Professor i idrettsvitenskap, Universitetet i Agder, Institutt for idrettsvitenskap og kroppsøving, 2018-
Førsteamanuensis i idrettsvitenskap, Norges Idrettshøgskole, Institutt for fysisk prestasjonsevne, 2012-2018
Doktorgrad fra The University of Western Australia, tittel: " The effects of recovery intensity on muscle metabolites and performance during team-sport related repeated-sprint ability"
Faglig interessefelt:
Treningslære, tilpasning til trening, idrettsfysiologi, restitusjon, toppidrett, lagidrett,
Vitenskapelige publikasjoner
Wiig, Håvard; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes; Handegard, Vilde; Stabell Hansen, Jostein; Spencer, Matthew; Raastad, Truls (2022). Muscular heat shock protein response and muscle damage after semi-professional football match. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. ISSN: 0905-7188. 32 (6). s 984 - 996. doi:10.1111/sms.14148.
Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Luteberget, Live; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Ivarsson, Andreas; Spencer, Matthew (2022). Simulated Game-Based Ice Hockey Match Design (Scrimmage) Elicits Greater Intensity in External Load Parameters Compared With Official Matches. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. ISSN: 2624-9367. 4doi:10.3389/fspor.2022.822127.
Taylor, Madison; Almquist, Nicki Winfield; Rønnestad, Bent; Tjønna, Arnt Erik; Kristoffersen, Morten; Spencer, Matthew; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Skovereng, Knut (2021). The inclusion of sprints in low-intensity sessions during the transition period of elite cyclists improves endurance performance 6 weeks into the subsequent preparatory period. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (IJSPP). ISSN: 1555-0265. 16 (10). s 1502 - 1509. doi:10.1123/IJSPP.2020-0594.
Almquist, Nicki Winfield; Løvlien, Ine; Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Spencer, Matthew; Kristoffersen, Morten; Skovereng, Knut; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Rønnestad, Bent (2020). Effects of Including Sprints in One Weekly Low-Intensity Training Session During the Transition Period of Elite Cyclists. Frontiers in Physiology. ISSN: 1664-042X. 11doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.01000.
Gamble, Declan; Spencer, Matthew; Mccarren, Andrew; Moyna, Niall (2019). Activity profile, PlayerLoad™ and heart rate response of Gaelic football players: A pilot study. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. ISSN: 1988-5202. 14 (4). s 711 - 724. doi:10.14198/jhse.2019.144.01.
Wiig, Håvard; Raastad, Truls; Luteberget, Live; Ims, Ingvar; Spencer, Matthew (2019). External load variables affect recovery markers up to 72 h after semiprofessional football matches. Frontiers in Physiology. ISSN: 1664-042X. 10doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.00689.
Luteberget, Live; Trollerud, Hege Pernille; Spencer, Matthew (2018). Physical demands of game-based training drills in women’s team handball. Journal of Sports Sciences. ISSN: 0264-0414. 36 (5). s 592 - 598. doi:10.1080/02640414.2017.1325964.
Luteberget, Live; Spencer, Matthew; Gilgien, Matthias (2018). Validity of the Catapult ClearSky T6 local positioning system for team sports specific drills, in indoor conditions. Frontiers in Physiology. ISSN: 1664-042X. 9doi:10.3389/fphys.2018.00115.
Sandbakk, Øyvind; Skålvik, Tommy Fredriksen; Spencer, Matthew; Van Beekvelt, Mireille; Welde, Boye; Hegge, Ann Magdalen; Gjøvaag, Terje; Ettema, Gerardus Johannes C (2015). The physiological responses to repeated upper-body sprint exercise in highly trained athletes. European Journal of Applied Physiology. ISSN: 1439-6319. 115 (6). s 1381 - 1391. doi:10.1007/s00421-015-3128-6.
Stadheim, Hans Kristian; Spencer, Matthew; Olsen, Raymond; Jensen, Jørgen (2014). Caffeine and performance over consecutive days of simulated competition. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. ISSN: 0195-9131. 46 (9). s 1787 - 1796. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000000288.
Ettema, Gertja; Skålvik, Tommy; Spencer, Matthew; Sandbakk, Øyvind (2013). Performance and coordination in repeated sprint exercise for the upper body. Book of Abstracts.18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. 26th - 29th June, Barcelona - Spain. ISBN: 978-84-695-7786-8. European College of Sport Science. KAPITTEL.
Spencer, Matthew (2020). Fysiske krav i fotball med bruk av teknologi.
Spencer, Matthew; Wiig, Håvard; Andersen, Thor Einar; Luteberget, Live (2020). INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL TRAINING LOAD IN ELITE FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
Coward, Espen; Spencer, Matthew; Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal (2020). TRAINING METHODS AND INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG ELITE ENDURANCE ATHLETES: A TWO-YEAR LONGITUDI- NAL STUDY.
Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Stenqvist, Thomas Birkedal; Torstveit, Monica Klungland; Bergsvik, Kristina; Spencer, Matthew (2020). No effect of a three-week post-season transition period on markers of RED-S in highly-trained male cyclists.