Curriculum vitae with track record (for researchers)
Role in the project Project manager ☐ Project partner ☒
Personal information
First name, Surname: | Coral Falco | ||
Date of birth: | 04.01.75 | Sex: | F |
Nationality: | Spanish | ||
Researcher unique identifier(s) |
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Education
Year | Faculty/department – University/institution – Country |
2009 | Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine / Department of physiology, University of Valencia, Spain |
Positions – current and previous
(Academic sector/research institutes/industrial sector/public sector/other)
Year | Job title – Employer – Country |
2018- | Assistant Professor – Western Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway |
2005-2012 | Assistant Professor – Catholic University of Valencia – Spain |
Career breaks
Year | Reason |
2013-2017 | Moved to another country |
Project management experience
(Academic sector/research institutes/industrial sector/public sector/other. Please list the most relevant.)
Year | Project owner – Project – Role – Funder |
2011-2012
2011 2011
2010- 2012
2011- 2012 2000-2001 | Romagnoli, M. – Moderated aerobic training effects in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Partner – 2.222,22 € Falco, C. – 3D Biomechanical analysis of kick performance in combat sports, according to the stance position – Principal Investigator – 500 € Estevan, I. – Analysis of the variability as functional parameter in dynamic systems: implications in sport sciences and health – Partner – 186,742.87 € Falco, C. – Biomechanical effectiveness- efficiency analyses related to head injuries in Taekwondo kicks – Principal Investigator – 4,900.00 € Thomas W. Kaminski, T.W. – A Preliminary Analysis of Acting Forces in Head Injuries from the Taekwondo Turning Kick – Partner – 12,685.00 $ Alfonso López, A. – The quality of services in indoor swimming pools – Partner – 20,000.00 € |
Supervision of students
(Total number of students)
Master’s students | Ph.D. | University/institution – Country |
4 | 3 | Catholic University of Valencia – Spain |
Other relevant professional experiences
(E.g. institutional responsibilities, organisation of scientific meetings, membership in academic societies, review boards, advisory boards, committees, major research or innovation collaborations, other commissions of trust in public or private sector)
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2020- 2020- 2020- 2019- 2017- 2016- 2014- 2014- 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013- 2012- 2011- 2012- 2011- 2011- 2011- 2010- 2010- 2010- 2011- 2010- 2009-
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2006- 2005- | Reviewer of Sustainability Reviewer of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Reviewer of Retos: nuevas tendencias en Educación Física, deporte y recreación Reviewer of Frontiers in Psychology, section Movement Science and Sport Psychology Reviewer of European Journal of Human Movement Reviewer of Revista Artes Marciales Asiáticas Reviewer of the Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas Reviewer of the Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte Reviewer of the Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte Reviewer of the Sports Medicine Journal Reviewer of the Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte Reviewer of the Revista de Psicología del Deporte Reviewer of the Journal of Human Kinetics Reviewer of the Journal of Biology of Sport Board member of the Advances in Biomechanics and Applications Journal Board member of the Advances in Physical Education Journal Reviewer of the Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics Journal Reviewer of the Journal of Control Science and Engineering Reviewer of the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching Reviewer of the Journal of Pediatrics Reviewer of the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance Reviewer of the Journal of Sport Sciences Reviewer of the Sports Biomechanics European Congress of Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway (2011). Organizing Committee “Situación Actual y Nuevos Retos”. IV Simposio Internacional de CC de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Universidad Católica de Valencia. Valencia, Spain. Scientific Committee. “Problemática del análisis científico en deportes de combate”. II Jornadas sobre Rendimiento Deportivo. Universidad Católica de Valencia. Valencia, Spain. Mesa redonda. II Jornadas sobre Rendimiento Deportivo. Universidad Católica de Valencia. Valencia, Spain. Organizing Committee. Simposio Internacional Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Intervención de los profesionales de la actividad física en el fomento de la calidad de vida. Universidad Católica de Valencia. Valencia, Spain. Organizing Committee. Jornadas sobre Rendimiento Deportivo. Universidad Católica de Valencia. Valencia, Spain. Organizing Committee. Seminar: Taekwondo – recreación. II Simposio Internacional Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Actividad físico-recreativa y calidad de vida. Universidad Católica de Valencia. Valencia, Spain. Technical Staff with the technical Secretary in the 9th World University Championship, Valencia, Spain. Forum de l’esport. Universitat de Valéncia. Valencia, Spain. |
Track record
A total of 42 articles published, 8 book chapters, and more than 50 presentations in conferences and seminars. I have now chosen 10 articles of them:
1.- Sabarit, A., Reigal, R. E., Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, R., Morillo-Baro, J. P., Franquelo, A., Hernández-Mendo, A., Falcó, C., & Morales-Sánchez, V. (2020). Cognitive Functioning, Physical Fitness, and Game Performance in a Sample of Adolescent Soccer Players. Sustainability, 12(13), 5245; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12135245
2.- Menescardi, C., Falco, C., Hernández-Mendo, A., Morales-Sánchez, V. (2020). Design, Validation, and Testing of an Observational Tool for Technical and Tactical Analysis in the Taekwondo Competition at the 2016 Olympic Games. Physiology & Behavior, 224, 112980 doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112980
3.- Menescardi, C., Falco, C., Hernández-Mendo, A., Morales-Sánchez, V. (2020). Talent and creativity of taekwondoists winners of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sustainability, 12(10), 4185; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104185
4.- Menescardi, C., Estevan, I., Ros, C., Hernández-Mendo, A., & Falco, C. (2020). Bivariate analysis of taekwondo actions: The effectiveness of techniques and tactics in an Olympic taekwondo championship. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 16(1), doi: 10.14198/jhse.2021.161.18
5.- Hernández-Mendo, A. Reigal, R.E., López Walle, J., Serpa, S., Samdal, O., Morales-Sanchez, V., Ruiz de Mier, R.J., Tristán, J. & Falco, C. (2019). Physical activity, sports practice and cognitive functioning: The current research status. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2658. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02658
6.- Menescardi, C., Falco, C., Ros, C., Morales-Sánchez, V., & Hernández-Mendo, A. (2019). Technical-Tactical Actions Used to Score in Taekwondo: An Analysis of Two Medalists in Two Olympic Championships. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2708. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02708
7.- Menescardi, C., Falco, C., Ros, C., Morales-Sánchez, V., & Hernández-Mendo, A. (2019). Development of a taekwondo combat model based on Markov analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2188. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02188
8.- Menescardi, C., Falco, C., Estevan, I., Ros, C., Morales-Sánchez, V., & Hernández-Mendo, A. (2019). Is it possible to predict the behavior of an athlete? The use of polar coordinates to identify key patterns in Taekwondo. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1232. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01232
9.- Estevan, I., Freedman-Silvernail, J., Jandacka, D., & Falco, C. (2016). Segment coupling and coordination variability analyses of the roundhouse kick in taekwondo relative to the initial stance position. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(18), 1766 – 73. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2015.1137342
10.- Falco, C., Conchado, A., & Estevan, I. (2016). The effect of color on the use of electronic body protectors in taekwondo matches. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 122(3), 812 – 824. doi: 10.1177/0031512516649958
