Jelena Paušić

Professor Jelena Paušić serves at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, specializing in kineziterapija and rehabilitation. Holding a full professorship since her 2022 reappointment, she leads multiple academic programs including Kineziterapija (undergraduate) and Applied Research in Kinesitherapy (graduate).

Her educational background spans a BSc from Split's Faculty of Natural Sciences and Educational Studies (1999) and a PhD from the Faculty of Kinesiology Zagreb (2007), focusing on kinesiology within Social Sciences. Her research centers on rehabilitation of sports injuries, pediatric posture development, and adapted physical activity, with methodological expertise in photographic posture assessment and trunk muscle testing.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on

• Pediatric biomechanics (35% of works)
• Sports injury prevention (28%)
• Clinical assessment validation (22%)
• Adaptive physical therapy techniques (15%)

Her work bridges clinical practice with academic research, particularly in spinal health and lower limb rehabilitation.

Professor Paušić teaches across all academic levels with course leadership in:

• Undergraduate: Kineziterapija, Posture and Movement Analysis
• Graduate: Transformational Programming in Kinesitherapy, Applied Research Methods

Her scholarly impact is evidenced through ORCID, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar profiles, with extensive Croatian research registry (CroRIS) documentation spanning two decades of continuous publication.