Potential Supervisors

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Physiology

Research areas:

the impact of physical efforts of various characteristics on the fatigue process and selected physiological and biochemical responses in football players and representatives of other sports disciplines; quantitative and qualitative analysis of match effort in football taking into account various contextual variables; diagnosis and monitoring in the assessment of athletes’ motor preparation levels

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exercise physiology, training loads, monitoring and control of the training process, motor preparation, football (soccer)

contact: andrzejewski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Biological Sciences, Department of Neurobiology

Research areas:

plasticity of the central nervous system under physiological and pathological conditions, pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, plasticity of spinal cord neuronal networks, neuromodulation of spinal cord motor neurons

Tags: 

neurophysiology, neurobiology, animal models of neurodegenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in vivo electrophysiology

contact: baczyk@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Recreation

Research areas:

research on physical activity (PA) levels among people of various ages and environmental conditions; interventions aimed at changing attitudes; research on the level of moral competence of youth engaged and not engaged in PA (PE, sport, recreation); pedagogical interventions aimed at changing moral attitudes through physical activity; research in the field of anthropology/ethnology of sport

Tags: 

physical activity, moral/ethical attitudes in sport/physical education, ethnology of sport

contact: bronikowska@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Physical Activity, Department of Physical Activity Teaching

Research areas:

pedagogical and educational determinants of physical education (including inclusive) and sport among children and youth, didactics and effectiveness of various teaching and learning methods, and the impact of physical activity and fitness on holistic development and pro-health behaviors; relationships between motor skills and cognitive functions in the context of intellectual potential and sports talent development, as well as determinants of learning effectiveness; Olympism and the system of moral values in sport and physical education.

Tags: 

physical fitness, cognitive functions, pro-health attitudes, motor skills, physical activity

contact:bronikowski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department:Chair of Biological Sciences, Department of Neurobiology

Research areas:

electrophysiological and histological studies of motor units and skeletal muscle receptors, mechanisms of contraction force regulation, neuro-muscular system plasticity under altered activity, electromyographic studies of motor unit action potentials, and mechanomyographic studies

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neurobiology, neurophysiology, skeletal muscles, nervous system

contact: celichowski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Biochemistry

Research areas:

research interests include motor units and movement control, neuro-muscular system plasticity, and sex-related differences in skeletal muscles

Tags: 

motor unit, motoneuron, skeletal muscle, movement control

contact: drzymala@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Sport Kinesiology, Department of Human biological development

Research areas:

determinants of physical activity and dietary quality in women treated for breast cancer, pregnant women, masters athletes, and individuals with varying levels of physical activity; research on athletes in the assessment of dietary habits, nutritional status (including body composition), and physical activity; assessment of morphological and functional diversity in individuals with increased or decreased levels of physical activity

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diet quality, nutritional status, body composition, physical activity

contact: demuth@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Sports Dietetics

Research areas:

the effectiveness of various supplementation protocols and nutritional interventions on physical capacity, exercise performance, body composition and selected markers in muscles, blood and saliva; assessment of the metabolic and performance impact of diet and supplementation; regulation of body mass and composition; modulation of buffering potential and exercise-induced fatigue; development of effective body hydration procedures in sports. International research experience

Tags: 

sports dietetics, supplementation, nutrition, ergogenic support, hydration

contact: durkalec-michalski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Theory and Methodology of Sport, Department of Biomechanics

Research areas:

characteristics of the course of ground reaction forces during landings in basic dance elements; epidemiological characteristics of the studied groups regarding the history of injuries and spinal pain as well as other structural and functional elements of the musculoskeletal system; relationships between the most common injuries in professional dancers and specific choreographic elements of dance

Tags: 

dance, ground reaction forces, muscle strength, lower limb power, professional dancers

contact: gorwa@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dance and Gymnastics

Research areas:

healthy aging

Tags: 

physical activity, health

contact: gronek@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Faculty of sport sciences in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Research areas:

determinants and development of selected sports disciplines in Poland; history of physical culture in various regions and metropolitan areas of Poland; biographies of prominent figures in physical education, sport, and tourism in Poland; history of nationwide sports and tourism organizations; Polish diaspora physical culture in Europe in the 20th century; physical culture of national minorities in the Second Polish Republic.

