Inga Liepiņa

Inga Liepiņa is an Acting Associate Professor and Leading Researcher at the Department of Skiing, Shooting, Orienteering, Rowing, Tourism and Recreation at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE). She also serves as the Acting Director of the Sports Science Professional Master's Programme. Her research focuses on sports science, health sciences, outdoor education, and physical fitness, with notable contributions to supplementation studies, facial emotion analysis, and military fitness testing. She holds an Expert qualification in Health Sciences from the Latvian Council of Science (2025–2028).

Research Interests: Liepiņa’s work spans nutrition in athletic performance, the psychological impacts of outdoor activities on children, and the design of physical fitness assessments for specialized groups like soldiers. Her studies often employ innovative methodologies, such as facial emotion analysis via FaceReader technology and randomized controlled trials for supplementation effects.

Awards:

• 2024 Diploma for Best Innovative Teaching Support Material (for Metodiskais līdzeklis mācību priekšmetam sports un veselība)

Activities & Grants: She has reviewed doctoral theses, organized international conferences (e.g., the 18th International Scientific Conference on Society, Integration, Education in 2024), and conducted research visits to institutions like the University of Veliko Tarnovo and Norway’s Bergen Klatreklubb. Her collaborative projects include developing recreational company branding strategies and soldier fitness testing frameworks.

Labs/Teams: While no specific lab is mentioned, her work involves interdisciplinary teams across sports science, health, and technology sectors.