Jostein Rise (born 1945) is a Norwegian

social psychologist Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the re ...

. He is the director of the

Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research ( no, Statens institutt for rusmiddelforskning, SIRUS) was a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway. On 1 January 2016 the institute was incorporated into the Norwegian Institute ...

from 1 October 2005, having worked there since 2002. He has been a professor at the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

, and assisting professor (''professor II'') at the

Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

and the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

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at the Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research

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1945 births Living people Directors of government agencies of Norway Academic staff of the University of Bergen Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian psychologists {{Psychologist-stub