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Dimitra Koutsouki

Scientific discipline
Special Physical Education (Adapted Physical Activity)

Teaching
- Introduction to Adapted Physical Education
- Developmental Disorders - Teaching Practice in Special Schools
- Physical and Sensory Disabilities - Teaching Practice in Special Schools
-Screening Motor Disorders and Early Intervention
-Growth and Motor Development

Research interests
-Cognitive and Motor Development. Developmental disorders. Early identification and intervention.
Physical, Motor and Cognitive Assessment and prescription in normal and special populations.
-Adapted Physical Activity, integration, inclusion.

Degrees
-(1978) Bachelor of Science, Western Michigan University, U.S.A. Graduation with honour.
-(1979) Master of Arts in Physical Education & Developmental Psychology, Western Michigan University. U.S.A.
-(1986) Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental and Special Physical Education, University of Alberta, Canada. 
-(1988) Post-Doc Studies in “standardization and theoretical construction of Cognitive Assessment System, (Das, J.P. & Naglieri, J.A.)”, as a post-doctorate research associate at the University of Alberta, Canada. 

Indicative Publications

  1. Karachaliou, F., Vlachopapadopoulou, E., Psaltopoulou, Th., Manios, Y., Koutsouki, D., Bogdanis, G., Carayianni, V., Sergentanis, Th., Hatzakis, A., & Michalacos, S. (2020). Prevalence of asthma symptoms and association with obesity, sedentary lifestyle and sociodemographic factors: data from the Hellenic National Action Plan for the assessment, prevention and treatment of childhood obesity (MIS301205), Journal of Asthma, 57:1, 55-61, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2018.1541356.
  2.  Carayanni, V., Vlachopadopoulou, E., Koutsouki, D. et al. (2020). Effects of Body Mass Index (BMI), demographic and socioeconomic factors on organized physical activity (OPA) participation in children aged 6-15 years: a cross-sectional study comparing primary and secondary school children in Greece. Journal of BMC Pediatrics, 20, 491 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02276-6.
  3.  Asonitou K., Prodromitis G, Koutsouki D. (2020, in press). Research on Hierarchical Agglomerative Cluster Analysis as a Trial Method Revealing Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Subtypes (Ref. no. 2020/BP/5721D). In Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research. Book Publisher International.
  4.  Haga, M., Tortella, P., Asonitou, K., Charitou, S., Koutsouki, D., Fumagalli, G., & Sigmundsson, H. (2018). Cross-Cultural Aspects: Exploring Motor Competence among 7- to 8-Year-Old Children from Greece, Italy, and Norway. Sage Open, 8 (2), 1-9.
  5.  Asonitou, K., Mpampoulis, T., Irakleous-Paleologou, H., & Koutsouki, D. (2018). Effects of an Adapted Physical Activity Program on Physical Fitness of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Advances in Physical Education, 8, 321-336. doi: 10.4236/ape.2018.83028.
  6.  Asonitou K., Prodromitis G, Koutsouki D. (2017). Hierarchical Agglomerative Cluster Analysis as a Trial Method Revealing Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Subtypes. Journal of Clinical Trials, 7 (4), 1- 9. doi:10.4172/2167-0870.1000319.
  7.  Asonitou, K. & Koutsouki, D. (2016). Cognitive process-based subtypes of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Human Movement Science, 47, 121-134.
  8. Manios, Y., Vlachopapadopoulou, E., Moschonis, G., Karachaliou, F., Psaltopoulou, Th., Koutsouki, D., Bogdanis, G., Carayanni, V., Hatzakis, A., Michalacos, S. (2016). Utility and applicability of the “Childhood Obesity Risk Evaluation” (CORE)-index in predicting obesity in childhood and adolescence in Greece from early life: the “National Action Plan for Public Health”. European Journal of Pediatrics, pp 1–8. doi:10.1007/s00431-016-2799-2.
  9. Chrysagis, N., Skordilis, E.K., & Koutsouki, D. (2014).Validity and Clinical Utility of Functional Assessments in Children With Cerebral Palsy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95, 369–374.
  10. Koutsouki, D., & Asonitou, K. (2015). Cognitive processes in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. In Papadopoulos, T. C., Parrila, R. K., & Kirby, J. R. (Eds),Cognition, intelligence, and achievement: A tribute to J. P. Das (pp. 267-289). San Diego, CA: Academic Press, ISBN: 978-0-12-410388-7.