Eva Wulff Helge

Eva Wulff Helge

Lektor emerita

ResearcherID: D-4569-2015

ORCID: 0000-0002-4351-0137

Scopus ID: 6508249091

 

Working experience

2019-              Head of the Master's Studies in Human Physiology

2016-              Head of the Bachelor's Studies in Exercise and Sport Sciences

2015-              Associate Professor in skeletal exercise physiology and gymnastics at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS)

2013-15           Assistant Professor at NEXS

2007-13           Head of the Bachelor's Studies in Exercise and Sport Sciences

2005                Parental leave: July 2005 - January 2006

2000-13           Teaching Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen. From 2013 appointed as Assistant Professor

1991-20           Academic position at The Danish State Institute of Physical Education (Danmarks Højskole for Legemsøvelser), which in 1997 was integrated into the University of Copenhagen. Currently, NEXS

1986-91           Teacher in physical education at Sankt Annæ Gymnasium (high school)

1981-91           Part-time lecturer at the Danish State Institute of Physical Education (DHL)

 

Management experience and courses

2019-               Head of the Master's Studies in Human Physiology

2016-               Head of the Bachelor's Studies in Exercise and Sport Sciences

2013                 UCPH Project Management Course conducted by Implement Consulting Group. Grade: 12

2011-14            Member of the managing group of the PhD program “Skeletal Science” under the PhD school at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2011–12          Appointed member of the Faculty working group “Study introduction program for new students 2012” (Studiestartsprojekt 2012)

2011–12           Leadership Education. Intern leadership course at UCPH

2010–11          Appointed member of the “Faculty Exam project” (Eksamensformsprojektet)

 2009               Member of the organization committee for the international consensus conference, ”Performance in Top Sports involving intense exercise”, Copenhagen the 16.-18. Sept. 2009

2008                Course for Heads of Studies. Copenhagen Business School and University of Southern Denmark

2007-13           Head of the bachelor studies in Exercise and Sport Sciences

2007                Appointed by the Vice Dean of Education at the Faculty of Science to the task force, ”The Good Teacher” (Den Gode Underviser). (The report, ”Den gode Underviser – incitamenter og redskaber” af Ian Bearden, Søren Eilers, Marianne Ellegaard, Eva Wulff Helge, Christine Holm. The Faculty of Science 2007)

2006–2008       Sport teaching coordinator at Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences

2006                Desire for Leadership. Intern leadership course at UCPH

2004-2010       Minister appointed board member of Team Danmark. Chairman of Team Danmark’s Research Committee

2004-2006       Board member of Anti Doping Danmark

2001-2003       Faculty appointed member of the ”Didactic Guerilla Group” at the Faculty of Science.

1992-1994       Manager of the Section of Income Generated Activities at DHL

 

Science and UCPH study excursions for Head of Studies

Helsinki: UCPH Innovation & Entrepreneurship, October 2019.

Vancouver: UCPH delegation about student exchange, November 2018

Zürich and Freiburg: UCPH Innovation & Entrepreneurship, October 2018

 

Accreditations and educational evaluations

2020                  Evaluation of the Bachelor Studies in Exercise and Sports Sciences

2020                  Evaluation of the Master’s Studies in Human Physiology

2019                  Accreditation of UCPH

2011                  Accreditation of the Bachelor Studies in Exercise and Sports Sciences

 

Academic prizes

2010                  ”Teacher of the year” at Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, The Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

2001                  The Young Investigator Travel Award. The 31st International Sun Valley Hard Tissue Workshop

 

 Scientific projects and presentations

 1988                Research Project: Menstrual Disorders among Danish Elite Female Athletes. The Danish State Institute of Physical Education (DHL) 1988

 1997                Research Project: Bone strength, fat percentage and hormones in female elite gymnasts

  2000                Research stay at Norges Idrettshøgskole, Professor, Dr. Scient. Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Jan - April

                          Invited speaker at the 3. Nordic Meeting on Eating Disorders. Copenhagen, Oct. 11.-13.: The Female Athlete Triad: Eating Disorders, Menstrual Disorders and Osteoporosis

 2001                Invited speaker at national conference on Doping and Eating Disorders. Gymnasieskolernes Idrætslærerforening (GI) and Dansk Idrætslærerforening (DI), Jan. 5.-6.: The physiological consequences of a negative energy balance – the effect on sex hormones and bone metabolism

                       Invited speaker at meeting on sports medicine, Danish Society of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Feb. 1.: Training, amenorrhea and specific bone strength

                       Invited speaker at Anti Doping Danmarks seminar for Medical Doctors, 24. Febr.: Eating Disorders in Sport – what, why – why not?

 2002               Invited speaker at Team Danmarks seminar “Sport nutrition” the 7. November: Bone density and menstrual disorders

2012-2019       Osteogenic training for women: "The hard and short study"

 

 

Teaching experience and science outreach

1988 -             Teaching at the Bachelor's Studies in Exercise and Sport Sciences at the Danish State Institute of Physical Education and the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences as well as teaching at courses for primary and high school teachers in physical education. Main fields: Apparatus gymnastics, body basics, exercise and health, women and sport, the female athlete triad, the skeleton and physical activity.

1988                In cooperation with my colleagues, Mikkel Sørensen and Lis Engel at the Danish State Institute of Physical Education (DHL): Development of the concept ”Body basics” (kropsbasis). Since then body basics has been integrated as a compulsory course at the bachelor studies and is a well established term in Danish physical education. (Eva Wulff Hansen, Lis Engel, Mikkel Sørensen: The report ”Kropsbasis”, DHL 1988)

2005-              Lecturer at the Master's Studies in Public Health: Eating disorders and bone health.

2005-06          Course developer and lecturer at the course ”Exercise on prescription” (Motion på Recept), for the Danish Medical Association (Lægeforeningen). Collaborators: Professor Flemming Dela, associate professor Hanne Rasmusen and associate professor Jørn Wulff Helge, The Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Copenhagen.

2006–07          Appointed by The National Board of Health (Sundhedsstyrelsen) to the working group focused upon a revision of the trampoline regulation for the primary school.

2007               Course developer and lecturer at Gymnasieskolernes Idrætslærerforenings (GI’s) courses directed towards the new compulsory Training Project in the third grade in high school. Collaborators: Mikkel Sørensen, Jørn Wulff Helge.

                       Public dissemination seminar at Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, 23. April: Exercise training and bone health

2008-2019       Responsible for the course, “Sport and Health”, at the master education, Sport and Wellfare, at the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences. This includes curriculum development, academic goal descriptions and assessment criteria

 2008               Head of the organization committee of the meeting in “The Nordic network of Apparatus Gymnastics” (supported by Nordplus) in Copenhagen/Malmoe. Cooperators: the Apparatus Gymnastics Group at IFI and Mats Johnsson, Malmoe University Høgskola.

                       Public dissemination seminar at Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, 9. June: Eating Disorders in Elite Sport.

 2010               Course for the Danish Osteoporosis Society, 3. Nov.: Bone training in Theory and Practice.

 2011               Teaching at the PhD program “Skeletal Science” under the PhD school at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen (Oct. 2011)

Moreover, supervision of Master's (60 ECTS) and Bachelor's (15 ECTS) theses as well as 'Project in Practice' internships (15 ECTS).

Uddannelse

Cand.Scient. Ph.d.

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