Palma Chillón Garzón Date of birth: November 3rf, 1976 Associate professor E-mail: --LOGIN--a5d208409f3d3d95a8b756762145940augr[dot]es Phone: 0034 958 244374 |
Palma Chillón has a Bachelor degree on Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (1999), a Bachelor degree on Occupational Therapy (2005) and Phd in Physical Activity and Health (2005), at the University of Granada (Spain).
Her professional career started as a Physical Education Teacher in Junta de Andalucía (2000-06) and followed as a teacher in the School of Sport Sciences at University of Granada (2005-currently). She has visited as a researcher the University of North Carolina (USA) (2009/10) and the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) (2013).
Her main interest areas are physical activity and Physical Education in young people. Regarding physical activity, the research focuses on active mobility when commuting to school through the study of the determinants and benefits of active commuting, elaboration of valid and feasible tools and designing school-based intervention programs. Regarding Physical Education, the research focuses on promotion health within the school curricula.