2023 FIT PRO

19th Annual International Conference on Sport & Exercise Science
Program (Athens Local Time)

24-27 July 2023
9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)
(Note 3: 
Please note that many attendees including those who present a paper may choose the online option. However, ATINER will provide full-fledged services (lunches, dinners, excursions, etc.) for all those who present onsite.) 


Monday 24 July 2023

08.30-09.15
Registration


09:15-10:00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
10:00-11:30 Session 1
Moderator: Olga Gkounta
, Researcher, ATINER.
  1. Masato Kawabata, Professor, Rikkyo University, Japan.
    Title: A Theory-Based Physical Activity Intervention Program at School: Necessity for Controlling Methodological Effects of Wearable Devices to Examine the Intervention Effect.
  2. Donna Comissiong, Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
    Jeffrey Leela, Senior Lecturer, , The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
    Karim Rahaman, Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
    Title: Mathematical Analysis of Team Impact and Individual Player Contribution in Football.
  3. Pam Kappelides, Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University, Australia.
    Haley Baxter, PhD Student, University of Waterloo, Canada.
    Mary Grant, Lecturer, La Trobe University, Australia.
    Russell Hoye, Professor & Director, La Trobe University, Australia.
    Title: Challenges for Pathways of Female Sport Officials.

Discussion

 

11:30-13:30 Session 2
Moderator: Pam Kappelides
, Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University, Australia.
  1. Maria Kosma, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA.
    Title: Phenomenological Body Schema as Motor Habit in Skill Acquisition – Intentionality is in Action.
  2. Nick Erickson, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA.
    Maria Kosma, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA.

    Title: Exploring the Formation of the HEART (Health, Exercise, ARTS) Center: Emergence and Importance.
  3. Pinar Gultekin, Associate Professor, Düzce University, Turkey.
    Title: Assessment of the Adequacy of Urban Open and Green Spaces Physical Activity and Recreation Opportunities for Fenerbahçe Park.

Discussion

 

13:30-15:00 Session 3
Moderator: Maria Kosma
, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, USA.
  1. Rahşan Inal, Assistant Professor, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Turkey.
    Title: Sport as a Field of Struggle.
  2. Lefose Makgahlelam, Associate Professor, University of Limpopo, South Africa.
    Title: The Use of Electronic Information Resources by Postgraduate Students at the University of Limpopo.
  3. Koketso Manamela, Lecturer, University of South Africa, South Africa.
    Title: Bibliometric Analysis of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Literature Related to Libraries: 2013-2021.

Discussion

15:00-16:00 Discussion + Lunch

16:00-18:00 Session 4
Moderator: Olga Gkounta
, Researcher, ATINER.
  1. Veselin Vasilev, Assistant Professor, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
    Nikolay Boyadjiev, Professor, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
    Katerina Georgieva, Professor, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
    Title: Effects of Ostarine and Training on Some Metabolic Indices.
  2. Chanté Johannes, PhD Candidate, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
    Lloyd L. Leach, Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
    Nicolette V. Roman, Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
    Simone Titus, Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
    Sunday Onagbiye, Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
    Title: The Relationship between Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity among Undergraduate University Students.
  3. Marsa Daniel, Teaching Associate, University of Washington, USA.
    Title: Honoring the Biopsychosocial Needs of Female Athlete and Teams: How the University of Washington’s IAL Program is Preparing Coaches to Best Support Female Athletes.

Discussion

 

18:00-20:00 Session 5
Moderator: Olga Gkounta
, Researcher, ATINER.
  1. Yunus Emre Ozigci, Deputy Head, Embassy of Turkey in Nairobi, Turkiye.
    Title: Ontological and Temporal Complications of the Social Sciences’ Approach to the Intersubjectivity: The Example of the Constructivism in the IR Field.
  2. Arya Rachel Thomas, PhD Student, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.
    Umakant Dash, Director, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), India.
    Santosh Kumar Sahu, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India.
    Title: Illnesses and Hardship Financing in India: An Evaluation of Inpatient and Outpatient Cases, 2014-18.
  3. Saladdin Ahmed, Visiting Professor, Union College, Schenectady, USA.
    Title: Auracide: A New Concept for Critical Analysis of Social Space.
  4. Yan Ma, Professor, University of Rhode Island, USA.
    Title: Visual Literacy Research Spectrum: Paradigm Expansion for the Field of Information.

