Heleen Docter

Heleen Docter is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, specializing in Physiology. Her research focuses on sports physiology, biomechanics, and endurance training, with a particular emphasis on female athletes and human performance.

Recent publications analyze gross efficiency in cross-country skiing and running economy variations in female athletes across menstrual cycles, reflecting her expertise in athletic technique optimization and physiological adaptations.

Her work involves collaborations with researchers like Øyvind Sandbakk and Jeroen de Koning, contributing to peer-reviewed journals such as the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance and the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.