Karin Oddbjørg Kippe

Karin Oddbjørg Kippe is an Associate Professor at Queen Maud's College, affiliated with the Physical Activity and Health Research Group under the Department of Science, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences. She focuses on children's physical-motor development, preventive health work, and outdoor life in early childhood education (ECEC) and teaches the master's course on physical-motor development in kindergartens.

• Mixed methods research on physical activity in preschool
• Analysis of staff and child interactions in promoting activity
• Impact of parental income and education on children's activity levels

Her research emphasizes the role of preschool staff as facilitators of physical activity and equity, with a focus on collective awareness and practice in educational environments. She has disseminated findings through academic lectures, interviews, and reports addressing disparities in kindergarten physical activity levels and strategies for improvement.

Her doctoral work, Kindergarten as an arena for children's physical activity, explores staff activity levels, children's motor development, and sensory-motor stimulation. She has contributed to non-fiction books, peer-reviewed articles, and informational videos on toddler play, physical activity promotion, and health practices in ECEC institutions.