prof. Mgr. Josef Mitáš, Ph.D.

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Fakulta tělesné kultury

FTK NB budova center - CKV

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Professor in Kinanthropology. He deals with issues of physical activity and inactivity in adult and adolescent population with emphasis on the environmental determinants in the lifestyle. He is responsible for the organization, preparation, and implementation of research investigation in a nationwide scale and provides links to international research cooperation with an IPEN group. He realized and organized the Czech part of the international research grants "IPEN: International Study of Built Environment, Physical Activity and Obesity" and „IPEN Adolescent: International Study of Built Environment and Physical Activity” funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH, USA). He participates in the education of students in science and research at FTK UP and at other kinathropology workplaces. He is a member of the Doctoral Board of the DSP FTK UP in Olomouc and a member of the Doctoral Board of the DSP FSpS MUNI in Brno. He is the guarantor of the study program “Physical Activity and Active Living”. He is a member Czech kinanthropology society, and is also a member of international groups of professionals: IPAQ - International Physical Activity Questionnaire, IPEN (International Physical Activity and the Environment Network) ISPAH (International Society for Physical Activity and Health), ISBNPA International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity). He is the head of the working group “Environmental approaches to HEPA promotion” in the HEPA Europe network, is also the contact person for the Czech Republic for “The WHO Global Observatory for Physical Activity Country Cards”. He reviewed articles from foreign and domestic journals such as BMC Public Health, Health & Place, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Preventive Medicine, Acta Gymnica and others. He evaluated project applications from Belgian postdoc candidates and the UK-Australia international research grant (Medical Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council). He is professionally directed to the disciplines applied in the future as "environmental kinanthropology".

Functions & membership in academic & non academic bodies:

  • Člen oborové rady (5. 12. 2012 – )
  • Člen VR fakulty (16. 1. 2014 – )
  • Člen VR fakulty (1. 9. 2022 – )

Vědecká společnost

  • International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) (člen, 2002–)
  • International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) (člen, 2004–)
  • International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) (člen, 2006–)
  • International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) (člen, 2005–)
  • Česká kinantropologická společnost (člen, 2002–)

Vědecká rada

  • Vědecká rada Fakulty tělesné kultury Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci (člen, 2022–)
  • Vědecká rada FSPS MUNI v Brně (člen, 2014–)

Mezinárodní organizace

  • HEPA Europe - Environmental approaches to HEPA promotion working group (předseda, 2015–)

Redakční rada

  • Tělesná kultura (člen, 2012–)

Oborová rada

  • Oborová rada DSP FSpS MUNI v Brně (člen, 2020–)
  • Oborová rada DSP FTK UP v Olomouci (člen, 2012–)

Jiné komise a orgány

  • Komise pro státní rigorózní zkoušky (předseda, 2012–)

Uživatel nepovolil zobrazení dat v Portále UP.

Doctoral study on UP

Name Faculty Study programme Year of completion
VORLÍČEK FTK Kinantropologie 2021
RUBÍN FTK Kinantropologie 2018
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