Dr Athanasios (Sakis) Pappous
Senior Lecturer
Course Director - BA(hons) Sport and Exercise Management and Director of Graduate Studies
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Dr. Athanasios (Sakis) Pappous is a Senior Lecturer and Course Director of Sport and Exercise Management at the University of Kent. His research interests include sport for sustainable development, the social and psychological aspects of physical activity and health, sports media and issues of disability, active living and health promotion.
After completing his Ph.D. from the University of Granada (Spain), Dr. Pappous was employed as a Supervisor for the Organizing Committee of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Greece and gained firsthand experience in Sport Event Management. In 2006, he became the first researcher with a Sports Science background to be awarded the prestigious Marie Curie Intra-European Research Fellowship in the Social Sciences section financed by the European Commission.
Before joining the Centre for Sports Studies, Dr. Pappous worked as lecturer until august 2009 at Montpellier 1 University in France.
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Academic Degrees:
- Qualification "Maître de Conférences", Ministry of Education, France
- Post-doctoral appointment,Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship, 2006-2008, University of Montpellier 1, France
- PhD. in Social Psychology of Sport, July 2003, University of Granada, Spain
- MA in Health & Physical Activity June, 2001, University of Granada, Spain
- BS in Sport Sciences, September, 1998, University of Athens, Greece
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Publications in Scientific Peer Review Journals
Recours R., Pappous, A., Griffet, J. (2011). “I am not your fan”: The role of projection and identification processes in the depreciation of public sports figures. Journal of Media and Communication Studies, 3:2, 58-70.
Pappous, A., Marcellini, A., de Leseleuc, E. (2011). From Sydney to Beijing: the evolution of the photographic coverage of Paralympic Games in five European countries. Sport in Society, 14: 3, 345–354.
de Leseleuc, E., Pappous, A., Marcellini, A. (2010). The media coverage of female athletes with disability. Analysis of the daily press of four European countries during the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. European Journal for Sport and Society, 7:3, 283-296.
Ferez, S., Pappous, A., Ruffié, S. (2010). Activité physique et sportive des PVVIH :de l’intérêt de la pratique à l’accès à la pratique (revue de littérature). Retos. Nuevas tendencias en Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 18, 77-83.
Lebel, E., Marcellini, A., Pappous, A. (2010). Regards croisés sur une photographie sportive. Photojournalisme sportif et athlètes handicapés : mise en scène du corps et production de sens. Alter - European Journal of Disability research, 4 :1, 18-33
Garcia, MP., Cruz, F., Muñoz, A., Montoya, R., Prados., PAPPOUS, A., Botella, M. (2010). The influence of health care providers’ emotions on clinical judgment regarding diagnosis of the terminally ill. Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 10, 57-73.
Ruiz, F., Gómez, M., Pappous, A., Alacid, F., Flores, G. (2010). Dispositional Goal Orientation, Beliefs about the Causes of Success and Intrinsic Satisfaction in Young Elite Paddlers. Journal of Human Kinetics . 26, 123-136
López-Walle, A., Pappous, A., Tristán, J. (2009). Propiedades psicometricas del inventario de habilidades psicologicas para el deporte (PSIS R-5) con atletas mexicanos. Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio Físico FOB, 5 (2), 19-36.
Schmidt J, García MP, Montoya R, Prados D, Muñoz A, Pappous A, Cruz F. (2009). Bad news for the patient and the family? The worst thing for the health care professional.Journal of Palliative Care, 25:3, 191-196
Pappous, A., Marcellini, A., de Leseleuc, E.. (2009).
La representación mediática del Deporte adaptado a la discapacidad en los medios de comunicación. Revista el Ágora para la Educación Física, 9, 31-42.
Leseleuc de E., Pappous, A., Marcellini A. (2009). The Mediatisation of Sports Women with Disability. Newspapers Analysis from Four European Countries during the Sydney’s 2000 Paralympics Games, Apunts. Educacion Fisica y deporte, 97, 80-88.
Pappous, A., Godoy, J., Cruz., Lopez, J. (2008). Progress in the psychometrical properties of an instrument aimed to assess attitudes, motivation and self-efficacy of people practising physical activity. International Journal of Sport and Health Science, 6, 72-77.
