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Prof. Dr. Arunas Emeljanovas

PhD (Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education (since 2012 – Lithuanian Sports University), 2007 03 01), Biomedical Sciences, Biology 01 B; Physiology B 470

     
Lithuania

Academic Career

Higher: - Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, 1999 06 18, Bachelor of Education, qualification of a coach in athletics; - Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, 2001 06 20, Master of Biology.



  • 2006 Kaunas University of Technology, Centre of Educational Competence, Project manager;
  • 2007 – 2010 Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, lecturer;
  • 2009 – 2011 Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Head of the Department of Physical Education and Gymnastics;
  • 2009 – 2011 Šiauliai University, visiting lecturer;
  • 2010 – 2015 Lithuanian Sports University, associate professor;
  • Since 2015 Lithuanian Sports University, Professor;
  • 2014 – 2015 Kaunas University of Technology, visiting professor;
  • 1999 – 2015 Kaunas Nemunas secondary school, Teacher of Physical Education (Expert);
  • 2012 – 2016 Lithuanian Sports University, Dean of the Faculty of Sports Education.

Research activity & latest publication

  • Head of the LSU group of researchers “Analysis of Physical Education Content, Its Influencing Factors and Outcomes.
  • Theory of Physical Education (B.A.);
  • Teaching Didactics and Physical Activity (B.A.);
  • Current Research in Physical Education (M.S.);
  • - Interdisciplinary Physical Education in the Sociocultural Environment (M.S.).

  • Emeljanovas, Arūnas; Venskaitytė, Eurelija; Mišigoj-Duraković, Marjeta; Poderys, Jonas. Impact of sport games and cyclic sports on muscle strength and certain cardiovascular system indicators in boys 11–14 years of age – a longitudinal study // Kinesiology. Zagreb: University of Zagreb. ISSN 1331-1441. 2012, vol. 44, no. 2, p. 182-190. [Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science); Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science); Scopus]. Impact factor 0,405.
  • Kamandulis, Sigitas; Emeljanovas, Arūnas; Skurvydas, Albertas. Stretching exercise volume for flexibility enhancement in secondary school children // Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness. Torino: Edizioni Minerva Medica. ISSN 0022-4707. 2013, vol. 53, no.6, p. 687-692. [Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science); Current Contents / Clinical Medicine (Thomson ISI); Scopus]. Impact factor 0,757.
  • Emeljanovas, Arūnas; Miežienė, Brigita; Putriūtė, Vitalija. The relationship between physical activity and content of the physical education classes in 11-12 years old Lithuanian schoolchildren. The Pilot Study // Croation Journal of Education=Hrvatski casopis za odgoj i obrazovanje. Zagreb: University of Zagreb. ISSN 1848-5189. 2015, vol. 17, no. 1, p. 93-120. [Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science); Scopus; SocIndex with Full Text (EBSCO); CSA]. Impact factor 0,094.
  • Emeljanovas, Arūnas [Emeljanovas, Arunas]; Malinauskas, Romualdas; Valantinė, Irena [Valentine, Irena]; Hardman, Ken. The relationship between the assessment system in physical education in the former soviet state of Lithuania and physical activity levels of adults // Kinesiology. Zagreb: University of Zagreb. ISSN 1331-1441. 2015, vol. 47, no. 2, p. 242-252. [Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science); Scopus; SPORTDiscus with Full Text]. Impact factor 0,553.
  • Emeljanovas, Arūnas; Valantinė, Irena; Zaičenkovienė, Kristina; Mišigoj-Duraković, Marjeta; Kreivytė, Rasa; Gomez, Miguel Angel. Associations between physical activity and health-related physical fitness in 17 years- old girls // Revista de psicologia del deporte. Palma: Universidad de les Illes Balears. ISSN 1132-239X. 2017, vol. 26, no. 1, p. 157-166. [Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science); Scopus; Academic Search Premier; DOAJ]. Impact factor 0,789.
  • Novak, Dario; Štefan, Lovro; Prosoli, Rebeka; Emeljanovas, Arūnas; Miežienė, Brigita; Milanovic, Ivana; Radisavljevic-Janic, Snežana. Mediterranean diet and its correlates among adolescents in non-Mediterranean European countries: a population-based study // Nutrients. Basel: MDPI AG. ISSN 2072-6643. 2017, vol. 9 iss. 2, article no. 177, p. 1-11. [Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science); Scopus; BIOSIS Previews (Thomson ISI); EMBASE; MEDLINE; DOAJ]. Impact factor 3,550.
  • Venckūnas, Tomas; Emeljanovas, Arūnas; Miežienė, Brigita; Volbekienė, Vida. Secular trends in physical fitness and body size in Lithuanian children and adolescents between 1992 and 2012 // Journal of epidemiology and community health. London: BMJ Pub. Group. ISSN 0143-005X. 2017, vol. 72, iss. 2, p. 181-187. [Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science); Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science); Current Contents / Social & Behavioral Sciences (Thomson ISI); Current Contents / Clinical Medicine (Thomson ISI); Current Contents / Life Sciences (Thomson ISI); BIOSIS Previews (Thomson ISI); Scopus; Academic Search Premier; MEDLINE]. Impact factor 3,608.
  • Budde H, Velasques B, Ribeiro P, Machado S, Emeljanovas A, Kamandulis S, Skurvydas A, Wegner M. Does intensity or youth affect the neurobiological effect of exercise on major depressive disorder? Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2016 Sep 28. pii: S0149-7634(16)30327- X. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.09.026. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27693226. Impact factor 8,299.
  • Novak D, Štefan L, Emeljanovas A, Mieziene B, Milanović I, Janić SR, Kawachi I. Factors associated with good self-rated health in European adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study. Int J Public Health. 2017 Jul 11. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017- 1015-0. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28698897. Impact factor 2,327.
  • Vello Hein, Arunas Emeljanovas, Brigita Mieziene. A cross-cultural validation of the controlling teacher behaviours scale in physical education European Physical Education Review. First Published December 9, 2016. Impact factor 1,921. (In Press).

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