Jasper Schipperijn - World Playground Research Institute

Jasper Schipperijn

Job Title

Professor, and Head of Centre

Department

Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics

Organisation

University of Southern Denmark

Qualifications

MSc in Forest and Nature Conservation, PhD

Overview

My research focuses on studying the relation between the built environment and human behavior, and in particular evaluating the effect of changes to the environment on behavior. Much of my work builds on intervention studies or natural experiments that involved changes to the built environment. One of my special interest lies in developing methods to objectively describe behavior and the environment that behavior takes place in.

#22 Best Social Sciences and Humanities Scientists in Denmark

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My Projects

Researcher Project

Active Healthy Kids – Global Alliance

Researcher Project

Playscapes – Development of a Web Map of Play Places

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Researcher Project

YoPA – The Youth-centred Participatory Action Study

Researcher Project

Playgrounds for Health

Researcher Project

Cameras – A new Tool for Observing Playgrounds?

My Briefs

Early Childhood Education & Care Physical Activity & Motor Skills

Does changing playgrounds have a positive effect on children’s health?

Published Articles

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Physical Activity & Motor Skills Public Open Space

Use of Accelerometry and Global Positioning System (GPS) to Describe Children’s Park-Based Physical Activity Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth

Authors: Claudia Alberico, Maria Zweig, Allison Carter, S. Morgan Hughey, Jing-Huei Huang, Jasper Schipperijn, Myron F. Floyd & J. Aaron Hipp

Journal: Journal of Urban Health

Year of Publication: 2024

Early Childhood Education & Care Physical Activity & Motor Skills Public Open Space Schools

The role of playgrounds in the development of children’s fundamental movement skills: A scoping review

Authors: Charlotte Skau Pawlowski, Cathrine Damsbo Madsen, Mette Toftager, Thea Toft Amholt and Jasper Schipperijn

Journal: PLOS One

Year of Publication: 2023

Early Childhood Education & Care Physical Activity & Motor Skills

Nature-Based or Traditional Kindergarten to Develop Fundamental Motor Skills? A Pilot Study

Authors: Charlotte Skau Pawlowski, Anne Vibild Lammert, Jasper Schipperijn and Mette Toftager

Journal: Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Year of Publication: 2024

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Neighborhood Places for Preschool Children’s Physical Activity A Mixed-Methods Study Using Global Positioning System Geographic Information Systems, and Accelerometry Data

Authors: Pulan Bai, Jasper Schipperijn, Michael Rosenberg, Hayley Christian

Journal: Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Year of Publication: 2023

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Where are tweens active in school playgrounds? A hot-spot analysis using GPS, accelerometer, and GIS data

Authors: Thea Toft Amholt, Jeanette Fich Jespersen, Morten Zacho, Anna Timperio,Jasper Schipperijn

Journal: Landscape and Urban Planning

Year of Publication: 2022

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Motivating playgrounds: Understanding how school playgrounds support autonomy, competence, and relatedness of tweens

Authors: Thea Toft Amholt, Birgitte Westerskov Dalgas, Jenny Veitch, Nikos Ntoumanis, Jeanette Fich Jespersen, Jasper Schipperijn, Charlotte Pawlowski

Journal: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Year of Publication: 2022