Professional Summary
I am an adapted physical activity scientist specializing in kinesiology, motor behavior, and pathokinesiology. My academic and research work encompasses motor performance assessment and the development, implementation, and evaluation of adapted and inclusive physical education and physical activity programs.
Across research and practice, I integrate assessment, instructional design and planning, teaching, and program evaluation. I also collaborate with professionals from different disciplines to address individual needs and support meaningful participation.
New projects, discussions, collaborations, consulting welcome.
Education
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Motor Neuroscience
KLab4Recovery Research Program, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, NY, USA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Biomechanics
Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE, USA
PhD Kinesiology
University of Extremadura, Spain
Diploma of Advanced Studies Kinesiology
University of Extremadura, Spain
B.Sc. Physical Education & Sports Sciences
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Residency in Adapted Physical Activity
KU Leuven, Belgium
Interests
Adapted Physical Education
Biomechanics
Motor Neuroscience
Human Movement Variability
Motor Development
Physical Neuroergonomics
My Research
My research focuses on the quantitative study of physical and motor performance and altered movement. I examine how movement variability and complexity change with aging and pathology, and how these changes can inform approaches to improving movement and physical performance in individuals with disabilities across the lifespan, from childhood-onset disabilities to acquired neurological conditions. Within the interdisciplinary field of adapted physical activity, I apply principles of motor behavior and exercise science to investigate movement, physical performance, and individual needs. My research also includes evidence-based, technology-supported interventions designed to facilitate locomotor performance in individuals with spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions.
Featured Publications
Tapping into the human spinal locomotor centres with transspinal stimulation
Recent Publications
(2026).
Burnout and Meaningful Work Among Disability Support Staff in Inclusive and Segregated Summer Camps: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
SportRxiv (preprint).
(2026).
Motor Competence Profiles in Greek Primary School Children: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Analysis of Skill-Specific and Contextual Variability.
Children, 13(4), 567.
(2025).
Sistema de obstáculos a ser integrado em tapetes rolantes (Obstacle system for integration into treadmills).
PT 116224 B.
(2025).
Optimal sigmoid function models for analysis of transspinal evoked potential recruitment curves recorded from different muscles.
PLOS ONE, 20(1).
(2024).
Interactions between arm and leg neuronal circuits following paired cervical and lumbosacral transspinal stimulation in healthy humans.
Experimental Brain Research.
Recent & Upcoming Talks
Motor Competence in Children Aged 6–12 Years. Cross-Sectional Associations with Age, Sex, and Skill Component
Oral presentation at EUCAPA 2026
Adapted Physical Activity and Applied Biomechanics
Invited speaker at ICSS 2025
Effects of Transspinal Stimulation on Gait Patterns and Stability in Healthy Adults
Poster presentation at the 2024 SfN Conference
Effects of Transspinal Stimulation on Spinal Locomotor Centers in Healthy Individuals
Poster presentation at the 2024 NYC Neuromodulation Conference
Recent News
Το Ακαδημαϊκό Πρότυπο του Allen W. Burton
Η ακαδημαϊκή πορεία του Allen W. Burton, όπως την κατέγραψε ο Dale A. Ulrich.
Why I Study Adapted Physical Education in Rehabilitation
A short statement on the research identity behind this site — why movement science and adapted physical activity belong together.
From Bench to Practice: Translating Movement Science into Adapted Physical Activity
Why the hardest part of rehabilitation research often isn't generating a finding, but getting it into the hands of the people who can use it.
Visualizing Movement Variability: What Nonlinear Dynamics Reveal About Gait
Why the everyday, step-to-step fluctuations in how we walk carry real diagnostic and clinical information — and how nonlinear dynamics let us measure them.
Teaching Motor Development and Inclusive Physical Education
Notes on teaching undergraduate courses in motor development, inclusive physical education, biomechanics, and motor control across two universities.