Field of work
I have worked at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (formerly Sogn og Fjordane University of Applied Sciences) since 2010, from autumn 2017 as an associate professor. I am involved in two major research and development projects in kindergarten, Active Learning Norwegian Prescool(er)s (ACTNOW) and Move-play-explore in early childhood education (MoveEarly).
Teaches
- Physical activity in kindergarten and school
- Physical activity and cognitive function
Researching
- Physical activity in kindergarten
- Physical activity in school
- Effects of physical activity on cognitive and socio-emotional development
- Staff professional development in physical activity, movement, play and exploration
- Movement environments in kindergarten
Research groups
Publications
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Effects of preschool staff professional development in physical activity on self-regulation, executive function and early academic learning in 3–5-year-old children: The active learning Norwegian preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) cluster-randomized controlled trial
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Longitudinal associations between preschoolers’ 24-h movement behaviors and development of self-regulation, executive function, vocabulary, and numeracy
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Effects of a staff physical activity professional development intervention on the preschool movement environment: The Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) study
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The sleep and activity database for the early years (SADEY) study: design and methods
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Optimal levels of sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity needed to support cognitive function in children of the early years
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Effects of a staff-led multicomponent physical activity intervention on preschooler's fundamental motor skills and physical fitness: The ACTNOW cluster-randomized controlled trial
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Effects of a staff physical activity professional development intervention on preschoolers' mental health and self-regulation: The active learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) cluster randomised controlled trial
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Endring i kvaliteten på begevelsesmiljøet i barnehagen gjennom eit kompetanseutviklingstiltak om fysisk aktivitet for tilsette. Funn frå prosjektet Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW)
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Effekten av et kompetanseutviklingstiltak for tilrettelegging av fysisk aktivitet på kognisjon og læring hos 3 og 4 åringer: Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW)
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Multivariate physical activity association patterns for fundamental motor skills and physical fitness in preschool children aged 3–5 years
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Associations between educators’ and children’s physical activity and sedentary time in Norwegian preschools: A cross-sectional study
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Structural validity of the Norwegian version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in children aged 3–6 years
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Døme på, og erfaringar frå, ein 2 års intervensjon med fysisk aktivitet i barnehagen. Active learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW)
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Associations between the movement environment and preschooler's physical activity and sedentary time in Norwegian preschools
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The multivariate physical activity signatures associated with body mass index and waist-to-height ratio in 3–5-year-old Norwegian children
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Structural validity of a test battery for assessment of fundamental movement skills in Norwegian 3–6-year-old children
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The Multivariate Physical Activity Signatures Associated With Self-Regulation, Executive Function, and Early Academic Learning in 3–5-Year-Old Children
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Visste du at barnehagelærarar i Sogn og Fjordane utviklar modellar for fysisk aktivitet i barnehagen?
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Active Learning Norwegian Preschool(er)s (ACTNOW) – Design of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Staff Professional Development to Promote Physical Activity, Motor Skills, and Cognition in Preschoolers [Study protocol]
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Bi-directional prospective associations between objectively measured physical activity and fundamental motor skills in children: a two-year follow-up
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Active Learning Norwegian Preschool[er]s (ACTNOW): ein klynge-randomisert studie
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Cardiometabolic risk factor levels in Norwegian children compared to international reference values: The ASK study
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Effects of the Active Smarter Kids (ASK) Physical Activity Schoolbased Intervention on Executive Functions: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
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Indices of physical activity, executive function, and academic performance among 10-year-old schoolchildren: cross-sectional, prospective, and intervention findings from The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial
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Executive Function, Behavioral Self-Regulation, and School Related Well-Being Did Not Mediate the Effect of School-Based Physical Activity on Academic Performance in Numeracy in 10-Year-Old Children : The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) Study
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Executive functions do not mediate prospective relations between indices of physical activity and academic performance: The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) study
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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, but not sedentary time, predicts changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in 10-y-old children: The Active Smarter Kids Study
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Relationships between physical activity, sedentary time, aerobic fitness, motor skills and executive function and academic performance in children
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Effects of physical activity on schoolchildren's academic performance: The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial
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Associations for physical activity, aerobic fitness and motor skills to cognition in children: The ASK-study
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Associations of physical Activity, cardiorespiratory Fitness and motor skill to executive function: The Active Smarter Kids study
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Baseline Associations of physical Activity, cardiorespiratory Fitness and motor skill to executive function: the Active Smarter Kids Study