Position: Professor
Tel/fax: +30 210 727 6042
Section: Sport Medicine & Biology of Exercise
E-mail: ngeladas[at]phed.uoa[dot]gr
Scientific discipline
Ergophysiology
Teaching
-Human Physiology
-Ergophysiology
-Ergometry
-Exercise, Fitness, and Health
-Exercise Prescription for Chronic Diseases
-Ergonomics
-Applied Sport Ergophysiology
-Scuba and Skin Diving: Physiology and Safety
Research interests
-Human performance under alien environmental conditions
-Fatigue mechanisms during prolonged exercise
Degrees
-Undergraduate Degree: National Academy of Physical Education, 1980
-Master of Science (M.Sc.), School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Canada, 1986
-Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Canada, 1990
Indicative Publications
- Geladas N.D. and Banister E.W. Effect of cold air inhalation in exercising subjects under heat stress, J. Appl. Physiol., 64(6): 2381- 2387, 1988.
- N. Geladas, G Nassis and S Pavlicevic. Somatic and physical traits affecting sprint swimming performance in young swimmers. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 26: 139-144, 2005.
- Platanou T, Geladas N. The influence of game duration and playing position on intensity of exercise during match-play in elite water polo players. JSportsSci., 24 (11): 1173-81, 2006.
- Missitzi J, Gentner R, Geladas N, Politis P, Karandreas. Plasticity in human motor cortex is in part genetically determined. J Physiol.2011 Jan 15;589(Pt 2):297-306.
- Kounalakis SN, Geladas ND. Cardiovascular drift and cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation during prolonged cycling at different pedaling cadences. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2012 Jun;37(3):407-17.
- Vanhees L, Geladas N, Hansen D, Kouidi E et al. Importance of characteristics and modalities of physical activity and exercise in the management of cardiovascular health in individuals with cardiovascular risk factors: recommendations from the EACPR. Part II. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2012 Oct;19(5):1005-33. Review.
- Zacharakis ED, Kounalakis SN, Nassis GP, Geladas ND. Cardiovascular drift in trained paraplegic and able-bodied individuals during prolonged wheelchair exercise: effect of fluid replacement. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2013 Apr;38(4):375-81.
- Cherouveim ED, Botonis PG, Koskolou MD, Geladas ND. Effect of gender on maximal breath-hold time. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2013 May;113(5):1321-30.
- Botonis PG, Toubekis AG, Terzis GD, Geladas ND, Platanou TI. Performance decrement and skill deterioration during a water polo game are linked with the conditioning level of the athletes. J Strength Cond Res. 2015 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]
- Dimitrios I. Bourdas, Theodoros S. Tsakiris, Athanasios I. Konstantopoulos, Despoina V. Triantafillou and Nickos D. Geladas. The Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response: A Comparison Between Elite and Novice Skin Divers. The Open Sports Medicine Journal, 2014, 8, 16-2.
