I am a trained clinical exercise physiologist with a PhD in sports science, and I work as a professor of sports science, physical activity and health at USN campus Bø. I have more than 20 years of experience with research, teaching and dissemination on physical activity, exercise and sports throughout the life course, and I am particularly interested in physical activity and mental health. My research topics include physical literacy, lifestyle, motivation for exercise, school-based physical activity, participation and inclusion in children's and youth sports, physical activity and exercise in the prevention and treatment of various diseases, and compulsive exercise. I have a lot of experience in collaborating with the field of practice so that the research results benefit relevant user groups (patients, relatives, clinicians, teachers, students, etc.).
Responsibilities
- Lecturer and supervisor: bachelor in exercise, nutrition and health with major as health and exercise physiologist
- Lecturer and supervisor: master in sport, physical education and outdoor studies
- 2023- Co-leader USN strategic research initiative "Health and Welfare Services of the Future"
- 2015- Leader of Health and Exercise in a Lifecourse Perspective (HELP) research unit
- 2020- USN board member
I also have experience as board member of the union Forskerforbundet at USN (2016-2024), member of Young Academy of Norway (2017-2021, with role as board member 2018-2020), and staff member in PROFRES, a National Graduate-level Researcher School in Applied and Practical research in the areas of Health, Welfare and Education (https://www.uis.no/forskning-og-ph-d-studier/forskerskolen-profres/) (2019-2024).
Competences
More than 20 years experience with research in exercise physiology, behavior change, physical activity and health throughout the lifecourse, eating disorders, compulsive exercise, dieting, weight regulation, athlete mental health, occupational health in exercise professions, and physical literacy.