Curriculum Vitae

PhD in Sport and Health Sciences (2020-2024)

University of Iceland / Faculty of Health Promotion, Sport & Leisure Studies.

PhD project: Energy availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) among Icelandic athletes.

MS Human Movement Sciences & Sport Nutrition (2017-2018)

Maastricht University, Netherlands / Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences.

I did my internship at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Nijmegen, and based my master thesis on data from the NUTREND study.

BS Human Nutrition (2014-2017)

University of Iceland / School of Health Sciences / Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition.

University of Iceland / Faculty of Health Promotion, Sport & Leisure Studies (2024-Current)

Researcher and lecturer in sport nutrition.

Region Hovedstaden / Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup, Denmark / Center for Eating and Feeding Disorders Research (2023-2024)

Research assistant studying the physiological risk factors of eating and feeding disorders.

University of Iceland / Faculty of Health Promotion, Sport & Leisure Studies (2018-2022)

Adjunct lecturer. Courses taught: exercise physiology, sport nutrition, introduction to sport and health sciences, practical research methods.

Icelandic Health Insurance (2019-2020)

Specialist in the department of assistive technology and nutrition.

Research stays

2020: Visiting PhD student (Erasmus+, two months) at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

2022-23: Visiting PhD student (Erasmus+, ten months) at the University of Copenhagen / August Krogh Section for Human Physiology.

Supervision

As part of my teaching experience I have supervised bachelor projects and co-supervised master projects.

Coaching

2021-22: Afturelding Sports Club. Head coach for track and field and the running club.

2018-19: Fjölnir Sports Club. Head coach for the running club.

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vardardottir B, Gudmundsdottir SL, Olafsdottir AS. Health and performance consequences of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-s). Icelandic Medical Journal. 2020;106(9):406-13.

Jonvik KL, Vardardottir B, Broad E. How Do We Assess Energy Availability and RED-S Risk Factors in Para Athletes? Nutrients. 2022;14(5).

Vardardottir B, Olafsdottir AS, Gudmundsdottir SL. Body dissatisfaction, disordered eating and exercise behaviours: associations with symptoms of REDs in male and female athletes. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2023;9(4):e001731. 

Vardardottir B, Gudmundsdottir SL, Tryggvadottir EA, Olafsdottir AS. Patterns of energy availability and carbohydrate intake differentiate between adaptable and problematic low energy availability in female athletes. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2024;6.

Vardardottir B, Olafsdottir AS, Gudmundsdottir SL. A real-life snapshot: Evaluating exposures to low energy availability in male athletes from various sports. Physiol Rep. 2024;12(12):e16112.

Publications intended for professional communities

Vardardottir B, Margeirsdottir E, Olafsdottir S, Olafsdottir AS. Food environment in youth sports. Netla: Online journal in Icelandic on youth and education. 2017.

Gudmundsdottir SL, Vardardottir B, Margeirsdottir E, Jakobsdottir G, Rognvaldsdottir V, Olafsdottir AS. Letter to the editor. Are low carb and fasting diets beneficial for training? Icelandic Medical Journal. 2021;107(2): 106-107.

Publications intended for the general public

Vardardottir B. Sports and the menstrual cycle. The SÍBS magazine. June 2023.

Theses

Vardardottir B. Energy availability and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) among Icelandic athletes [PhD thesis]. Reykjavik: University of Iceland; 2024.

Vardardottir B. Adaptation to 12 weeks of endurance-type exercise training does not differ between somatotype groups in young men [MS thesis]. Maastricht University; 2018.

Vardardottir B. Food environment in youth sports. Research project conducted in collaboration with Afturelding sport club [BS special project]. Reykjavik: University of Iceland; 2017.

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