Thomas Kourtessis is an Associate Professor of Motor Coordination Disorders at the School of Physical Education & Sport Science at Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece. He is also Director of the Interdepartmental Graduate Program of Studies “Exercise and Quality of Life”. From 1978 until 1984 he has been a member of the Greek National Swimming Team.
In 1984, he was accepted as a distinguished athlete in the Department of Physical Education & Sport Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, where he completed his undergraduate studies with a major in Swimming Coaching (BSc’90). He completed his graduate studies at the Department of Physical Education at McGill University, Montreal, Canada in “Adapted Physical Activity” (MA’94). In 1997 he received his doctoral Doctoral Degree at the Department of Physical Education & Sport Science at Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece (PhD’97).
His Doctoral Dissertation was titled “Results of an intensive intervention program in water for children with movement difficulties”. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific articles, more than 200 presentations and proceedings’ articles in international and world Scientific Congresses and numerous scientific book chapters. He has taught in numerous workshops and seminars regarding identification, assessment and interventional management of movement difficulties in children. He is a member of the International Society for Research into Developmental Coordination Disorder (ISR-DCD), of the Hellenic Academy of Physical Education as well as of many national and international Associations and Organizations.
His research interests are identification, assessment and interventional management of Developmental Coordination Disorder in childhood and adolescence. He also teaches Research Methods and Motor Learning in undergraduate and graduate level within his home University and as a guest lecturer in many Graduate Programs in various Greek Universities. He has participated either as Coordinator or as a researcher in many National and European Research Programs.
