Astrid Gramstad graduated from the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in health science. She is now Vice Dean of Education at the Faculty of Health Science and an associate professor of the Department of Health and Care Sciences at the same university. Before her current role, she was Editor-in-Chief (Omsorgsbiblioteket) at the NTNU Institut for helsevitenskap in 2018–2021. Her research interests are community-based rehabilitation, assistive technology device provision and use, and the health and everyday life of older individuals.