Teaching staff
Position: Director
Telephone: (506) 25112937
Email:
judith.jimenez_d@ucr.ac.cr
direccion.educacionfisica@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Major in Human Movement Sciences, UCR
Topics of interest:
-Fundamentals of Sports Management.
-Motor Development and Learning.
-Motor Behavior.
I am a Physical Education teacher, with an academic doctorate in Human Movement Sciences.I specialize in motor development-learning and sports management. I have 10 years of university teaching experience. I've taught courses in motor development, motor learning, psychomotor skills, research, and undergraduate sport administration. At the postgraduate level,
I have taught courses in univariate, multivariate and meta-analytical research. I have participated in developing 10 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral theses as a tutor and reader. I have participated in Social Action and research projects at the UCR, I have also participated as a lecturer in national and international conferences, and I have publications in national and international impact journals. For 12 years I worked as a Physical Education teacher in the preschool area, and as a soccer coach in the elementary and high school area.
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Position: Professor, Researcher and Editor-in-Chief of Pensar en Movimiento Journal
Telephone: (506) 25112790
Email:
luis.aragon@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Ph.D. in Kinesiology (Human Movement Sciences) and Certificate of Graduate Studies in Corporate Workplace Wellness, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Topics of Interest:
-Hydration for physical activity and sport.
-Sports nutrition.
-Sports biomechanics.
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Position: Professor, Researcher and Director of the Educational Outreach Program
Telephone: (506) 2511-2946
Email:
gerardo.araya@ucr.ac.cr
Position: Professor and Researcher
Telephone: (506) 25112758
Email:
jhonny.montoyaarroyo@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Master's Degree in Human Movement Sciences UCR.
Topics of interest:
-Sports Training.
-Exercise and Health.
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Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2758
Email:
cecilia.romero@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Master's Degree in Recreation, UCR.
Topics of interest:
-Recreation and organized games.
-Popular Dances.
-Basic movements and rhythms.
-Recreation for the promotion of resilience.
-Leisure time.
-Sports activities: soccer, aerobic activities, swimming, physical preparation systems.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2943
Email:
maribel.matamoros@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Masters in Human Movement Sciences. UCR
Topics of interest:
-Folklor Pedagogy.
-Folkloric dances.
-Aerobic dance.
-Swimming.
-Performance.
-Elderly people.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2943
Email:
analorena.roman@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Master in Recreation UCR
Topics of Interest:
-Organized Games.
-Recreation.
-Aerobic Dance.
-Resistance Training.
-Research in Recreation or Physical Activity-Health.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-3552
Email:
isaura.castilllohernandez@ucr.ac.cr
As a professor and researcher at the School of Physical Education and Sports and at the Center for Research in Human Movement Sciences (CIMOHU) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Measurement and Evaluation, Statistics for Human Movement Sciences, Research Workshop and Sports Activity.
I also work as a tutor for postgraduate students of the Academic Master's Program of this academic unit.
I have been the coordinator of teaching outreach projects, including projects ED-1482: International Symposium on Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences and ED-3160: Assessment of Physical Health Components. I am the Principal Investigator of a research project that seeks to describe physical, psychosocial and behavioral indicators related to sports performance and health of Costa Rican elite athletes, a project awarded with a Fondo Semilla from the Vice Rector's Office of Research of the UCR.I have had the opportunity to train academically in the field of Human Movement Sciences, Exercise Physiology and Gerontology.
During my doctoral studies, I had the opportunity to be involved in interdisciplinary research projects focused on studying lifestyle and healthy behaviors, including exercise and nutrition, in sexually diverse populations, as well as in the implementation of community-based type II diabetes prevention programs in vulnerable populations at high risk of developing this condition. In general, my research interests are focused on understanding the impact of multi-modal physical exercise interventions on various indicators of health and physical and psychosocial well-being in middle-aged and older adults, as well as describing various characteristics associated with the performance and health of athletes, in order to promote movement as an ally of human health throughout the lifespan.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2944
Email:
vivianrb@gmail.com
Field: Master's Degree in Human Movement Sciences UCR
Topics of interest:
-Hatha yoga.
-Creative movement.
-Multidisciplinary language for the stage through my independent theater-dance group. Theater, dance.
-The accessibility of artistic and movement therapies in sedentary people from different populations around the country.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-3675
Email:
pedro.carazo@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Master's Degree in Human Movement Sciences, UCR
Topics of interest:
-Sports performance.
-Taekwondo.
-Research in Human Movement Sciences.
Curriculum
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2909
Email:
andrea.solera@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Doctorate in Sport Science. PhD, German University of Sport, Cologne.
Topics of interest:
-Effects of exercise on blood pressure.
-Basketball pedagogy.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 25113553
Email:
mariagabriela.morales@ucr.ac.cr
Academic PhD in Sports Science with emphasis in Exercise Physiology.
Topics of interest:
-Human physiology.
-Exercise physiology.
-Metabolic diseases (obesity, overweight, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, diabetes).
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 25112751
Email:
alejandro.salicetti@ucr.ac.cr
PhD in Curriculum and Teacher Training. University of Granada.
Topics of interest:
-Methodology of teaching Physical Education-Health.
-Soccer Training.
-Soccer.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2806
Email:
armando.quiros@ucr.ac.cr
Topics of interest:
-Swimming training and performance.
-Aquatic activities.
-Aquatic rescue.
Position: Profesor
Telephone: (506) 2511 3563
Email:
jose.moncada@ucr.ac.cr
Topics of interest:
-Energy drinks, metabolic syndrome, physiological control of sports training, sports genetics.
-Body image, cognitive impairment.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2948
Email:
jorge.lobodipalma@ucr.ac.cr
Topics of interest:
-Training and planning of Athletics.
-History of Athletics.
-History of Sports.
-General History.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2758
Email:
jessenia.hernandez@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Doctorate in Nutrition and Food Technology. University of Granada. Spain.
Topics of Interest:
-Research in human movement sciences and physical exercise prescription in disease.
-Physical exercise in the treatment of pathologies.
-Strength, power and speed training.
-Nutritional and physical activity assessment.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2755
Email:
karla.chavescastro@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Professional Master's Degree in Recreation, UCR
Topics of interest:
-Recreation.
-Work recreation.
-Teaching.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-3705
Email:
rafael.carvajal@ucr.ac.cr
Topics of interest:
-Handball.
-Collective sports.
-Physical preparation.
-Collective planning.
-Training against resistance.
Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2948
Email:
randall.kaver@ucr.ac.cr
Field: Master's Degree in Human Movement Sciences. UCR
Topics of interest:
-Strength training.
-Power, speed.
-Resistance training.
Position: Profesora, investigadora, Editora
Telephone: (506) 2511-2755
Email:
elizabeth.carpiorivera@ucr.ac.cr
Áreas de interés
-Enseñanza, investigación, presión arterial,
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Position: Professor
Telephone: (506) 2511-2946
Email:
juan.zamorasalas@ucr.ac.cr
He has completed post-graduate studies in the field of physical activity, nutrition, childhood obesity, health promotion, and in the use of isotopic techniques. He has taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as courses in Sports Activity related to Self Defense.
He has been the Student Life Coordinator and Research Coordinator in coordinations for the School of Physical Education and Sports. He has collaborated in research projects at the undergraduate level and as a reader of Bachelor's and Master's thesis projects, author and co-author of several articles published in specialized journals and participated as a speaker in several academic events at the international level.
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