Cristina Conde GarciaView profile
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Cristina Conde Garcia serves as a Contracted Professor at the University of Huelva within the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Sciences, Department of Integrated Didactics. Her academic specialization centers on Didactics of Body Expression, and she actively contributes to the Research Center on Contemporary Thought and Innovation for Social Development through research group HUM643 "Education, Motor Skills and ONUBENSE Research". Education: PhD in Didactics of Body Expression from the University of Huelva (2011). Dissertation: "Effects of intervention in the task climate on motivation in young athletes", supervised by Dr. Pedro Sáenz-López Buñuel and Dr. Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia. Research Focus: Her work critically examines emotional and motivational climates in educational and sports contexts, with particular emphasis on inclusive physical education strategies for children with hearing disabilities. She develops innovative interventions using Mexican Sign Language to enhance motor coordination, investigates classroom emotional dynamics across educational levels, and analyzes sports motivation in basketball and padel contexts. Her research bridges theoretical frameworks with practical classroom applications. Publication Trends: Recent publications (2021-2025) reveal a concentrated effort on emotional education frameworks, evidenced by systematic reviews on elementary school implementations and practical guides for university classroom climate improvement. A significant thread addresses motor skill development for children with hearing disabilities through sign language integration, while parallel studies explore sports motivation drivers in Portuguese padel communities and youth basketball performance under varying coaching emotional scenarios. Scientific Awards: No awards or fellowships were documented in the provided materials. Advising and Grants: The available information does not specify any doctoral advisees, research grants, or funded projects. Research Infrastructure: Leads the HUM643 research group focused on motor skills education and collaborates with the University of Huelva's Research Center on Contemporary Thought and Innovation for Social Development, maintaining an active research agenda through regular publications and methodological innovations.



