I'm Professor in Health Sciences, affiliated to the Centre for Health and Technology, and Chair at Drammen City Municipality.
In my research I mainly (though not exclusively) focus on health-enhancing physical activity, human-nature interactions, and sleep-wake patterns. I'm particularly interested in public health and health promotion perspectives, with emphasis on accessibility and patterns among different social groups. In my research, I use and study different technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), lifestyle applications, and wearable technology.
Responsibilities
Teaching
- Teaching, marking , and supervisions within the Master's Degree in Clinical Health
- Supervision of doctoral candidates within the Ph.D. program in Person-centred health.
Forsknings og Utvikling
Groups and networks
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Centre for Health and Technology, lead of the expert area Health Promotion and Sustainability.
- HelseHub, working group for Preventative health
Projects
EU-funded projects:
- Drammen - Zero emission 2030, part of NetZeroCities - Pilot Cities (H2020 RIA)
- GoGreenRoutes: GO GREEN Resilient Optimal Urban natural, Technological and Environmental Solutions (H2020 IA)
National and regional collaborations:
- Outdoor recreations during the pandemic (collaboration with Norsk Friluftsliv)
- Helsemotivator - Helsemotivator - et prosjekt for å motivere til en aktiv hverdag og måle effekt for både helse og miljø (FORREGION bedriftsprosjekt)
- Forske på etterlevelse og effekt av appen Empaziz i arbeidet for varig livsstilsendring (FORREGION Innovasjonsprosjekt)
Ph.D. projects:
- VirtueVortual reality as a health-promoting initiative for nursing-home residents (USN)
- Virtual reality for the promotion of nature engagement (USN)
- Virtual nature experiences as a supplement in the treatment of moderate depression (Hospital Inland Norway & USN)
- Exploring the underlying mechanism of VR-based simulation as a pedagogic tool in education and training of non-technical-skills among health professionals in mental health care (Hospital Inland Norway & INN University)
- Virtual green exercise - developing a new concept for health promotion (INN University & USN)
- Technological nature as an augmentative self-management intervention in Fibromyalgia (Staffordshire University)
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Development and application of virtual environments in riehabilitation: simulation of green exercise in chronic diseases (University of Thessaly)
Competences
Topics:
- Quantitative research methods
- Health-enhancing physical activity and its correlates
- Biological rhythms and sleep-wake patterns
- Public health and health promotion
Technology:
- Virtual reality
- Actigraphy / accelerometry
- Heart rate monitoring
- Sport physiology assessments
- Technological nature
CV
- 2020- : Professor of Health Sciences, University of South-Earstern Norway (USN)
- 2020-2024: Adjunct Professor, INN University
- 2013-2020: Associate Professor in Sport Sciences and Health, INN University
- 2011-2013: PostDoc in Occupational Sciences, "The importance of environment, nature and nature elements for health promoting experiences and activities", Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
- 2009-2011: Researcher, University of Milan & Finnmark University College
- 2005-2009: Ph.D. in Physical Activity and Health, "The synchronizing effect of physical activity", University of Milan