísabet MagnúsdóttirAssistant Professor5255328eddaem [at] hi.is Edda ÓskarsdóttirAssociate Professoreddao [at] hi.is Eggert Arnar KaaberAdjunct Lecturereggertk [at] hi.is Eggert LárussonAssistant Professor6994095eggert01 [at] hi.is Einar GuðmundssonAdjunct Lecturereinargudm [at] hi.is Einar GunnarssonResearchereig24 [at] hi.is Elfa Hrönn FriðriksdóttirAdministrative Officer5255952elfahronn [at] hi.is Elizabeth Bik Yee LayAdjunct Lecturerelizabeth [at] hi.is Elín HelgadóttirProject Manager5255969elinh [at] hi.is Ellen Alma TryggvadóttirAdjunct Lecturereat [at] hi.is Ellen Dröfn GunnarsdóttirProject Manager5255593edg [at] hi.is Ellen ÓttarsdóttirProject Manager5255920ellen [at] hi.is Elsa EiríksdóttirAssociate Professor5255926elsae [at] hi.is Elsa Valborg SveinsdóttirProject Manager5255591elsaborg [at] hi.is Erlingur Sigurður JóhannssonProfessor5255301erljo [at] hi.is Eva Dögg SigurðardóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255556eds [at] hi.is Eva HarðardóttirAdjunct Lecturerevahar [at] hi.is Eygló RúnarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255582er [at] hi.is Eyjólfur Brynjar EyjólfssonDirector5255504ey [at] hi.is Eyrún María RúnarsdóttirAssistant Professor5255527emr [at] hi.is Eyrún Ólöf SigurðardóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255561eos [at] hi.is Finnur Jens NúmasonAdjunct Lecturer5255571fjn [at] hi.is Flora TietgenDoctoral Graduate Studentflora [at] hi.is Freyja HreinsdóttirProfessor5255395freyjah [at] hi.is Friðgeir Börkur HansenProfessor5255346borkur [at] hi.is Friðrik Aðalsteinn DiegoAssistant Professor5255356fd [at] hi.is Gísli BjörnssonAssistantgislib [at] hi.is Gísli ÞorsteinssonProfessor5255359cdt [at] hi.is Gretar Laxdal MarinóssonProfessor Emeritusgretarlm [at] hi.is Gréta JakobsdóttirAssistant Professorgretaja [at] hi.is Guðmundur Sveinn HafþórssonAdjunct Lecturergummihaff [at] hi.is Guðný Helga GunnarsdóttirRetired teachergudnyh [at] hi.is Guðrún Björg RagnarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturergbr [at] hi.is Guðrún GeirsdóttirAssociate Professor5254574gudgeirs [at] hi.is Guðrún KristinsdóttirProfessor Emerita003548986458gkristd [at] hi.is Guðrún RagnarsdóttirAssociate Professor5255517gudrunr [at] hi.is Guðrún SteinþórsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255516gudrunst [at] hi.is Guðrún Sunna GestsdóttirAssociate Professorgsunnag [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 Halldóra Rósa BjörnsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerhrb [at] hi.is Halldóra Vanda SigurgeirsdóttirAssistant Professor5255576vanda [at] hi.is Hanna Margrét EinarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerhmargret [at] hi.is Hanna ÓladóttirAssistant Professor5255376hannaola [at] hi.is Hanna ÓlafsdóttirAssistant Professor5255505hannao [at] hi.is Hanna RagnarsdóttirProfessor5255377hannar [at] hi.is Hannes OttóssonAssistant Professorho [at] hi.is Hans HaraldssonProject Managerhaha [at] hi.is Haukur ArasonAssociate Professor5255382arason [at] hi.is Heimir F. ViðarssonAdjunct Lecturer5255922heimirfreyr [at] hi.is Helena GunnarsdóttirProject Managerhelenagunnars [at] hi.is Helga Baldvinsd. BjargardóttirAdjunct Lecturerhelgabb [at] hi.is Helga BirgisdóttirAssistant Professor5255578helgabi [at] hi.is Helga HelgadóttirAdjunct Lecturerhhelgadottir [at] hi.is Helga Rut GuðmundsdóttirProfessor5255385helgarut [at] hi.is Helga Sigrún Ísfeld ÞórsdóttirProject Managerhth68 [at] hi.is Helga SigurmundsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255386helgas [at] hi.is Helga Theódóra JónasdóttirAdjunct Lecturerheth [at] hi.is Helgi SigurbjörnssonLibrarian5255929helgisig [at] hi.is Helgi Skúli KjartanssonProfessor Emeritushelgisk [at] hi.is Helgi Valur PálssonAdjunct Lecturerhelgipals [at] hi.is Helgi Þorbjörn SvavarssonAdjunct Lecturer4605725hts [at] hi.is Hrafnhildur Hanna RagnarsdóttirProfessor Emeritus8951548hragnars [at] hi.is Hrafnhildur KvaranDoctoral Graduate Studenthrk3 [at] hi.is Hrafnhildur Snæfríðardóttir GunnarsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studenthsg [at] hi.is Hrefna SigurjónsdóttirProfessor Emeritahrefnas [at] hi.is Hróbjartur ÁrnasonAssistant Professor5255393hrobjartur [at] hi.is Hrund Þórarins IngudóttirAssistant Professor5255530hrundin [at] hi.is Hrönn PálmadóttirAssociate Professor5255394hropalm [at] hi.is Hulda Dögg ProppéAdjunct Lecturerhuldaproppe [at] hi.is Inga Björk Margrétar BjarnadóttirAdjunct Lectureribmb [at] hi.is Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir KolkaAdjunct Lecturerijk [at] hi.is Ingibjörg KjartansdóttirProject Manager5255339ik [at] hi.is Ingibjörg Ósk SigurðardóttirAssociate Professor5255966ios [at] hi.is Ingibjörg SveinsdóttirAdjunct Lectureringibjorgs [at] hi.is Ingibjörg V KaldalónsAssistant Professoringakald [at] hi.is Ingileif ÁstvaldsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255589ingilei [at] hi.is Ingólfur Ásgeir JóhannessonProfessor5255523ingo [at] hi.is Ingólfur GíslasonAdjunct Lectureringolfug [at] hi.is Íris ÁrnadóttirProject Manager5255950iris [at] hi.is Íris EllenbergerAssociate Professor5255998irisel [at] hi.is Íris SigurðardóttirProject Manager5255513irissigurdardottir [at] hi.is Jakob Frímann ÞorsteinssonAdjunct Lecturer5255992jakobf [at] hi.is Jóhanna EinarsdóttirProfessor Emeritus5255909joein [at] hi.is Jóhanna GylfadóttirProject Manager5255981joha [at] hi.is Jóhanna Karitas TraustadóttirAdministrative Officer5255951jkt [at] hi.is Jón Ásgeir KalmanssonAdjunct Lecturerjonkalma [at] hi.is Jón Ingvar KjaranProfessorjik [at] hi.is Jón Torfi JónassonProfessor Emeritusjtj [at] hi.is Jón Yngvi JóhannssonAssociate Professor5255907jonyngvi [at] hi.is Jóna Guðbjörg IngólfsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255508jonaingo [at] hi.is Jóna Guðrún JónsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerjonag [at] hi.is Jónína Margrét SigurðardóttirProject Manager5255592jms [at] hi.is Jónína SæmundsdóttirAssistant Professor5255512joninas [at] hi.is Jónína Vala KristinsdóttirRetired Associate Professor 5255511joninav [at] hi.is Jörgen NilssonProject Managernilsson [at] hi.is Karen Ástudóttir KristjánsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerkak13 [at] hi.is Karen Elizabeth JordanPostdockaren [at] hi.is Karen Rut GísladóttirProfessor5255389karenrut [at] hi.is Katrín Ágústa JohnsonProject Manager5255388katrinj [at] hi.is Katrín ÓlafsdóttirPostdockatrino [at] hi.is Katrín Valdís HjartardóttirAdministrative Officer5255911kava [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 Kristín BjörnsdóttirProfessor5255379kbjorns [at] hi.is Kristín HarðardóttirDirector5254165krishar [at] hi.is Kristín JónsdóttirAssociate Professor5255518kjons [at] hi.is Kristín KarlsdóttirAssociate Professor5255520krika [at] hi.is Kristín NorðdahlAssociate Professor5255522knord [at] hi.is Kristján Jóhann JónssonProfessor Emeritus8991811krjj [at] hi.is Kristján Ketill StefánssonAssistant Professor5255549kristjan [at] hi.is Kristján KristjánssonProfessorkk9 [at] hi.is Lara Wilhelmine HoffmannPostdoclaraw [at] hi.is Laufey Elísabet LöveAssistant Professorlel [at] hi.is Lára HreinsdóttirCareer and Guidance Counsellor5255901larahr [at] hi.is Lára Rún SigurvinsdóttirHuman Resource Manager5255905lararun [at] hi.is Lilja M JónsdóttirRetired teacher5255533liljamj [at] hi.is Lilja Ýr HalldórsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerliljayr [at] hi.is Linda Rós JóhannsdóttirProject Manager5255938li [at] hi.is Lóa Guðrún GísladóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255581lgg [at] hi.is Lóa WilbergProject Manager5255962loa [at] hi.is Marey Allyson MacdonaldProfessor Emeritus5255323allyson [at] hi.is Margrét SigmarsdóttirAssociate Professormargr [at] hi.is Margrét Sigríður BjörnsdóttirAdjunct Lecturermargreb [at] hi.is Marit DavíðsdóttirAdjunct Lecturermarit [at] hi.is María JónasdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentmojo [at] hi.is María Kristín MagnúsdóttirProject Manager5255392mkm [at] hi.is Marta GoðadóttirMarketing Manager5255335martagodadottir [at] hi.is Martin Jónas Björn SwiftProject Manager5255599martin [at] hi.is Michael DalAssociate Professor5255538michael [at] hi.is Milos PetrovicAssistant Professor5255570mpetrovic [at] hi.is Mohammad NaeimiAdjunct Lecturermohammad [at] hi.is Oddný SturludóttirAdjunct Lecturer6980033oddnys [at] hi.is Ólafur KvaranProfessor Emeritus6914539olafkvar [at] hi.is Ólafur Páll JónssonProfessor5255541opj [at] hi.is Ólöf Ragna EinarsdóttirProject Manager5255515ore [at] hi.is Ósk DagsdóttirAssistant Professor5255519oskdags [at] hi.is Óttar Guðbjörn BirgissonAdjunct Lecturerot [at] hi.is Pála Margrét GunnarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerpmg [at] hi.is Pétur Már SigurjónssonAdjunct Lecturerpetmar [at] hi.is Ragna Anna SkinnerProject Manager5254207ragnaskinner [at] hi.is Ragnar Anthony Antonsson GambrellDoctoral Graduate Studentraa [at] hi.is Ragnar SmárasonAssistantragnars [at] hi.is Ragnheiður JúníusdóttirAdjunct Lecturer8228200raggajun [at] hi.is Ragný Þóra GuðjohnsenAssistant Professorragny [at] hi.is Rannveig Auður JóhannsdóttirRetired teacher5255545 [at] hi.is Rannveig Ágústa GuðjónsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerrannveiga [at] hi.is Rannveig Björk ÞorkelsdóttirAssociate Professor5255507rbth [at] hi.is Renata Emilsson PeskováAssistant Professorrenata [at] hi.is Róbert JackAssociate Professorrobjack [at] hi.is Ruth Jörgensdóttir RauterbergDoctoral Graduate Studentruth [at] hi.is Rúna Sif StefánsdóttirAssistant Professor5255552runasif [at] hi.is Samúel Currey LefeverAssociate Professor5255557samuel [at] hi.is Sandra Dögg ÁrnadóttirAdjunct Lecturer6948882sda [at] hi.is Sara Margrét ÓlafsdóttirAssociate Professorsaraola [at] hi.is Sema Erla SerdarogluAdjunct Lecturer5255563sema [at] hi.is Sigríður ÓlafsdóttirAssociate Professorsol [at] hi.is Sigrún AðalbjarnardóttirProfessor Emeritasa [at] hi.is Sigrún HalldórsdóttirAdjunct