Field of work
Areas of Work and Expertise
I have benne employed at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), formerly Sogn og Fjordane University College, since 2001 – and since 2017 as Professor in Sport Sciences at the Faculty of Teacher Education, Culture and Sports (FLKI).
From August 2021 to July 2025, I held a fixed-term position as Vice-Rector for Regional Development at HVL. Additionally served as Acting Vice-Rector for Research during the period June to December 2023.
I have published 87 peer-reviewed articles in international journals and completed one-year research stays at University College Dublin (Ireland) and the University of Texas at Austin (USA).
I was the founder and leader of the Centre for Physically Active Learning (SEFAL, hvl.no/om/sefal) from 2018 to 2021. During the same period, I led ACTivate – an Erasmus+ collaboration project involving Norway, Denmark, England, the Netherlands, Finland, and Portugal.
Educational background includes undergraduate studies in social science, English, and sports, as well as intermediate level studies in sports and a teacher education one-year programme from Sogn og Fjordane University College. I hold an intermediate degree, master’s degree, and PhD in Sport Sciences from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Oslo.
My research focuses on school-based physical activity interventions and physically active learning, with particular emphasis on health- and learning-related outcomes, interdisciplinary approaches, and practice-oriented research in school contexts.