Discussion

20:30-22:30
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music and dance)


Tuesday 25 July 2023

 

Session 6
09:30-11:30 Session 6a
A Special Session on “Confronting the Artificial Intelligence Reality: Managing the Academic Response”
Moderator: Mr. Kostas Spyropoulos (ATINER Administration).
07:30-10:30
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk
  1. Helene Jeannin, Researcher Sociologist, Orange Innovation, France.
    Title: The Emergence and Spread of the AI for Good Movement.
  2. Ali Abusalem, Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER & Course Coordinator, Kent Institute Australia & External Member of Academic Board, Elite Education Institute, Australia.
  3. Lorraine Bennett, Deputy Director, Center for Higher Education Futures (CHEF), ATINER &Managing Director, Lorraine Bennett Learning and Teaching Consultancy, Australia.

Discussion

The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

 

11:30-13:30 Session 7
Moderator: George S. Tsagaris
, Deputy Director, Sociology Unit, ATINER & Associate Professor, Cleveland State University, USA.
  1. Chin-chi Chao, Associate Professor, National Chengchi University, Taiwan.
    Title: How Pre-serve Teachers Understand and Design Social Media TESOL Practice: An Exploratory Study on Emerging Language Teacher Identities in Social Media.
  2. Adam Pitluk, Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University, USA.
    Title: Learning Lifestyle Coverage: An Examination of What Magazine Journalism Tenets are Taught to Contemporary Journalism Students.
  3. Malika Knissarina, Researcher, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Kazakhstan.
    Aigerim Baikulova, Associate Professor, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan.
    Aigul Syzdykbayeva, Associate Professor, Kazakh National Teacher Trainig University, Kazakhstan.
    Gulmira Zhumaliyeva, Senior Lecturer, NJSC “West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Kazakhstan.
    Title: Social Networks, Media Resources in the System of Increasing Social Responsibility among Students.
  4. Ling Li, PhD Student, University of Erfurt, Germany.
    Carsten Herrmann-Pillath, Fellow, University of Erfurt, Germany.
    Title: Cultural Governance in China: The Case of Education.

Discussion

 

13:30-15:00 Session 8
Moderator: George S. Tsagaris
, Deputy Director, Sociology Unit, ATINER & Associate Professor, Cleveland State University, USA.
  1. LaVerne Seales, Associate Professor, California Lutheran University, USA.
    Title: From Latin America to the United States: An Autoethnographic Study.
  2. Sofia Perez de Guzman, Associate Professor, Cadiz University, Spain.
    Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio, Professor, Cadiz University, Spain.
    Ester Ulloa-Unanue, Professor, Cadiz University, Spain.
    Title: The Long and Conflictive Path towards the Promulgation of the Spanish “Rider Law”. An Example of Institutional Experimentation in the Regulation of Work in the Platform Economy.
  3. Georgios Lampropoulos, Core Faculty, The Michigan School of Psychology, USA.
    Title: “Blue Spaces” and Mental Health: An Interdisciplinary Review of the Literature and A Research Agenda for Psychology.

Discussion

15:00-16:00 Discussion + Lunch


20:00-21:30
Ancient Athenian Dinner (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner with recipes from ancient Athens, wine/water)


Wednesday 26 July 2023
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or
Mycenae Visit

Thursday 27 July 2023
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi

Friday 28 July 2023
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounio

Conference Venue: 9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

+30 2103634210
+30 2103634209

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