About the Team

Global Observatory for Physical Education

Secretariat

University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon, Portugal

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

   

Global Observatory for Physical Education

   

Chairs

João Martins, PhD, Co-Chair
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Marcos Onofre, PhD, Co-Chair
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD, Co-Chair
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA

       

Steering Committee

Dean Dudley, PhD
University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Science, Brisbane, Australia

Rafael Tassitano, PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Champaign, IL, USA

João Costa, PhD
Munster Technological University, Cork Campus, Ireland

Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH
University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, San Diego, CA, USA

Pedro C. Hallal, PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Champaign, IL, USA

    

 

     

Project Manager

Rafael Cristão, M.Ed., PhD student
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

 

Operations Coordinator

Juliana Mejía-Grueso BSc, MSc
The Global Observatory for Physical Activity – GoPA!

 

Graphic Designer

Cíntia Borges
Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

 

Information Technology

Paulo R. Ferreira Jr, PhD
Technological Development Center (CDTEC), Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Lucas Simões Ferreira, BSc
Technological Development Center (CDTEC), Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

    

Audiovisuals Content Creator and Manager

Daniel Rogério Petreça, PhD
Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

 

Social Media Manager

Aakriti Singh, BDS, MDS

 

Research Working Group

João Martins, PhD
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA

Dean Dudley, PhD
University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Science, Brisbane, Australia

Rafael Tassitano, PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Champaign, IL, USA

João Costa, PhD
Munster Technological University, Cork Campus, Ireland

Rafael Cristão, M.Ed., PhD student
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Andressa Sobrinho, MSc, PhD Student
Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Juliana Mejia Grueso, MSc
The Global Observatory for Physical Activity – GoPA!

Aia Boldovskaia, MSc, PhD student
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Dora Carolo, M.Ed., PhD student
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon, Portugal

Miguel Corrula, M.Ed.
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon, Portugal

Sara Martins, M.Ed., PhD student
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon, Portugal

Tiago Carreira, M.Ed.
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon, Portugal

Maria João Martins, PhD
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

David Sánchez-Oliva, PhD
University of Extremadura, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Spain

Rubén Llanos Muñoz, PhD Student
University of Extremadura, Faculty of Teacher Training, Spain

Dana Masarykova, PhD
University of Trnava, Faculty of Education, Slovakia

Manolis Adamakis, PhD
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Greece

João Mota, PhD
University College Cork, School of Education, Cork, Ireland

Conor Philpott, PhD
University College Cork, School of Education, Cork, Ireland

Pippa Best, MSc
University College Cork, School of Education, Cork, Ireland

Thais Duarte Zepellini, PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA