Background and experience
Anders Mellbye is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sports Medicine and the Oslo Research Center for Women’s Sport, Physical Activity and Health. In his PhD, he investigates physical, mental, and psychosocial health among former elite athletes, with a particular focus on the differences between weight-sensitive and less weight-sensitive sports.
He has experience working as a performance coach with high-level athletes and providing exercise guidance to individuals across a wide range of ages and functional abilities. Additionally, he has worked as a lifestyle advisor in a health promoting intervention.
Anders holds an M.Sc. in sport sciences with a specialisation in sports medicine (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, 2023) and an M.Sc. in behavioral science with a specialisation in concepts and applications (Oslo Metropolitan University, 2025). He currently lectures the courses: MA452 - physical activity in a public health perspective, THP206 - health communication, and THP201 - exercise in practice.
Teaching
Physical activity in a public health perspective, health communication, exercise as medicine, aspects of behavior change, physical activity and exercise in practice
Research
Health among former elite athletes, low energy availability / relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs), choice architecture and behavioral change, mental health, bone mineral density and body composition, relationship with body, food, and weight