Professional Summary
I am an Adapted Physical Activity Scientist specializing in Kinesiology, with an emphasis on motor behavior and pathokinesiology. My work centers on the assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation of individualized physical education and physical activity programs tailored to the needs and abilities of individuals with disabilities across the lifespan. Through adapted and inclusive physical activity, my work aims to promote health, physical and motor development, psychological well-being, and meaningful participation.
Across research and practice, I integrate assessment, instructional design, planning, teaching, adaptation, and program evaluation. I also collaborate with professionals across education and healthcare to address individual needs and support meaningful participation.
Education
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Motor Control
City University of New York, USA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Human Movement Variability and Biomechanics
University of Nebraska, USA
Ph.D. (Summa Cum Laude), Kinesiology
Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic, and Corporal Expression, University of Extremadura, Spain
Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA), Doctoral Studies
Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic, and Corporal Expression, University of Extremadura, Spain
BS Physical Education and Sports Sciences
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Residency in Adapted Physical Activity
KU Leuven, Belgium
Interests
Adapted Physical Education
Motor Development
Biomechanics
Motor Control & Neurorehabilitation
Human Movement Variability
My Research
My research focuses on the quantitative study of physical and motor performance across the lifespan. I examine how movement variability and complexity change with aging, disability, and neurological conditions, and how these changes can inform the design and evaluation of individualized and group physical education and physical activity programs for individuals with disabilities and special educational needs, from childhood-onset disabilities to acquired neurological conditions. Within Adapted Physical Education, my work addresses the assessment of motor performance, the adaptation of physical activity to individual needs, and the development of evidence-based interventions that promote health, physical and motor abilities, psychological well-being, and quality of life. My research also includes technology-supported interventions to improve locomotor performance in individuals with spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions.
Featured Publications
Recent Publications
(2026).
Strengthening Students' Attitudes Toward Disability Inclusion: A Cluster Nonrandomized Controlled Pretest–Posttest Evaluation of a School-Based Intervention.
SportRxiv (preprint).
(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.
Featured Talks
Motor Competence in Children Aged 6–12 Years. Cross-Sectional Associations with Age, Sex, and Skill Component
Oral presentation at EUCAPA 2026, based on the study published in Children (MDPI)
Adapted Physical Activity and Applied Biomechanics
Invited speaker at ICSS 2025
Adapted Physical Activity & Disability
(2026).
Motor Competence in Children Aged 6–12 Years. Cross-Sectional Associations with Age, Sex, and Skill Component.
European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 19, 12.
Spinal Cord Injury & Neurorecovery
Gait, Balance & Fall Prevention
Occupational & Surgical Ergonomics
(2018).
Evaluation of the Surgical Performance, Workload and Ergonomics During the Urethrovesical Anastomosis Performed with a Handheld Robotic Needle Holder.
Surgical Endoscopy, 32(Suppl 1), S271–S272.
(2018).
Laparoscopic Cutting and Suturing Using the Radius r2 DRIVE Instruments: Surgical Performance and Ergonomics.
Surgical Endoscopy, 32(Suppl 1), S271.
Sports Biomechanics & Performance
(2014).
Análisis Espacio-Temporal de los Golpes de Pádel: Salida de Pared, Bandeja y Remate por Tres.
Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte, 8(4), 186.
(2011).
3D Kinematics Applied to the Study of Individual BMX Gate Start Technique.
Portuguese Journal of Sport Sciences, 11(Suppl. 2), 251.
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 Education
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.