Tags: 

history of physical culture, Polish diaspora physical culture, sport development, history of physical education, tourism movement in Poland

contact: t.jurek@awf-gorzow.edu.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Sport Kinesiology, Department of Physical Education and Lifelong Sports

Research areas:

level and determinants of physical activity and physical fitness in children, adolescents, and adults; prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity across age groups and their associations with health behaviors and body satisfaction (body image); determinants of physical education quality; pedagogical interventions in physical education.

Tags: 

physical activity, physical fitness, physical education, pedagogical experiment, body image, physical literacy

contact: kantanista@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Food and Nutrition

Research areas:

application of modern physical training as a therapy for metabolic disorders in overweight and obese women. Effects of sports training – physiological and metabolic changes, inflammation, and pro-oxidant–antioxidant balance in various groups of athletes.

Impact of physical activity and diet on gut microbiota and its metabolites in athletes.

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metabolic disorders, oxidative stress, gut microbiota, training, diet

contact: karolkiewicz@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Theory and Methodology of Sport, Department of Theory of Sport

Research areas:

physical activity and indicators of motor development in humans; bio-cultural determinants of physical culture; youth sport; biodiversity and bio-banding; individualization and optimization of the training process; praxeology; athlete and training models across ontogeny; relationships between external and internal loads during training and competition; recreational sport and wellness in human life and health prevention.

Tags: 

theory of sport, training optimization, characteristics of training and competition loads, growth – maturation – physical activity, well-being

contact: konarski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Physical Activity, Department of Psychology

Research areas:

quality of life of people with disabilities; personal epistemologies of psychologists, sports coaches, and physiotherapists; movement visualization among dancers; authority attributed to science by students.

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scientific and personal knowledge, quality of life, imagination, physical activity, bodywork

contact: stanislaw.kowalik@wp.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Sport Kinesiology, Department of Physical Education and Lifelong Sports

Research areas:

physical activity across the lifespan and its determinants; motivation for engaging in physical activity; implementation of physical education; determinants and effectiveness of the physical education process; impact of physical activity on psychophysical functioning.

Tags: 

physical activity, physical fitness, cognitive processes, emotional state, body image, perceived quality of life, physical education

contact: krol-zielinska@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Biological Sciences, Department of Neurobiology

Research areas:

electrophysiology of neurons, organization of spinal cord neuronal networks, plasticity of motor neurons and motor units, neural and muscular effects of various forms of training and increased or decreased physical activity, mathematical modeling of motor unit and muscle contraction.

Tags: 

motoneuron, motor unit, electrophysiology, neuroplasticity, movement control

contact: krutki@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Recreation

Research areas:

assessment of body composition and structure in people of different ages; assessment of morphological and functional asymmetries in the context of health and athletic performance; assessment of human physical activity and fitness at different stages of ontogeny; research on morphological determinants and effects of physical activity

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physical anthropology, body build and composition, morpho-functional asymmetry, physical fitness

contact: krzykała@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Physical Activity, Department of Physical Activity Teaching

Research areas:

public health threats and health status monitoring of populations; determinants of health status and quality of life in patients with lifestyle diseases; health behaviors (secondary and tertiary prevention) in patients with lifestyle diseases; health promotion and health education in the healthcare system; pro-health policy and access to medical services

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health determinants, health education, prevention of lifestyle diseases, physical activity, determinants of health care services

contact: krzysztoszek@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Physical Activity, Department of Physical Activity and Health Promotion Science

Research areas:

determinants of health behaviors including physical activity among children and adolescents, pregnant and postpartum women; sedentary behaviors and sleep quality and its determinants; health-related quality of life; soft skills in medical professions; health and physical literacy; digital hygiene; human well-being and its development; mindfulness in the context of health-related well-being

Tags: 

health promotion, quality of life, health behaviors, prevention, physical activity

contact: idakrzeminska@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Clinical Physiotherapy, Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Research areas:

physiotherapy of functional musculoskeletal disorders; spondylology in physiological and pathological states; assessment of the potential for preventing musculoskeletal disorders and their normalization under the influence of kinesitherapy supported by balneological, physical therapy procedures and massage.

