Nina Skjæret Maroni

About

Associate professor in Physiotherapy.

I completed my bachelor degree in physiotherapy at Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag in 2008. After this, I had my inturnship at theTromsø muncipality and Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge. I have been working as a physical therapist both in company health service, in my own private practise and at St.Olavs Hospital. In 2009, I begain my masterdegree within Human Movement Sciense at NTNU, where the focus of my degree was on weight-bearing characteristics during standing in adults with Cerebral Palsy. After comleting my masters I worked with research and teaching at Human Movement Sciece before starting my doctoral studies in 2013. The focus of my doctoral was on fall preventive exercise in elderly using exergames and welfare technology, with cooperation with the EU-project FARSEEING. I finished my doctoral studies in Agust 2016. Post-doctoral fellow in the research group Geriatric, Movement and Stroke (GeMS) in the project EXACT (Exergaming for active healthy ageing and rehabilitation) founded by NTNU Health with focus on developing health care technology based on the concept of exergames. The reserach related to older adults, physical activity and use of technology is continued in my resent position as an associate professor in Physiotherapy.

Discipline

Examining the biomechanics of human movement
Movement disorder and falls in elderly
Measuring and effecting balance and physical activity
Welfaretechnology

Research projects

Background

PhD in Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Master in Human Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Bachelor in Physiotherapy, Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag

Work experience:

Physioterapist and owner, Ilen Fysioterapi & Idrett (2011- 2016)
Lector, NTNU, Department of Human Movement Science (2012-2013)
Physiotherapist, St.Olavs Hospital, Neurological department (2012-2013)
Scientific assistent, NTNU, Department of Human Movement Science (2011-2012)

Publications

2016

Nawaz, Ather; Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Boulton, Elisabeth; Svanæs, Dag. (2016) Usability and acceptability of balance exergames in older adults: A scoping review. Health Informatics Journal. volum 22 (4).
Academic literature review
Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Nawaz, Ather; Morat, Tobias; Schoene, Daniel; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2016) Exercise and rehabilitation delivered through exergames in older adults: An integrative review of technologies, safety and efficacy. International Journal of Medical Informatics. volum 85 (1).
Academic literature review

2015

Nawaz, Ather; Wærstad, Mathilde; Omholt, Kine Aasjord; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Kristiansen, Lill. (2015) An exergame concept for improving balance in elderly people. Communications in Computer and Information Science. volum 515.
Academic article
Skjæret, Nina; Nawaz, Ather; Ystmark, Kristine Midjås; Dahl, Yngve; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Svanæs, Dag; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2015) Designing for movement quality in exergames: Lessons learned from observing senior citizens playing stepping games. Gerontology. volum 61 (2).
Academic article

2014

Nawaz, Ather; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Skjæret, Nina; Vereijken, Beatrix; Bourke, Alan; Dahl, Yngve; Mellone, Sabato. (2014) Designing Smart Home Technology for Fall Prevention in Older People. International Conference, HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014. Proceedings, Part II.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nawaz, Ather; Skjæret, Nina; Ystmark, Kristine; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2014) Assessing seniors' user experience (UX) of exergames for balance training. NordiCHI '14 : Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational, Oct 26-30 2014, Helsinki, Finland.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nawaz, Ather; Waerstad, Mathilde; Omholt, Kine; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Skjæret, Nina; Kristiansen, Lill. (2014) Designing simplified exergame for muscle and balance training in seniors: a concept of 'out in nature'. PervasiveHealth '14: 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2013

Ihlen, Espen Alexander F.; Skjæret, Nina; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2013) The influence of center-of-mass movements on the variation in the structure of human postural sway. Journal of Biomechanics. volum 46 (3).
Academic article

2012

Skjæret, Nina; Sperstad, Jorun Bakken. (2012) Foresattes forventninger til småbarn i Norge og Uganda : motorisk utvikling og kulturelle påvirkninger. Fysioterapeuten. volum 79 (1).
Academic article

