Marco Branco

Prof. Dr. Marco Branco

Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior, Santarém Polytechnic University, Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
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Biography

Marco António Colaço Branco is an Adjunct Professor in Sport Sciences at the School of Rio Maior, Santarém Polytechnic University. He has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Sports Sciences (ESDRM-IPSantarém) and a PhD in Human Motricity from the Faculty of Human Kinetics from the University of Lisbon, 2016. As Adjunct Professor, he is responsible for the curricular units of Motor Control and Learning and Exercise Biomechanics in Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Sports Sciences. He is the coordinator of the Master's degree course in Physical Activity and Health, is a full researcher at the Sports Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, and is a research collaborator at the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance (Laboratory of Biomechanics and Functional Morphology) at the University of Lisbon. He has supervised Doctoral and Master's theses in the areas of Biomechanics and Motor Behavior. E-mail: marcobranco@esdrm.ipsantarem.pt.

Affiliations

Santarém Polytechnic University

Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal

Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior

Honors and Awards

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Sports Sciences Award

Portuguese Olympic Committee

Best research paper on Sport Sciences for the category of Psychology and Sports Pedagogy

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Honorable Mention in Sports Sciences

Portuguese Olympic Commitee

One of the best scientific papers in the Sports Sciences in the category of Physiology and Biomechanics

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Winner of the Innovation in Sport, Health and Well-being business ideas

Santarém Polytechnic University

Competition of innovation Winner of the Innovation in Sport, Health and Well-being business ideas competition

Experience

University Educator/Researcher

Santarém Polytechnic University - Health Sciences School of Santarém

01 Oct 2014 - present

University Educator/Researcher

Santarém Polytechnic University - Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior

01 Oct 2007 - present