Pappous, A., Cruz F., De Leseleuc, E., García M., Muñoz, A., Schmidt, J., Marcellini, A. (2007). La visibilidad de la deportista paralimpica en la prensa española. Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio Físico FOB, 3 (2), 12-32.
Pappous A., Cruz F., Leseleuc de E., Marcellini A., Recours R., Schmidt J., (2006). Attitudes of the elderly toward physical activity and exercise. Adaptation of the Older Person’s Attitudes Toward Physical Activity and Exercise Questionnaire in Spain. Studies in Physical Culture and Tourism, 13 (1). 69-77.
Pappous, A. , Cruz, F.Q. & Godoy, J. G. (2006). Measuring socio-cognitive factors in exercise participation: initial steps in developing and validating the Sp-AMSQEP. Motricidad- European Journal of Human Movement, 16, 19-30.
Schmidt, J., Cruz, F., Villaverde, C., Prados, D., García, MP., Muñoz, A. & Pappous A. (2006). Adherencia terapéutica en hipertensos: estudio cualitativo. Index de Enfermería, 54, 25-29
De Leseleuc, E., Marcellini, A., Pappous A. (2005).Femmes/Hommes : la mise en scène des différences dans la couverture médiatique des Jeux Paralympiques. Sciences de l'homme et sociétés, 73, 45-47.
Book Chapters
Pappous, A. (In press). Sustainability and Sport. In J. Savery & K. Gilbert (Eds.) Chicago: Common Ground Publishing.
Lopez J, Tristan J, Padilla J, Martinez M and Pappous, A. Adaptation of the Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (PSIS R-5) in Mexico. In M. Lopez-Torres and J. Cruz. Temas Actuales en Psicoogia del Deporte and la Actividad Fisica. Monterrey: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.
Pappous, A. (2008). Paralympic Games and Media. In "People with Disabilities and Mass Media" (pp. 110-120). Athens : Hellenic Republic.
Pappous, A. (2007). Inclusion and integration in Europe. Towards and adapted physical activity. In E.D. Eusse (Eds.). Educación Física y Discapacidad: practicas corporales
Newspaper Interview
Pappous, A. Interview dans le journal The Peninsula, intitulé “Experts criticise media coverage of disabled athletes” (4/22/2008). http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&sub...
INVITED LECTURES AND KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
- Toronto (Canada) 2009
«Paralympics and the Media in Europe». Guest speaker” in the “Olympic Reform: A Ten-Year Review” conference, Toronto, Canada 18, 19, 20 May 2009, hosted by the University of Toronto, Faculty of Physical Education and Health.
- Doha (Qatar) 2008
«Evolution of Disabled People’s Sports Practices and Social Integration Dynamics» guest speaker” in the “Third Annual International Forum on Children with Special Needs”, Doha, Qatar 18 – 23 April 2008, hosted by “Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs”.
- Athens (Greece) 2008
“Paralympic Games and Mass Media, from Athens to Beijing”. Invited Conference organized by the Ministery of Mass Media ad Communication of the Greek Republic, 3rd International Conference "People with disabilities and Mass Media", Athenes, Greece 23 - 24 June 2008.
- Melilla (Spain) 2007
« Strategies and Campaigns for the Promotion of Physical Activity ». Guest speaker in the « IV World Conference on Physical Activity, Health and Private Companies, 11-14 May 2007.
- Nuevo Leon (Mexico) 2007
« Some champions not like the “others”» : Stigmatisation et Media Invisibility of Paralympic Athletes». Inaugural Conference of the XIV International Congress of the Faculty of Sport Organization F.O.D., 5 of November 2007.
- Monterrey (Mexico) 2007
« The inclusion of students with disabilities in the courses of Physcial and Sport Education in Europe ». Guest speaker, invited by the Regional Secretary of Special Education. Institute of Universitary Studies, 16 of November 2007.
- Medellin (Colombia) 2007
« Inclusion and Integration in Europe : Towards an adaptive physical education ». Guest speaker in the « Expomotricidad » Congress . University of Antioquia, 22 November 2007
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Contact details:
The Medway building, Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 4AG
United Kingdom
E-mail: a.pappous@kent.ac.uk
