Dr. Haug has worked in clinical medicine and research in Norway and with organization, priority setting, and supervision of health care systems both nationally and internationally. From 2002–2015, she was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association and a member of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. She was a Council Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) from 2005–2015 and Vice-Chair of COPE from 2012–2015. She received the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Award for Meritorious Achievement in 2013. She has worked extensively with issues concerning scientific publication, research, and publication ethics with a particular emphasis on how to handle and optimize the use of personal data collected in clinical and clinical research settings while preserving the individuals’ right to privacy. She is an Adjunct Affiliate of Stanford Health Policy, Stanford University.