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Looking for an expert on sports and exercise?

Our experts are researching arious aspects of sports and exercise. How can sports help to improve people's health? And what is needed to get society moving?

Are you a journalist looking for researchers with specific expertise in the field of sports and exercise? Do you want to find out more about a particular scientist? On this page, you’ll find all the profiles of scientists conducting research in sports – from research on endurance sports and stamina to physiology and sports law. You can find their contact details, areas of expertise and links to their research below. Scroll down to see the complete list.

Do you have a specific question and want to speak to a scientist at VU Amsterdam? Get in touch with our sports experts directly by using the contact details below. For other media-related inquiries, please contact VU Amsterdam’s press office.

Our experts

Take a look at our various sports experts:

Martijn van den Assem - Professor of Finance

Expertise: choice behaviour, judgement, behavioural economics, sports betting

Sjoerd Bruijn - Associate Professor Biomechanics

Expertise: Human walking; stability of human walking; stability of standing; human motor control

Sjoerd Bruijn

Hein Daanen - Professor of Physiology

Expertise: physiology, influence of the environment (cold, rain, heat) on the body

Jos de Koning - Associate Professor of Movement Sciences

Expertise: endurance sports, stamina, testing, physical talent development

Mathijs Hofmijster - Assistant Professor of Movement Sciences

Expertise: sports and performance, cyclical sports, physiology, biomechanics

Thomas Janssen - Professor of Rehabilitation Research

Expertise: adaptive sports, Paralympic sports, exercise physiology, wheelchair and handbike sports

Marja L. Laine - Professor of Oral Diagnostics (VU-ACTA)

Expertise: oral health of athletes, saliva, breath odor

Marjan Olfers - Professor of Sports Law

Expertise: doping, matchfixing, human rights, commercial exploitation, broadcasting issues

Richard Jaspers - Professor of Movement Sciences

Expertise: muscles, muscle strength, exercise physiology

Rob Wüst – assistant professor of movement physiology

Expertise: muscle function, fatigue, metabolism, movement physiology, long covid, heart, diabetes

Remco Zwinkels - Professor of Finance

Expertise: relationship between sports video games and stock markets, investment strategies, behavioral finance