معرفی
Emine Asena Uzun serves as a Lecturer at Trakya University's Kırkpınar Faculty of Sports Sciences, where she holds multiple administrative roles including AMATEM Recreation Activity Coordinator (since 2024), Quality Commission Member (since 2020), and Erasmus Unit Coordinator (since 2019). Her academic journey includes a Bachelor's in Physical Education and Sports Teaching from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (2012), a Master's in Social Sciences from Trakya University (2016) focusing on social media's impact on recreation trends, and ongoing doctoral studies in Physical Education and Sports at Trakya University.
Her research centers on recreation management, dance pedagogy, and wellness science, with notable publications examining orthorexia nervosa-exercise addiction interplay (2024), pandemic impacts on youth leisure behaviors (2021), and traditional sports preservation like Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling (2018). She has pioneered inclusive dance programs for students with disabilities and disadvantaged youth, extending her expertise through national projects such as 'Expanding Recreational Benefits through Rowing: Row to the Future' as lead researcher.
Uzun's scholarly contributions reveal consistent thematic evolution from competitive dance foundations toward systemic recreation analysis, integrating virtual sports innovation with traditional cultural practices. Her work bridges practical pedagogy (teaching Drama, Social Dance, and Current Approaches in Recreation) with rigorous academic inquiry across sports psychology, wellness metrics, and digital recreation trends.
- First place in Sportive Salsa C category, Çanakkale (2009)
- Second place in Turkish Youth Dance Sports Championship (2007)
- Third place in Turkish Dance Sports Federation Youth category (2006)
She actively consults for TÜBİTAK 2209-A projects and serves on Edirne Provincial Directorate of National Education's Arts and Sports Board (since 2023), while her international engagement includes the Erasmus Student Exchange Program at University of Coimbra (2010) and Comenius Project in Romania. Her recreation coordination initiatives emphasize community integration through programs like AMATEM, targeting underserved populations across Çanakkale and Edirne regions.