Staff member of the Department of PE & Sport Science in University of Thessaly, Greece since 2002 (now Associate Professor). Nikos received his PhD (2000) and MSc (1996) in Democritus University of Thrace and his BSc (1988) in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.He has more than 65 publications in peer reviewed national (N=46) and international journals (N=23) and one chapter in an international textbook. He has more than 140 publications in national and international congress proceedings while his work has been cited more than 448 times (Source: Harzing’s Publish or Perish). He is a member of the editorial board in 3 scientific journals and has served as a reviewer so far in more than 18 national and international scientific journals. He has published 5 books in PE, alone or together with colleagues.

Learning environments in PE, enhancing motivational climate in PE settings, conducting short-term or long-term school interventions, teaching styles and teacher education. He focused on teaching methods in PE, curriculum models in PE, supervising student-teachers’ internships and at the graduate level is focused on physical education sport pedagogy, curriculum design and development and physical activity and health education programs design.