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Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2009, Post-doctoral Training, Exercise Physiology)
• Oregon State University (2007, Ph.D., Movement Studies in Disability)
• Queens College, City University of New York (1998, M.S.Ed., Exercise Science)
• Queens College, City University of New York (1996, B.S., Physical Education)

Areas of Research

• Applied exercise physiology in persons with disabilities
• Physiological and biomechanical aspects of gait in persons with Down syndrome and intellectual disability
• Physical activity and physical fitness in individuals with Down syndrome and intellectual disability
• Motor control of persons with Down syndrome and intellectual disability
• Self-organization of movement and physiological complexity in individuals with disabilities

Areas of Teaching

• Exercise and Weight Control
• Physical Activity Epidemiology

Recent Publications

• Fahs, C.A., Smith, D., Horn, G., Agiovlasitis, S., Rossow, L.M., Echols, G.H., Heffernan, K. S., & Fernhall, B. (2009). Effect of excess body weight on arterial structure, function, and blood pressure in firefighters. Manuscript accepted for publication. American Journal of Cardiology.
• Motl, R.W., Snook, E.M., Agiovlasitis, S., & Suh, Y. (2009). Calibration of accelerometer output in ambulatory adults with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90(10), 1778-1784.
• Agiovlasitis, S., McCubbin, J.A., Yun, J., Mpitsos, G., & Pavol, M. J. (2009). Effects of Down syndrome on three-dimensional motion during walking at different speeds. Gait and Posture, 30, 345-350.
• Agiovlasitis, S., McCubbin, J.A., Widrick, J.J., Yun, J., & Pavol, M. J. (2009). Walking economy and preferred walking speed in adults with and without Down syndrome. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 26(2), 118-130.
• Agiovlasitis, S., Yun, J., Pavol, M. J., McCubbin, J.A., & Kim, S. (2008). Gait transitions of persons with and without intellectual disability. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79(4), 487-494.
• Fernhall, B., & Agiovlasitis, S. (2008). Arterial function in youth: Window into cardiovascular risk. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105(1): 325-333.

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• American College of Sports Medicine
• International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity
• North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity