Carla Nooijen
Affiliated researcher
Email: carla.nooijen@gih.se
Phone: +46 8-120 53 700
Visiting address: Lidingövägen 1
Interests
Read more about my interests in research and collaboration.
I am volunteering as an international classifier for para-cycling for which I go to competitions and judge the impact of the athlete's impairment on their cycling performance to assign them the right sport class.
I am leading a research project on para-cycling classification in close collaboration with the international cycling federation; UCI. Part of this project is conducted at GIH and the other part in The Netherlands, with partners from VU University Amsterdam, Center for Adapted Sports Amsterdam, and University of Groningen.
Latest publications
- Article
The impact of lower-limb function on upper-limb pull and push strength in elite handcycling athletes
2023- Rafael E. A. Muchaxo,
- Ingrid Kouwijzer,
- Lucas H. V. van der Woude,
- Article
Isometric, dynamic, and manual muscle strength measures and their association with cycling performance in elite para-cyclists.
2023- Johanna Liljedahl,
- Anton Arndt,
- Carla F J Nooijen,
- Article
Comorbidities and medical complexities of mobility device users
2023- Nicole B LaBerge,
- Ashley Detterbeck,
- Carla F J Nooijen
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Other information
I received my PhD in Rehabilitation Medicine and have worked on different research projects studying physical activity in people with spinal cord injury and other physical disabilities. This research prompted my interest in physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour at a broader population level.
Currently, I am involved in two projects:
- a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among office workers,
- para-cycling classification, studying the impact of impairments on cycling performance.
Information
Academic title
PhD