Faculty

Alex Vigo-Valentin

Assistant Professor

Teaching Interests

• KNES 202
• KNES 325
• KNES 324.005

Professional Interest and Research

• Physical Activity Behaviors Patterns and food Behavior among Puerto Rican Adolescents
• Body Composition and health-related factors among Hispanic Adolescents
• Increasing physical activity levels in physical education classes.

Recent Publications

• Siedentop, D., An, J., Ayvazo, S., Cervantes, C., Cohen, R., Collins, F., et al. (2007). The Ohio Project: Progress in preventing childhood and youth obesity, How do we measure up? Columbus, Oh: Ohio Collaborative.
• Vigo, A. (2001, September 11). Entrenamiento abdominal. Publicaciones Ciencias del Ejercicio. Article 47. Retreived September 11, 2001, from www.sobreentrenamiento.com.

Certifications

• Certificate of professional development in college teaching, The Ohio State University, 2008 - Certification awarded to graduate teaching assistants who demonstrate commitment and excellence teaching at the college level. 
• Plyometric, Speed, and Agility, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Puerto Rico, 2003 - Certification focused on exercise training methods to improve explosive power among athletes and general population through power and propioception approaches.
• 3rd Congress of Periodization of Sport , Olympic Committee of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002 - Increased knowledge on physical and mental training on high performance athletes.
• Annual Caribbean Clinic, National Strength and Conditioning Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002 - State NSCA Convention focused on exercise science aspects such as physical and exercise training.
• Physical Fitness, Recreation, and Health Elder Population, Puerto Rico Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Puerto Rico, 2001 - Certification focused on improving life quality through physical and recreational activities among elder population.
• 2nd Congress of Periodization in Sports, Olympic Committee of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2001 - Increase knowledge on physical and mental training methods for high-performance athletes.
• Anthropometric Measurements, Department of Recreation and Sports, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2000 - Certification related to body composition and cardiovascular assessment (i.e., skinfold, body types, flexibility, agility, and fitness assessment).
• Coaching  Volleyball for Children, Department of Recreation and Sports of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999 - Completed course on Volleyball training and coaching methodology for children. Course work included aspect such as nutrition, children exercise physiology, and exercise training for children.

News/Interesting Tidbits

• Director of Puerto Rico in Shape Evaluation Project, 2006 -2010. The Ohio State University and Department of Recreation and Sports in Puerto Rico. Community service and evaluation project designed to determine the risk of health-related factors such as physical activity, food behavior, body composition indices. The target population includes adolescents and adults living in Puerto Rico.