Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, OSLO, Norway
Professor in Physical Activity and Sport at the Department of Sports Medicine, the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway.
Research fields: Sports Medicine, female elite athletes’ health and performance, eating disorders, the female Athlete Triad, adolescent / youth athletes, body composition and anthropometry.
Appointments: Member of theIOC Medical & Scientific Expert Group, Member of the IOC Working Group on Body Composition, Health and performance (2009-2012) and the IOC Working Group on The Female athlete Triad and The RED-s (2013-present).Consultant for The Norwegian Olympic Training center (1995-2004), Head of Nutrition department, The Norwegian Olympic Training center (2004-2009), Visiting Scholar (2003-2004)and visiting Professor (2010, 2011, 2013) at UC Berkeley, President the Norwegian Eating Disorder Society (2013-present), Vice president the Norwegian Council of Physical Activity (2009-2012) and the Nordic Eating Disorder Society (2012-present).Reviewer in a number of international exercise science, medical, psychological and nutrition journals. Author of about 150 international journal articles and book chapters. Yearly invited to numerous of events as a keynote speaker within her research areas.
In 2013 she was awarded for Excellence in Communication of Science by The Norwegian Research Council.
Practical activities in sports: Scientific and practical support of Olympic level athletes in the fields of the female triad, pregnancy and training in all sports.
