Elin Kolle

Elin Kolle is a Professor at the Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. She specializes in physical activity and health, with a focus on epidemiology and measurement methodologies for youth populations. Since completing her PhD in 2009 and a postdoctoral position at NIH, she has led research on socioeconomic disparities in weight development and physical activity trends in Norway.

• Academic Rank: Professor
• Institution: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
• Department: Sports Medicine
• Email: elink@nih.no

Research Interests include:

• Physical activity and health outcomes across lifespan
• Epidemiological analysis of sedentary behavior
• Measurement methodology for youth physical activity
• Socioeconomic determinants of health
• Environmental influences on active travel
• Digital literacy impacts on movement patterns

Her recent publications examine cardiometabolic risk factors in youth, global adiposity trends, and built environment correlates of physical activity. She has contributed to major international collaborations in journals like The Lancet and Nature.