Lecturersigh [at] hi.is Sigrún Sif Eyfeld JóelsdóttirProject Manager5255991ssj [at] hi.is Sigrún ÞorsteinsdóttirPostdocsthorsteinsdottir [at] hi.is Sigurður Skúli BenediktssonAdjunct Lecturer3545255566sben [at] hi.is Sigurlína DavíðsdóttirProfessor Emeritus5254517linadav [at] hi.is Skúlína Hlíf KjartansdóttirAdjunct Lecturer3545255568shk [at] hi.is Sólveig JakobsdóttirProfessor5255568soljak [at] hi.is Sólveig María ÞorláksdóttirHead of Finance Division5255968solmth [at] hi.is Steingerður KristjánsdóttirAdjunct Lecturersteingek [at] hi.is Steingerður ÓlafsdóttirProject Manager5255539steingeo [at] hi.is Sunna Líf KristjánsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerslk [at] hi.is Susan Elizabeth GolliferAssistant Professor5255545sueg [at] hi.is Susan Rafik HamaAssistant Professor5255542srh [at] hi.is Súsanna Margrét GestsdóttirAssistant Professorsusmar [at] hi.is Svala JónsdóttirAdjunct Lecturer5255579svalaj [at] hi.is Svanborg Rannveig JónsdóttirProfessor emerita5255580svanjons [at] hi.is Svava PétursdóttirAssistant Professor5255364svavap [at] hi.is Svava Sigríður SvavarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturersvavas [at] hi.is Svava Þórhildur HjaltalínAssistantsv [at] hi.is Svavar JósefssonManaging Director5255536svavarjo [at] hi.is Sverrir ÓskarssonProject Manageroskarsson [at] hi.is Sæberg SigurðssonAdjunct Lecturersaeberg [at] hi.is Tinna Lind GuðjónsdóttirProject Managertinn [at] hi.is Tinna ÓlafsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studenttinnaolafs [at] hi.is Torfi HjartarsonAssistant Professor8430707torfi [at] hi.is Tryggvi Brian ThayerAdjunct Lecturer5255586tbt [at] hi.is Unnar Geirdal ArasonProject Manager5255514unnargeirdal [at] hi.is Unnur Edda GarðarsdóttirAdjunct Lecturerunnure [at] hi.is Vaka RögnvaldsdóttirAssistant Professor5255548vakar [at] hi.is Valgerður S BjarnadóttirAssistant Professor5255544vsb [at] hi.is Vessela Stoyanova DukovaAdjunct Lecturer4113160vessela [at] hi.is Védís GrönvoldEducation Manager5255982vedis [at] hi.is Zulaia Johnston da CruzDoctoral Graduate Studentzjd1 [at] hi.is Þorsteinn Árnason SürmeliDoctoral Graduate Student6620897thsu [at] hi.is Þorsteinn HelgasonProfessor Emeritus6923567thelga [at] hi.is Þorsteinn Önnuson VilhjálmssonDoctoral Graduate Studenttov [at] hi.is Þóra Björg SigurðardóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentthorsi [at] hi.is Þórdís Lilja GísladóttirAssociate Professor5255540thg [at] hi.is Þórdís ÞórðardóttirProfessor Emerita5255587thordisa [at] hi.is Þórður HelgasonAssociate Professor 5255588thhelga [at] hi.is Þórður KristinssonDoctoral Graduate Studentthk96 [at] hi.is Þráinn HafsteinssonAdjunct Lecturerthrainnh [at] hi.is Þuríður Helga IngvarsdóttirDoctoral Graduate Studentthi30 [at] hi.is Örn ÓlafssonAssistant Professor5255307orn [at] hi.is Staff of the School of Education Vefþjónusta fyrir símaskrá svarar ekki eða fyrirspurnin skilar engum niðurstöðum - (namelist) 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 2023-2024 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 Berglind Rós Magnúsdóttir, Head of Faculty of Education and Diversity (second Jón Ingvar Kjaran) Karen Rut Gísladóttir, Head of Faculty of Education and Pedagogy Dagbjört Ósk Jóhannsdóttir, 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