Tags: 

rehabilitation, health resort physiotherapy, kinesiology, functional anatomy

contact: lewandowski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Clinical Physiotherapy, Department of Neuromuscular Physiotherapy

Research areas:

neuromuscular control during voluntary skeletal muscle activity; morphometric and mechanical properties of muscles; perception of effort during muscle work; proprioception and body position awareness; focus of attention on internal and external stimuli during movement; tactile remapping; effectiveness of physiotherapeutic pain relief methods

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joint injury, musculoskeletal pain, aging, strength training, explosive strength

contact: lochynski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Physical Activity, Department of Physical Activity and Health Promotion Science

Research areas:

determinants of physical activity; impact of different forms of training (biofeedback, virtual reality, tai chi, postural stability, breathing) on functional fitness in healthy and disabled individuals; impact of sleep deprivation and shift work on functional performance and health; the significance of underweight, obesity, and physical activity for physical fitness across age groups; training with Personal EMS devices

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physical activity and fitness, health training, postural stability, sleep deprivation, virtual reality

contact: jmaciaszek@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Sports Dietetics

Research areas:

the impact of nutritional and physical activity interventions on improving anthropometric, immuno-metabolic, and hormonal parameters in girls and women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS); assessment of risk factors for dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome in young women undertaking various forms of physical activity

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nutrition; physical activity; polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); premenstrual syndrome (PMS); dysmenorrhea

contact: mizgier@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department:Chair of Biological Sciences, Department of Neurobiology

Research areas:

investigating the relationship between the nervous and muscular systems in the context of motor activity after different training modalities conducted on animal models – endurance, strength, vibration, and interval training; Identification of neurotrophic factors responsible for adaptive changes in motoneurons, skeletal muscles, blood, and internal organs in trained animals

Tags: 

motoneuron, skeletal muscle, training, neurotrophic factor, rat

contact: mrowczynski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Biochemistry

Research areas:

bone tissue metabolism in individuals with varying levels of physical activity; the importance of physical exercise and metabolic factors in the prevention of osteoporosis

Tags: 

bone tissue metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, pro-inflammatory factors, physical activity

contact: anowak@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Theory and Methodology of Sport, Department of Biomechanics

Research areas:

development of new methods to increase the accuracy of mechanical property testing of spinal tissues; assessment of overuse injuries in the musculoskeletal system in professional athletes from various sports disciplines; workplace ergonomics; experimental studies on the strength of human spinal bone structures; numerical simulation as a tool supporting medical diagnostics and rehabilitation of the human spine; application of biophysics in modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods

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musculoskeletal overload, bone tissue strength, biomechanical evaluation of therapy, workplace ergonomics, low back pain (LBP)

contact: ogurkowska@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Sport Kinesiology, Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning

Research areas:

physiology in health, disease, and aging processes; sarcopenia; osteopenia; physical activity; hypertrophy; exercise-induced muscle damage; delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS); physiotherapy; endocrinology; inflammation; oxidative stress; supplementation; nutrition; interaction with the microbiome; appetite regulation; ketogenic diet; circadian rhythm disorders.

Tags: 

supplementation; metabolism; osteosarcopenia; skeletal muscle; biomarkers

contact: olek@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Biochemistry

Research areas:

pain and inflammation; mechanisms of nociceptor sensitization and desensitization; characteristics of pain in sport; placebo and nocebo effects, neuro- and biochemical aspects of this phenomenon; neurophysiological processes inducing analgesic effects following physiotherapeutic interventions; impact of water-electrolyte and acid-base imbalances on perception and physical performance

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pain-modulating factors, pain measurement, neurophysiology of physiotherapy, neurobiochemistry of doping, placebo effect

contact: pawlak@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Recreation

Research areas:

theory and methodology of physical recreation; analysis of family leisure-time behaviors; diagnosis and determinants of recreational physical activity choices across different age and social groups, including persons with disabilities; theory of team sports and recreational games; leadership in team games.