Journal publications

Nawaz, Ather; Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Boulton, Elisabeth; Svanæs, Dag. (2016) Usability and acceptability of balance exergames in older adults: A scoping review. Health Informatics Journal. volum 22 (4).
Academic literature review
Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Nawaz, Ather; Morat, Tobias; Schoene, Daniel; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2016) Exercise and rehabilitation delivered through exergames in older adults: An integrative review of technologies, safety and efficacy. International Journal of Medical Informatics. volum 85 (1).
Academic literature review
Nawaz, Ather; Wærstad, Mathilde; Omholt, Kine Aasjord; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Kristiansen, Lill. (2015) An exergame concept for improving balance in elderly people. Communications in Computer and Information Science. volum 515.
Academic article
Skjæret, Nina; Nawaz, Ather; Ystmark, Kristine Midjås; Dahl, Yngve; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Svanæs, Dag; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2015) Designing for movement quality in exergames: Lessons learned from observing senior citizens playing stepping games. Gerontology. volum 61 (2).
Academic article
Ihlen, Espen Alexander F.; Skjæret, Nina; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2013) The influence of center-of-mass movements on the variation in the structure of human postural sway. Journal of Biomechanics. volum 46 (3).
Academic article
Skjæret, Nina; Sperstad, Jorun Bakken. (2012) Foresattes forventninger til småbarn i Norge og Uganda : motorisk utvikling og kulturelle påvirkninger. Fysioterapeuten. volum 79 (1).
Academic article

Part of book/report

Nawaz, Ather; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Skjæret, Nina; Vereijken, Beatrix; Bourke, Alan; Dahl, Yngve; Mellone, Sabato. (2014) Designing Smart Home Technology for Fall Prevention in Older People. International Conference, HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014. Proceedings, Part II.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nawaz, Ather; Skjæret, Nina; Ystmark, Kristine; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Svanæs, Dag. (2014) Assessing seniors' user experience (UX) of exergames for balance training. NordiCHI '14 : Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational, Oct 26-30 2014, Helsinki, Finland.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Nawaz, Ather; Waerstad, Mathilde; Omholt, Kine; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Skjæret, Nina; Kristiansen, Lill. (2014) Designing simplified exergame for muscle and balance training in seniors: a concept of 'out in nature'. PervasiveHealth '14: 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

Media

2015

Academic lecture

Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2015) Bruk av treningsspill blant eldre: egnethet og bevegelseskarakteristikker. Fysioterapikongressen 2015 ; Lillestrøm. 2015-03-04 - 2015-03-06.
Poster

Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Ihlen, Espen Alexander F.; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2015) Exergaming in older adults: The effect of the games on movement characteristics during gameplay. ISPGR World Congress ; Sevilla. 2015-06-28 - 2015-07-02.
Academic lecture

Skjæret-Maroni, Nina; Vonstad, Elise; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2015) Investigating older adults stepping movements when playing exergames. MobEx . Alma mater studiorum Universita di Bologna; Bologna. 2015-01-16 - 2015-01-17.

2014

Poster

Skjæret, Nina; Nawaz, Ather; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2014) Exergaming for fall risk reduction: Investigating older players`movement characteristics. ISPGR World Congress ; Vancouver. 2014-06-29 - 2014-07-03.
Academic lecture

Skjæret, Nina; Svanæs, Dag; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2014) Exergaming for fall prevention: Investigating usability and players' movement characteristics. MobEx 2014 ; Køln. 2014-01-17 - 2104-01-18.
Academic lecture

Skjæret, Nina; Vereijken, Beatrix. (2014) Exergaming in the elderly for fall risk reduction and prevention: Challenges and future directions. ISPGR World Congress ; Vancouver. 2014-06-29 - 2014-07-03.

2012

Academic lecture

Skjæret, Nina; Vereijken, Beatrix; Ihlen, Espen Alexander F.. (2012) Bipedal asymmetries during relaxed standing reveal postural control deficits in young adults with CP. Joint World Congress of ISPGR and Gait & Mental Function ; Trondheim. 2012-06-24 - 2012-06-28.

Språkvelger

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