Nina Skjæret Maroni

Associate Professor

Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

nina.skjaret.maroni@ntnu.no +47 99505704

Tungasletta 2, 311.03.028, Trondheim

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)

Scientific, academic and artistic work

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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. vol. 22 (4).
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. vol. 85 (1).
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. vol. 515.
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. vol. 61 (2).
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. vol. 46 (3).
Skjæret, Nina; Sperstad, Jorun Bakken. (2012) Foresattes forventninger til småbarn i Norge og Uganda : motorisk utvikling og kulturelle påvirkninger. Fysioterapeuten. vol. 79 (1).

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.
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.
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.

Others

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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