Ragnhild Barclay Håkstad is an Associate Professor at Department of Health and Care Sciences at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She completed her PT bachelor in 2001, PT master in 2010 and PhD in 2017. She has practiced as a pediatric PT for 10 years. Her research interests are primary care physical therapy services for infants and young children, with emphasis on the use of play as a therapeutic tool. She has disseminated her research in international peer reviewed journals and conferences. She teaches pediatric physical therapy at master and bachelor PT programs at UiT.