DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS
Alejandra María
FRANCO JIMÉNEZ
CONTACT
Information
amfranco@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2321
GENERAL
Biography
With a bachelor’s degree and more than 10 years of experience in school, university and private institutions. She has been interested in teaching, research and extension work in areas related to physical education, human motor skills, physical activity for health and education. She has worked with children and school populations, university students, adults and older adults neurologically healthy and with Parkinson’s disease. Junior Researcher Minciencias. She has developed and collaborated in different studies in the mentioned areas with research groups in Colombia and Brazil.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Doctor in Motricity Sciences
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP, 2018
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Master in Education
Universidad de Caldas, 2011
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Bachelor's Degree in Basic Education with emphasis in Physical Education, Recreation and Sports.
Universidad de Caldas, 2008
CONTACT
Information
amfranco@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2321
AREAS OF
Expertise
Pedagogy and didactics of physical education
Human motricity
Physical activity and health
Physical activity and aging
office
Hours
Tuesday to Thursday
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
UIS Central Campus, Departamento de Educación Física y Deportes, oficina 03.
Outstanding
Works
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Prácticas profesionales educativas (PPE): reflexión desde la formación en educación física
Article, Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Niñez y Juventud, 2015
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Effect of Acute Physical Exercise on Executive Functions and Emotional Recognition: Analysis of Moderate to High Intensity in Young Adults
Article, Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
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Postural Control and Somatosensory Information: Effects of Aging and Parkinson´s Disease
Article, Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults, 2017
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Premio tercer lugar al trabajo presentado en el XI Congresso Brasileiro de Atividade Física e Saúde
Congresso Brasileiro de Atividade Física e Saúde, Brasil, 2017
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Mención de honor al trabajo presentado en el 5to premio Nacional de Investigación en Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación
Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, 2011