Runa Hestad Jenssen (PhD) is an associate professor in music education at Nord university, Faculty of Education and Arts. Runa is a singer, teacher and researcher who is passionate about voices. Her background comes from the performing field as a classically trained soprano, where she works with a repertoire that ranges from Norwegian folk music to opera and contemporary music. Her research focuses on voice, gender, difference, embodiment, and the sociocultural aspects of singing. Currently, Runa is the project manager and researcher in the Horizon Europe project dialoguing@rts.