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leisure time programming and management, determinants of physical recreation; family physical activity; theory and methodology of team and recreational sports games; game monitoring; leadership in team games

contact: bpluta@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Sport Kinesiology, Department of Sport Tourism

Research areas:

history of physical culture in the context of socio-cultural and political determinants; forms of Olympic idea heritage; sport and sport tourism management in the face of global trends; the role of sports ceremonial and diplomatic protocol in organizing sports events; emotional and motivational determinants of participation in sports events and sports volunteering

Tags: 

history of physical culture, olympism, sports tourism, sports ceremonial, sport management

contact: rozmiarek@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Faculty of sport sciences in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Department of Biological Sciences

Research areas:

impact of physical exercise on inflammation, immune system activation, pro-oxidant–antioxidant balance disturbances, the red blood cell system including iron metabolism; supplementation with compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and iron metabolism–supporting and immune system–supporting properties; mitigation of post-exercise changes in athletes, improvement of recovery and sports performance.

Tags: 

free radicals, supplementation, physical effort, immunology

contact: a.skarpanska@awf-gorzow.edu.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Theory and Methodology of Sport, Department of Sports and Defence Education

Research areas:

influence of combat sports training on motor skills and somatic conditions; the importance of physical activity at different stages of ontogeny.

Tags: 

martial arts systems, lifelong physical activity during leisure time, physical fitness and occupational specialization in uniformed services

contact: sokolowski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Physical Activity, Department of Digital Technologies in Physical Activity

Research areas:

research on fitness and physical activity across different age groups and health conditions – especially issues related to older adults, body balance, and fall risk; use of digital tools in monitoring, diagnosing, and supporting physical activity and in evaluating physical fitness (including virtual reality, augmented reality, smartphone apps, gamification).

Tags: 

physical fitness, physical activity, body balance, VR, AR, gamification

contact: stemplewski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Dietetics, Department of Biochemistry

Research areas:

indicators of skeletal muscle, bone, and fat tissue metabolism and their interrelations in response to physical exercise and extreme environmental conditions (hypoxia, low and high ambient temperatures); the role of vitamin D in the human body; indicators of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism under physiological and pathological conditions

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physical effort, extreme environmental conditions, metabolism, body composition

contact: sliwicka@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Theory and Methodology of Sport, Department of Adapted Physical Activity

Research areas:

effects of improving self-care and locomotor function within the active rehabilitation model for people after spinal cord injury (SCI); psychosocial aspects of rehabilitation for individuals with SCI (quality of life, anxiety, depression, loneliness, sleep quality, coping); sports injuries in athletes with disabilities; preparation of Paralympians for the Paralympic Games; adapted sports for individuals with musculoskeletal conditions (wheelchair rugby, amputee football, mono-skiing).

Tags: 

active rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, adapted physical activity, disability sport

contact: tasiemski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department:Chair of Clinical Physiotherapy, Department of Kinesiotherapy Developmental Physiotherapy

Research areas:

Physiotherapy and preventive physiotherapy in developmental disorders and diseases, in patients and athletes with neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions, with therapeutic training and motor system efficiency in adulthood and the aging process.

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Physiotherapy, preventive physiotherapy, children, adults, athletes

contact: wiernicka@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Theory and Methodology of Sport, Department of Adapted Physical Activity

Research areas:

determinants of engagement in the treatment and rehabilitation process among patients with multiple sclerosis; determinants of physical activity among people with disabilities; social inclusion of individuals with intellectual disabilities; psychological factors in the pain experience; placebo and nocebo effects in physical activity and rehabilitation

Tags: 

health psychology, rehabilitation psychology, placebo effect, multiple sclerosis, adapted physical activity

contact: wilski@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Physical Activity, Department of Pedagogy

Research areas:

social-emotional learning, school community well-being, social-emotional competencies of students and teachers, school climate, relationships between individual and collective teacher efficacy

Tags: 

well-being, social-emotional competences of students and teachers, collective teacher efficacy

contact: wiza@awf.poznan.pl

Chair/Department: Chair of Sport Kinesiology, Department of Athletics, Strength and Conditioning

Research areas:

identification of factors that support or limit changes resulting from physical activity in both sports and health contexts across different age groups; search for new strategies to enhance the effects of physical exercise.

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exercise physiology, whole-body cryotherapy, myokines, exerkines, training, adaptive changes

contact: ziemann@awf.poznan.pl