Tore Bonsaksen is Professor in Mental Health at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and Professor II at the VID Specialized University. He is an occupational therapist with extensive experience in hospital-based mental health services (1997-2010) and in research on higher education (2010-). He received his B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy at the Sør-Trøndelag University College (HiST) and M.Sc. in Clinical Health Care at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Before his current appointment, he was Professor at the Oslo Metropolitan University. He is involved in research on mental health, public health, and students' learning and development.