Peter Schantz
Professor
Email: peter.schantz@gih.se
Phone: +46 8-120 53 818
Visiting address: Lidingövägen 1
Room: 1243
Belongs to: Department of Physical Activity and Health, Section for Health Science
Interests
Read more about my interests in teaching, research and collaboration.
I am most interested in teaching research methodology and various aspects of the thematic area of movement, health and environment.
I am focusing on integrative research based on physiology, behaviour and environment. Issues related to the area of physical activity, public health and sustainable development creates our research questions. The most important current research project deals with active commuting through cycling or walking.
Another area of relates to green environments, physical activity and health.
I am currently cooperating with researchers at the universities of Stockholm and Umeå.
Latest publications
- Conference Paper
Perceived Exertion Related To Physiological Measures Of Exercise Intensity - Comparing Cycling In Laboratory And Field
2023- Ruggero L. Ceci,
- Karin Olsson,
- Peter Schantz
- Chapter
Närfriluftsliv, hållbarhet och hälsa
2023- Suzanne Lundvall,
- Mattias Svärd,
- Peter Schantz
- Article
Pedestrians´ perceptions of motorized traffic variables in relation to appraisals of urban route environments
2023- Dan Andersson,
- Lina Wahlgren,
- Karin Sofia Elisabeth Olsson,
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Other information
I am head of research for the R&D group for Movement, Health and Environment, which works with issues related to physical activity, public health and sustainable development.
Leads the research unit "Movement, health and environment" dealing with issues related to physical activity, public health and sustainable development.
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Academic title
Professor in Human Biology, Dr med sc, Director of Gymnastics
