Dr. Ferman Konukman, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Physical Education in the Department of Physical Education at Qatar University, Doha in QATAR. Dr. Konukman’s education includes a PhD (Curriculum and Instruction) in the Health & Physical Education Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); an M. Ed degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, Department of Health & Human Performance with an emphasize in Physical Education and Sport Studies; an M. Sc. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Health Promotion Program; and an undergraduate degree in Physical Education & Sports from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.
Dr. Konukman teaches Physical Activity in Elementary Education, Physical Education, Health & Wellness, Secondary and Elementary Physical Education Methods, Qualitative Research and Advanced Tennis and Physical Activity courses. He has served as a member of the editorial review board of ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, assistant editor of the Journal of International Counsel of Health Physical Education Recreation Sports and Dance (ICHPER-SD Journal), and as the coaching section editor of PElinks4U web site. Dr. Konukman is currently the Teaching Tips section contributing editor for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD), PLOS ONE Journal Academic Editor of Behavioral and Social Science Section and associate editor of Journal of Health, Sports and Kinesiology (JOHSK).
He has published in both English and Turkish. Peer-reviewed journal in which Dr. Konukman has published include, Hacettepe Journal of Sport Science, JOPERD (Journal of Physical Education Recreation and Dance), Research Quarterly Exercise and Sports (RQES), Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities (ETDD), Journal of Human Kinetics, The Physical Educator, STRATEGIES: A Journal for Physical & Sport Educators, Biomedical Human Kinetics, Developmental Neurorehabilitation, Kinesiology: International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Kinesiology, Journal of Physical Culture, Sport Studies and Research, Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science & Medicine and the Journal of Behavioral Education. He has over 60 publications in scholarly journals, 23 peer reviewed abstracts in RQES and 20 online publications and 5 book chapters to his credit. In addition, Dr. Konukman has over 130 international, national, and regional presentations in the USA, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, Brazil, Italy, Poland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece and Switzerland. His research interests are children physical activity and health, teaching and coaching effectiveness in PE and teaching sport skills to children with autism.
Recently, Dr. Konukman is Recipient of 2022 “Joy of Effort” Lifetime Professional Achievement Award, SHAPE America, Society of Physical and Health Educators (Formerly AAHPERD, American Alliance of Health Physical Education, Recreation & Dance). Moreover, Dr. Konukman was inducted to the Kappa Delta Phi International Honor Society in Education as a result of his research efforts related to teaching children with autism, after school tennis and physical activity programs, and academic service learning in teacher education. In addition, he was awarded as “Adviser of the Year” by Qatar University, Student Activities Department in 2016.
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