Tiina Andersen is a Respiratory Physiotherapist at the Thoracic Department, Norwegian Advisory Unit on Home Mechanical Ventilation, Haukeland University Hospital, and an Associate Professor at the Institute of Health and Functioning, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. She received her PhD from the Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen in 2018. She does research on cough and ventilatory support for neuromuscular disorders, such as ALS and SMA, with the aim of improving treatment outcomes.